karimwassef
Active member
$1300??
How much was the tank?
I guess I'm cheap- I'd only pay +10% of the tank price to have it moved.
How much was the tank?
I guess I'm cheap- I'd only pay +10% of the tank price to have it moved.
Lifting Large Tanks
- Thread starter sbash
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Hiring movers is my last resort. I cannot find any suction cups in the city which are rated over 100 lbs...
However, I have four other guys, I found three dollies (one heavy duty, two furniture dollies). I have lots of straps and tie downs, a couple furniture moving straps. Hopefully, we can roll it most of the way.
Thanks for the support folks, this information will hopefully be helpful to others as well... I will post up how it goes!
However, I have four other guys, I found three dollies (one heavy duty, two furniture dollies). I have lots of straps and tie downs, a couple furniture moving straps. Hopefully, we can roll it most of the way.
Thanks for the support folks, this information will hopefully be helpful to others as well... I will post up how it goes!
Synodontis
New member
Best investment we made for lifting a big tank was hydraulic lift tables. Each one has a SWL of 350KG so always a safety margin. Used dolly's to position the tank then lifted with the tables. 12'x4'x30" onto a meter high stand in about 20 mins.
deleau
New member
I rented suction cups from a local place and made sure to get the higher quality ones.
With those myself and one other guy (although there were 4 more standing around "supervising") were able to get it off the truck, onto a scissor lift table (like Synodontis showed), wheeled to the door of the office, then the two of us got it inside and on the stand.
It was not very difficult. The poor LFS owner had "squeaky bum syndrome" the whole time. (Tank was ordered through Planet via her...both her and Jeremy at Planet were amazing.)
With those myself and one other guy (although there were 4 more standing around "supervising") were able to get it off the truck, onto a scissor lift table (like Synodontis showed), wheeled to the door of the office, then the two of us got it inside and on the stand.
It was not very difficult. The poor LFS owner had "squeaky bum syndrome" the whole time. (Tank was ordered through Planet via her...both her and Jeremy at Planet were amazing.)
karimwassef
Active member
what is squeeky burn?
karimwassef
Active member
Well, we got it in place. I had six guys (including myself)...
As I said earlier, I could not find any suction cups which would be suitable. However, we did have lots of straps.
We picked up the pallet and put the tank into the back of a pickup, then backed it up to my back deck. The first plan was to bring it in the front, but that would not logistically work. I had to pop out one patio door entirely (into the sun room) however, the patio door into the house was about an inch wider than the tank.
We inched the tank off the pallet onto furniture dollies, and wheeled it in from there. There were two door thresholds which needed to be conquered, but we were able to lift and shuffle the dollies accordingly.
The vertical lift onto the stand (3 feet up) was a bit hard, and my Styrofoam got a bit messed up, but I should be able to shimmy it square and fix the foam under padding.
All in all, we were drinking beer after about an hour
Thanks all for your help!!!
As I said earlier, I could not find any suction cups which would be suitable. However, we did have lots of straps.
We picked up the pallet and put the tank into the back of a pickup, then backed it up to my back deck. The first plan was to bring it in the front, but that would not logistically work. I had to pop out one patio door entirely (into the sun room) however, the patio door into the house was about an inch wider than the tank.
We inched the tank off the pallet onto furniture dollies, and wheeled it in from there. There were two door thresholds which needed to be conquered, but we were able to lift and shuffle the dollies accordingly.
The vertical lift onto the stand (3 feet up) was a bit hard, and my Styrofoam got a bit messed up, but I should be able to shimmy it square and fix the foam under padding.
All in all, we were drinking beer after about an hour
Thanks all for your help!!!
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karimwassef
Active member
Woot! Congrats
Harbor freight has 200-lb suction cups for $8 each - made moving my 350-lb 140-gallon cube tank a breeze
karimwassef
Active member
Got a link? Never know when a 200lb suction cup will come in handy.
Not sure if I can post that link (they're not a RC sponsor - it's been a while; is that still a rule?) If you go to harbor freights website the ones I used are called "dual cup suction lifter" and provide a solid handle and are red in color. The website shows 125 lbs per each one but the box states 200 lbs - it's harbor freight so I used four of these and we didn't really use them as the sole means of lifting the tank, but a good way of slight lifts and maneuvering the tank from the garage through the house and into the stand.
I did make sure to clean both the tank and the rubber suction cups thoroughly to ensure they would work well - you have to be careful not to get dust or other dirt on these surfaces or they will slip off.
I did make sure to clean both the tank and the rubber suction cups thoroughly to ensure they would work well - you have to be careful not to get dust or other dirt on these surfaces or they will slip off.
alin2
New member
Awesome! Congratulations!
Yeah, good call... I was unable to make it to that end of the city to check...
Shawn O
Active member
Looks good so far. That couch is facing the wrong way, of course, and will have to be moved. There won't be much need for the TV once the tank is up and running. You'll probably end up moving that out, as well.
Dave.M
Fish room!
It took me, my father-in-law, 2 friends, a dolly and beer to get my 10 foot tank in through my cellar doors into my basement. There was a lot of swearing going on but hey it was worth it! My tank is acrylic by the way so I could only imagine how heavy this thing would have been if it was glass.
