Range Levitation

That sure beats a trip to the chiropractor, Rube!

Oy vay!

-- Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air? -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

As I am fond of muttering whilst observing some poor lifting technique: "new spines must be very cheap!"

You-Tube! You-Tube! You-Tube! :)

--Winston

Scary, innit?

Yes, under the "Hold my beer and watch this!" category.

-- Win first, Fight later.

--martial principle of the Samurai

I am unanimous in this.

--Winston

As a makeshift, it works. HF has a couple models of very nice hydraulic tables, I've used one for several years to do the same sorts of thing and it's a little more stable. Very handy for loading and unloading my utility trailer.

Stan

I just borrow the lift bags from the station as needed. 10 tons of lifting force in a 2' square X 1" thick package.

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I didn't think of that! I'll call you next time. :)

--Winston

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I bought one a few years ago and converted it to 'battery' operation. It works great but the huge offroad wheels I attached to it means that it doesn't fit underneath much anymore. :)

--Winston

They have been used a LOT more in my shop than we have used them in the field! Just don't let the Chief know :)

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I figure he's getting more than his money's worth.

--Winston

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Hey, check out the "hog spring-loaded" casters:

-- Win first, Fight later.

--martial principle of the Samurai

I need the clearance for moving stuff over unimproved ground.

BTW I made a 'fork' attachment out of 2" square tube. Tis useful.

So far, it's:

Moved pallets of pavers out of the work area in an organized fashion,making reassembly simple

Levitated a heat exchanger for an oil burning furnace in the air so's I could modify it

Flipped 180, the forks lifted that solar fan above roof level so's I didn't have to carry it's bulk up the ladder.

Today it moved my recently - deceased kitchen range from the rear landing to the back yard so's I can disassemble and scrap the miscreant.

To think that a couple short months ago I was 'this far' from scrapping that table! Man!

Can't wait to see the 'shock absorber' version with spinning hubcaps!

--Winston

The old range is out and the new range is installed and working! The cart I mentioned really needs some kind of mechanism to maintain co-planarity with the floor. It is too giggly and requires close attention as is.

Perhaps something cheap like:

--Winston

No, they make airbag jacks to do exactly that. Anywhere between 24" and 36" square, and Steel-Belted so thy reduce the chance of unintended punctures.

They'll move a lot of weight when you combine a few hundred PSI and a generous quantity of SI's for the Ps to work off.

Perfect for when someone has a cement truck land on top of their car, Dispatch says the Crane will be two hours, and if they want to get the passengers out while they're still alive they need to make it move in a hurry - they stack cribbing to fill the gap, stick in the lift bags, then inflate and "Up she goes!"

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And excellent tools they are. An inner tube, an airbag does not make, though.

--Winston

Yup, very nice tools to have. Just keep saying "jack an inch - crib an inch" Our biggest bags are 36" the smallest is a tiny 10" The small ones are handy inside buildings.

Yabbut, those are trained professionals, not Winnie.

They do the same thing after bombs or earthquakes take down buildings. Mighty handy li'l things.

-- Worry is a misuse of imagination. -- Dan Zadra

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Tee shirt: Closed course. Trained driver. Do not attempt.

--Winston