21 Oct
2003
21 Oct
'03
3:56 a.m.
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, JP Hindin wrote:
I am faced with picking up a sizeable IBM some hours
from where I live
in the next few weeks. What I had originally planned to do has fallen
through, and now I am left trying to work out how best to lift what has
been estimated as 800+lbs of 1978 IBM.
Truck with liftgate is your friend.
I have a decent half-ton pickup truck, its more than
plenty for carrying
this machine home. The magic trick is - how do I get the heavy sucker
into the deck?
There are two methods:
1. Get a Forklift. Any forklift, even a tiny one will do.
2. Use a metal ramp and get six or seven large friends.
I was planning on "borrowing" another truck
with a lift-gate on it, to
lift the IBM up to the pickup deck height, and then waffling it into the
pickup. That has fallen through, and actually renting one is, as far as
I'm concerned, cost prohibitive ($78 + 29c/mile + $150 deposit).
If you were to move this IBM, how would you have done it? Keep in mind
while I can cover $100 worth of gas for my pickup - more than that is a
pinch.
With your limitations, find a few strong friends and use a metal moving
ramp.
Peace... Sridhar