Comments on: The Hand Truck You Crank Up http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:40:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Toolaremia http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-45466 Toolaremia Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:00:35 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-45466 Personally, I just use my folding engine hoist. It was $115 at Pep Boys (still is), and will reach higher than this thing while carry more than twice as much. You have to use your brain to arrange slings/chains/whatever so the load is balanced and won't slip out. But drop an expensive compressor out of your truck once, and you learn... Personally, I just use my folding engine hoist. It was $115 at Pep Boys (still is), and will reach higher than this thing while carry more than twice as much. You have to use your brain to arrange slings/chains/whatever so the load is balanced and won’t slip out. But drop an expensive compressor out of your truck once, and you learn…

]]> By: Nate Bezanson http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-45120 Nate Bezanson Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:18:08 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-45120 Speaking of racking servers, these are also popular in the telecom biz for getting batteries in and out of their stands. (Illustration on the last page of http://www.cdstandbypower.com/product/battery/vrla/pdf/12_387.pdf shows a fairly typical setup.) Speaking of racking servers, these are also popular in the telecom biz for getting batteries in and out of their stands. (Illustration on the last page of http://www.cdstandbypower.com/product/battery/vrla/pdf/12_387.pdf shows a fairly typical setup.)

]]> By: SlowJoeCrow http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-44966 SlowJoeCrow Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:47:01 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-44966 We computer types use them for racking large servers, which is why we have some cheap steel Genie knockoffs in the data centers. They are also great for things like installing air conditioners or big wall mounted speakers. We computer types use them for racking large servers, which is why we have some cheap steel Genie knockoffs in the data centers. They are also great for things like installing air conditioners or big wall mounted speakers.

]]> By: Rick http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-44883 Rick Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:41:52 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-44883 Chuck, Chuck, Chuck.. You're not seeing the big picture here.. What kind of toolmonger are you? If you need to bring in a new refrigerator there's a couple of things.. #1 - if you're hardcore, the fridge you select won't fit through a door anyway... with or without a forklift. #2 - What better excuse for a big ass french door setup and the work that goes with it, than because you need a larger opening to get the new fridge in.. #3 - How much fun would tearing a hole in the wall with a forklift be? Oh yeah.. and lest I forget... #4 - Which would you rather tell people you have? a Forklift or "a Hand Truck with a crank".... my money is that the forklift is more grunt-worthy.. :-D Chuck, Chuck, Chuck..
You’re not seeing the big picture here..

What kind of toolmonger are you? If you need to bring in a new refrigerator there’s a couple of things.. #1 - if you’re hardcore, the fridge you select won’t fit through a door anyway… with or without a forklift. #2 - What better excuse for a big ass french door setup and the work that goes with it, than because you need a larger opening to get the new fridge in.. #3 - How much fun would tearing a hole in the wall with a forklift be?

Oh yeah.. and lest I forget… #4 - Which would you rather tell people you have? a Forklift or “a Hand Truck with a crank”…. my money is that the forklift is more grunt-worthy.. :-D

]]> By: Chuck Cage http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-44882 Chuck Cage Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:36:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-44882 Rick: But can you bring the refrigerator into a tight kitchen with a used forklift? :) Rick: But can you bring the refrigerator into a tight kitchen with a used forklift? :)

]]> By: Scraper http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-44879 Scraper Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:24:55 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-44879 My dad has had one of these for years. (He is a refrigeration repairman.) I am waiting for the day he finally retires so I can "borrow" the lift for my garage. My dad has had one of these for years. (He is a refrigeration repairman.) I am waiting for the day he finally retires so I can “borrow” the lift for my garage.

]]> By: Rick http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-44869 Rick Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:52:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/03/the-hand-truck-you-crank-up/#comment-44869 That seems kind of steep.. You can buy a used forklift for less than that.. <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/USED-SMALL-ALLIS-CHALMERS-FORK-LIFT_W0QQitemZ230054408783QQcategoryZ91953QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">::link::</a> That seems kind of steep..
You can buy a used forklift for less than that.. ::link::

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