Hi Paul, Yes, I have used this small two wheeler on stairs. I requires more grunting by you for it doesn't glide up and down like a big dolly with its big wheels and slide. Even so, it is quite doable.
Dave A. Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of Jesus Rev. Dave Andrus, Director Lutheran Blind Mission 888 215 2455 HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Franklin Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 11:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Air conditioner carrier. Hi Dave, thanks for the idea. Your two wheeled carrier sound like it might work for moving air conditioners. Have you tried it on stairs? Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Andrus To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 11:09 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Air conditioner carrier. Hi Paul, Not that I have moved window air conditioners with this but I do move other items this size. It is a fold up two wheel cart. It has a tubelier shelf that drops down, and then bungy cords that can wrap around the item. The handle flips up and is only 3 feet tall. It has two narrow 3 inch wheels. This little fold up cart is great for little things. Like you, I like to have one hand empty in order to feel and guide me and the object around corners. Pulling with one hand the other is free to do this. My wife first bought it to carry boxes to and from the van to the post office. I thought it a gilry two wheeler. Then I tried it and it is great for those smaller heavy items. Dave A. Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of Jesus Rev. Dave Andrus, Director Lutheran Blind Mission 888 215 2455 HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG <HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Paul Franklin Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 8:28 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Air conditioner carrier. The discussion about the difficulty of carrying bulky objects like 4 by 8 sheets of plywood or sheetrock reminds me of another heavy object that I have to wrestle with twice each year. We have 2 window air conditioners that weigh somewhere around 50 pounds each that are used on the second floor of our house in warm weather, and are stored in the garage during the winter. I personally find air conditioners hard to carry. They are heavy, they're bulky, they have an irregular shape and they are fragile enough that they can't be banged around. I usually drag them from the garage to the house on a garden cart. My difficulty is carrying them through the house and up the stairs without trashing the furniture and walls along the way. I like to carry things with 1 arm when ever possible so I have the other arm to orient myself as I move along. This mode of travel just doesn't work while hugging a 50 pound air conditioner. If anyone has any tips, tools or techniques for moving air conditioners, I would like to hear about them. Paul Franklin ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Leavens To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Sheet goods carrier. Don't have one like that but I do have a Lee Valley carrier, it is a handle hinged with jaws which you open over the top edge and when you lift it grips the top edge making lifting and moving a lot easier. You probably are going to use 5/8ths or 3/4ths tongue & groove plywood for decking your floor? I have heard of carriers like a length of 'J' mold with a strap you can put around your shoulder but I haven't seen one. If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Rossi To: Blind Handyman List Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 10:32 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Sheet goods carrier. I have heard of a device useful for helping carry large sheet goods. Kind of a j hook with a handle. I have not been able to find one at a big box store. anyone know what the hell I am talking about, and where to find a couple? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. 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