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: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Paul Franklin > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 8:28 PM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.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: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.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. > E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu <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] > >
