Creamhorses
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My 72" x 42 x 31 arrived a couple weeks ago and had been in an unheated shed until yesterday, when I planned to move it into the house because of cold weather.
I left a set of forks and a long chain which was needed to pick this crated tank off the truck all in place, so moving it onto the deck on the backside of my house was easy. The rest of this move is the reason for my querry.
I prepared the deck area by removing 3 rails so I wouldn't have to lift so high and take a chance on tipping the tractor. A sliding door into the living room requires a height increase from the deck of ~ 7", so I brought on 6 6x6" x 8' PT posts to become a riser upon which 3/4" plywood sheets rest, and then a DIY dolly made from 2 rectangular heavy duty plastic dollys like you might see under stacks of crates or racks in a donut shop. The nylon wheels are ~ 2 1/2" in diameter.....plenty strong enough I think.
I used 3" deck screws to attach the dollys to the underside of a 3/4 plywood sheet, cut 7' x 32". I was able to drill the screws through the heavy plastic frame without predrilling. I then placed sections of 3/4" pine boards from and rear of the dolly frame to stop them from moving or pulling the screws out from sliding if and when the dolly wheels got hung up on a chenge over from one board or sheet to another. The final prep for this dolly was to go over the surface where the tank will rest to be sure none of the screws protruded through from the setting of the dolly frames. A hand held grinder zipped off 3-4 tips that went too far, even when drilled @ an angle to maximize holding power.
OK I'm getting windy.....I thought 2 strong men could tip the 800 pound aquarium on to its side & on to the dolly so it would be only 32" wide going through the door.
Um.....we couldn't budge it, mainly because there ws no way to grab the tank without lifting on the euro-brace [ not ], and there is a 4"+ height increase to get to the height of the dolly.
Nightfall was approaching, so I let my helper go home and my wife & I covered the tank with styrene, horse blankets and a large painters plastic after putting a space heater in the center of the tank, set for ~50 degrees.
I'm heading to a glass shop today to see about renting some of those rubber cup things.....
How many of these cups and how many guyz do I need to get this tank into the house? And what surprises might be in store...from yous who have expereince with heavy delicate objects such as this.
btw....there's an external overflow on one end, and 10 holes in the bottom, which is tempered.
TYIA
Dave
I left a set of forks and a long chain which was needed to pick this crated tank off the truck all in place, so moving it onto the deck on the backside of my house was easy. The rest of this move is the reason for my querry.
I prepared the deck area by removing 3 rails so I wouldn't have to lift so high and take a chance on tipping the tractor. A sliding door into the living room requires a height increase from the deck of ~ 7", so I brought on 6 6x6" x 8' PT posts to become a riser upon which 3/4" plywood sheets rest, and then a DIY dolly made from 2 rectangular heavy duty plastic dollys like you might see under stacks of crates or racks in a donut shop. The nylon wheels are ~ 2 1/2" in diameter.....plenty strong enough I think.
I used 3" deck screws to attach the dollys to the underside of a 3/4 plywood sheet, cut 7' x 32". I was able to drill the screws through the heavy plastic frame without predrilling. I then placed sections of 3/4" pine boards from and rear of the dolly frame to stop them from moving or pulling the screws out from sliding if and when the dolly wheels got hung up on a chenge over from one board or sheet to another. The final prep for this dolly was to go over the surface where the tank will rest to be sure none of the screws protruded through from the setting of the dolly frames. A hand held grinder zipped off 3-4 tips that went too far, even when drilled @ an angle to maximize holding power.
OK I'm getting windy.....I thought 2 strong men could tip the 800 pound aquarium on to its side & on to the dolly so it would be only 32" wide going through the door.
Um.....we couldn't budge it, mainly because there ws no way to grab the tank without lifting on the euro-brace [ not ], and there is a 4"+ height increase to get to the height of the dolly.
Nightfall was approaching, so I let my helper go home and my wife & I covered the tank with styrene, horse blankets and a large painters plastic after putting a space heater in the center of the tank, set for ~50 degrees.
I'm heading to a glass shop today to see about renting some of those rubber cup things.....
How many of these cups and how many guyz do I need to get this tank into the house? And what surprises might be in store...from yous who have expereince with heavy delicate objects such as this.
btw....there's an external overflow on one end, and 10 holes in the bottom, which is tempered.
TYIA
Dave
