http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/10/flickr-pool-homebrew-rock-mover/ 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 13:55:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/10/flickr-pool-homebrew-rock-mover/#comment-888486 Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Antique Tools: Logging Gear Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:01:31 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22912#comment-888486 [...] week we saw a sled that carries heavy objects — this week we’re stepping up to wheels.  It looks like you [...] [...] week we saw a sled that carries heavy objects — this week we’re stepping up to wheels.  It looks like you [...]

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/10/flickr-pool-homebrew-rock-mover/#comment-887361 Jereme Green Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:55:19 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22912#comment-887361 That reminds me of the way the egyptians built the pyramids it is a great idea That reminds me of the way the egyptians built the pyramids it is a great idea

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/10/flickr-pool-homebrew-rock-mover/#comment-884680 Todd Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:27:42 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22912#comment-884680 Check out this book: "Moving heavy things", from Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Heavy-Things-Jan-Adkins/dp/0937822825/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239423130&sr=1-1 Check out this book: “Moving heavy things”, from Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Heavy-Things-Jan-Adkins/dp/0937822825/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239423130&sr=1-1

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/10/flickr-pool-homebrew-rock-mover/#comment-884519 blitzcat Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:52:55 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22912#comment-884519 @ blore40: I got it on the boat with 8 bricks, a medium stone and a San Angelo (pry) bar. I would lift the stone using the pry bar and medium stone as a fulcrum. While it was lifted, I tossed the bricks under to keep it up. Once the block was raised on the bricks, I wiggled it over onto the boat, again with the pry bar. @ blore40: I got it on the boat with 8 bricks, a medium stone and a San Angelo (pry) bar. I would lift the stone using the pry bar and medium stone as a fulcrum. While it was lifted, I tossed the bricks under to keep it up. Once the block was raised on the bricks, I wiggled it over onto the boat, again with the pry bar.

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/10/flickr-pool-homebrew-rock-mover/#comment-884281 David Bryan Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:28:35 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22912#comment-884281 That's a nice looking contraption but I think using rollers is a lot easier way to move heavy things. I've got four 30" pieces of pvc pipe I use for moving things around the yard. I've moved sheds, slabs, and all kinds of stuff by myself, and I'm just an arthritic middle-aged runt. It's real easy to make turns or to go over obstacles, whether it's a ditch or something sticking up out of the ground. I had a guy helping me move a shed once and he said we were going to have to get 3 more guys to help, and I told him I was going to watch him move it by himself. He didn't believe me until he was actually doing it. That’s a nice looking contraption but I think using rollers is a lot easier way to move heavy things. I’ve got four 30″ pieces of pvc pipe I use for moving things around the yard. I’ve moved sheds, slabs, and all kinds of stuff by myself, and I’m just an arthritic middle-aged runt. It’s real easy to make turns or to go over obstacles, whether it’s a ditch or something sticking up out of the ground. I had a guy helping me move a shed once and he said we were going to have to get 3 more guys to help, and I told him I was going to watch him move it by himself. He didn’t believe me until he was actually doing it.

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/10/flickr-pool-homebrew-rock-mover/#comment-884231 blore40 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:02:37 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22912#comment-884231 How did he get the stone on the boat? How did he get the stone on the boat?

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