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Q*Bert_OP:
I also could use a lift gate
Stingray:
The short answer to your question is "yes".

-S
ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Gozur on June 14, 2005, 09:32:44 am ---Wieght of the cab / Stregnth of people moving the cab is yet another obvious issue. Your standard 25" cab (wood) will weight approx 300lbs. You will need to lift it at least a foot to two feet off the ground while walking upstairs. Harder than it sounds often times. Standard stairs are not wide enough for you to stop half way up for a breather.
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This is really the biggest and most controllable variable.  The strength of the people involved is key.  Strength makes EVERYTHING easier.  I have moved cabs up and down stairs with a person of average strength and it's a nightmare because they keep putting it down, losing grip, they just aren't equipped to handle it.  I used to be a powerlifter, my brother is a lifter, when he's there we move cabs up and down without issues.  Hell, we moved a 900lb piano onto and off of a raised suspension  pickup without that much of a problem.

Hit the gym, man.  It's not only for looks and health, it just makes life so much easier when you can walk up to heavy things and pick them up like their weight isn't relevant.

The other factor here, related to understanding spouse, is the ability to repair the wall damage you do in the process.  Make sure you can fix it so it's nice and undamaged afterward so your wife/spouse doesn't complain about it for the next 5 years.
AlanS17:
I don't have a spouse but I have a brother with all the typical spousal complaints - one of them being that we can't take anything up the stairs that won't go up easily for fear of damaging something.
AlanS17:
What machine are we talking about moving here?

When I move the Ms Pacman with my brother we can just tip it on it's side and carry it sideways. It's a snap. I can almost toss the Space Invaders Deluxe around (but I wouldn't, of course).

But that Kangaroo? Oh my back! What were they thinking when they built that thing! And the Super Off-Road? I only move that thing when I absolutely have to. It's a true beast!
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