I used to go to my mom's place, give the 16 year old next door $2 and it took 5 mins. If I was in a rush I'd give him $5 and ask him to hold things in place while I made the adjustments. Good luck.
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010, Paul Franklin wrote: > Thanks Spiro, I agree humping a bulky air conditioner up a flight of stairs > with out digging new wholes in the walls is no picnic. Maybe recruiting a > helper is the best way to go. > > Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 11:38 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Air conditioner carrier. > > > > Paul, a dolly with 8 inch wheels would work better on stairs. > but, honestly, when I used to stack 2 6000 btu units in a very narrow > window for my mom each year (before panasonic introduced their narrow > profile units) I found that there is no near alternative to a helper so > you can carry them together up those steps. > I've even rolled them up steps, and it's just not worth any of it compared > to carrying them 2 people. > > On Sat, 20 Mar 2010, Paul Franklin wrote: > > > 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] > > 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 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Paul Franklin > > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 8:28 PM > > To: [email protected] > > 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> > > 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. > > E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> > > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > > database 4959 (20100319) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > > > http://www.eset.com <http://www.eset.com> > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > > database 4959 (20100319) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > > > http://www.eset.com <http://www.eset.com> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4960 (20100320) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4960 (20100320) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4962 (20100321) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4962 (20100321) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
