Thread: Moving heavy things

Even at 250kg you should be able to slide back and forth and walk/guide it to where you want it. To get it off the pallet though you will need to make up a"ramp"to be able to "walk" it down to floor level. You then would be able to lift it with a pinch bar to slide steel rods under to roll it to its resting place. I have done it this way many times over the years. Just take your time and work slowly and just do it bit by bit. Make sure you don't get the wife to help! Mother always told us that women are not meant to lift things (I get a lecture anytime I ask my wife for help, maybe mother gave her the lecture as well)

Originally Posted by chambezio

Make sure you don't get the wife to help! Mother always told us that women are not meant to lift things (I get a lecture anytime I ask my wife for help, maybe mother gave her the lecture as well)

That's a safe bet, the ministry of finance is usually more concerned with acquisition approval and performance metrics than the details of floor operations. Was considering bribing a mate over with beer though.

Walk it off the pallet onto several lengths of steel gas pipe.
I expect you will need 5-6 of them. Great rollers, even to go around a corner.
Rough ground? 2 sheets of ply, keep putting one in front of the other

Be very dang carful about handling the pipe sections. I'll guess they could
roll out your fingers like the crust on a meat pie.

I bought one of those a few years back and had the same issue,I had to go down the side through the garden Thru a narrow gate and then into my man cave which is under the house.
This is how I did it on my own,no help,I took off the bed ( 2 peices ) this made it so much lighter then ok to use my trolley.(and it fitted thru the gate,no way with the beds on )
Before putting back together I fitted some good casters and now I can roll it around the shop.
If I ever move house I will need to pull it apart again as i will not be able to roll it as the slope is quite steep and grassed.

I've used treated pine fence posts as crude rollers for heavy things - just make sure they are nice circular ones and not oval shaped - quite cheap cos you can get a few rollers out of one long post

I also got some offcuts of very very slippery white plastic from local bearing shop - very easy to slide heavy things on them

You could consider hiring an engine crane from local hire shop

You can get wheels from Bunnings or bearing shops and make a useful and strong little trolley

My nieghbour is a rigger and showed me how to cut two long wooden posts to prop up my shed trusses whilst mounting a block and tackle between them - that was easiest solution for me with a recent lift of a lathe.

Bill

Thank you all, some useful advice. I might give getting her down a ramp a go on the weekend and if it's too much of a sob I will look at taking her top off (some of my favourite words).

I usually use the magic words "hey, why don't you come round for a beer?" Followed by "While you're here..."

Trav