Wellington, Somerset

[delilah]

TA21 OAJ
Is anyone nearby ? We will be down on Saturday to collect a felt loom, it is 500kg and we have to get it onto the tail lift of a Luton, could do with some help ! Looking at early afternoon I would think. Hugely appreciated if anyone able to help, will reward with pure wool welly socks !

 

[Henarar]

I was down there yesterday
If nobody closer pipes up and you are stuck give us a shout, we are half hour away though

 

[Zippy768]

83.33kg each!! Rule of six

 

[Bury the Trash]

or 10 @ 50 kg ...........trouble is that would need x 10 pair of socks

Sorry bit too far away and not passing then but would've like a shot if closer. ... even tho i cant lift quite like i used too

 

[delilah]

I should have said, it is on casters, we only (only !) have to lift it a tad onto the tail lift.

 

[Bury the Trash]

them pedestrian pallet 'lifters' are pretty usefull i they will slip under partly, or high lift jack(farm jack) and a bit of wood will raise it a bit ,theres ways and means.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

I'm about 25 mins away if you're stuck and the timing works

 

[Muddyroads]

I’m only half an hour away if it’s any help?

 

[Henarar]

And we all get to see the delights of the arse end of Wellington, fantastic

 

[Bury the Trash]

And we all get to see the delights of the arse end of Wellington, fantastic

is the monument finished yet? or is the scaffold still up...

always the first sign of getting towards home when we see that from the M5 well at least its far enough away from Bristol...

 

[Henarar]

is the monument finished yet? or is the scaffold still up...

always the first sign of getting towards home when we see that from the M5 well at least its far enough away from Bristol...

Scaffolding is still up

 

[Campbell]

Cautionary note. Bloke came here last week with a hired Luton van to collect a Hardi sprayer, tail lift would not lift it, and sprayer was not half a ton.

 

[Courier]

Cautionary note. Bloke came here last week with a hired Luton van to collect a Hardi sprayer, tail lift would not lift it, and sprayer was not half a ton.

Yep, tail lifts on 3500 kg lutons very rarely rated at 500kgs - If your Luton bodied transport is a 7.5 tonner it could be OK,

I should have said, it is on casters, we only (only !) have to lift it a tad onto the tail lift.

Most tail lifts decks are tapered but do be careful and secure the castors when lifting is in progress - If you are able to park the van with the nose slightly downhill then the risk of falling off the end is much reduced.

 

[delilah]

Thank you for the advice re the tail lift, will talk to both the hire firm and the guys we getting the loom off today, they tell us they moved it with tail lift sounds like i need more gen.

 

[grainboy]

You need two things,
A flatbed trailer and a forklift,

 

[delilah]

Yep, tail lifts on 3500 kg lutons very rarely rated at 500kgs - If your Luton bodied transport is a 7.5 tonner it could be OK,

Most tail lifts decks are tapered but do be careful and secure the castors when lifting is in progress - If you are able to park the van with the nose slightly downhill then the risk of falling off the end is much reduced.

Just spoke to hire firm, it's a Transit 350 L4 Luton, they tell me the tail lift will lift 500kg. Just did a search and found one for sale that says the same.
Would you trust that or would you say that its rated weight wont match its actual lift ?

 

[Paddington]

Remember to include the weight of the people holding it onto the tail lift.

 

[Muddyroads]

Just spoke to hire firm, it's a Transit 350 L4 Luton, they tell me the tail lift will lift 500kg. Just did a search and found one for sale that says the same.
Would you trust that or would you say that its rated weight wont match its actual lift ?

Can you get that in writing from the hire firm?

 

[JCB_JCR]

I know someone couple mile up the road from there with a telehandler if you want me to ask if they would lift it on for you?

 

[delilah]

I know someone couple mile up the road from there with a telehandler if you want me to ask if they would lift it on for you?

If you could ask that would be fab. My first thought on this was forklift but they don't have one at that end. Would hope we can manage with the tail lift but to know there is a telehandler as backup would be peace of mind.

You know that 'dead horse' thread........... .