12 Nov
2001
12 Nov
'01
1:14 a.m.
On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
What kind of equipment/strategy do we use to lift
heavy equipment into
place in a rack so that it can be fastened to the rack? Is there some
jack or hydraulic lift that can be used?
In some cases the rack can be laid down, the equipment mounted in it,
and then it can (hopefully) be stood upright again... if the rack is heavy
and you are performing this solo, you can tip the rack back against
something so there is less of a 'lift' later.
Depends on the hieght of the rack and the tonnage involved.
Alternatively, you can run in some rack screws under the flange of the
items, then mount them with the normal screws, and remove the first set.
I have also used temporary aluminum rails that the unit could be slid
onto in order to mount it by the flanges.. the rails are then removed for
later re-use.
I have, in the case of big heavy things (>200lb) used jacks and lumber,
but this gets to be quite a production.
Cheers
John.
PS: Even one other person to help makes it *much* easier.