Lifting/Moving boiler

Pauliewog · Post by **Pauliewog** » Tue. Jun. 18, 2019 12:57 am

Trumpeterb wrote: ↑
Mon. Jun. 10, 2019 5:15 pm
The other thing I thought of was to get it into the room with a pallet jack and put it in place while attached to the skid. Then stack some cement blocks on either side of the boiler, run a 4x6 across the top, attach a come along to that, lift it up 1-2 inch, detach and remove the skid, then set it straight down.

With just over 49 years in the rigging business, if you dont have access to an engine hoist this would be the the fastest and safest option.

Paulie

Clousseau · Post by **Clousseau** » Mon. Jun. 24, 2019 8:10 am

Using 1" to 2" steel pipes as rollers works great on a concrete floor. Did that to install my KA-6 in my basement 3 years ago.

Trumpeterb · Post by **Trumpeterb** » Fri. Jun. 28, 2019 8:12 pm

Mission accomplished. Turns out the bucket in my Kubota lifted the boiler up just fine, despite the weight rating. It is now safely in place and ready to be plumbed and wired in...that will be the next challenge!

PolarLight · Post by **PolarLight** » Sat. Aug. 03, 2019 9:01 pm

DIY crane that I built, it helped me to move and connect boiler to a chimney

PolarLight · Post by **PolarLight** » Sat. Aug. 03, 2019 9:03 pm

Here the boiler finally hooked.

Rufcar · Post by **Rufcar** » Sun. Aug. 04, 2019 7:46 am

Great job! Nice to think outside the box!

PolarLight · Post by **PolarLight** » Sun. Aug. 04, 2019 10:04 am

Thanks, next step is hydronics

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