Rainman got a 6' X 2' X 6" Granite slab for free. It's in his dump trailer on a pallet lengthwise, flat, estimated weight 1,200-1,400 lbs. He wants to make a bar top out of it in his backyard on brick pylons on a concrete slab. Problems:
1. He's a tight-ass and doesn't want to spend money. Hey, it was FREE.
2. It has to go through a 3' immovable gate with a 7.5' overhead clearance and surrounding 8' masonry fence . It has to go through lengthwise.
3. It only has to move horizontally about 35', but the first 20' is over loose gravel, about 5 size, until it's on a slab.
4. Once it's near its near it's destination, it has to move vertically 3', flat, to set it on the pylons.
Any ideas might help.
Poster Comment:
I'm no stranger to moving ultra-heavy equipment, maybe up to 100,000 lbs., but the constraints have me flummoxed.
My initial thoughts:
1. I've been retired 10+ years due to injuries including a broken back, I won't be doing ANY lifting.
2. Strap the slab tightly to the pallet and use the dump function of the trailer to help manhandle and slide it down the trailer ramps which are rated for 10,000 lbs+ to the ground. The trailer height is about 2'.
3. Once the slab is on the ground, manhandle it up on the long edge.
4. Use about eight strong men using wide lift straps to muscle it through the gate and onto a pallet in front of the pylons and lay it back down flat.
5. Use a couple of borrowed/rented engine hoists to make the final lift and roll it into place. The legs of the hoists should easily straddle the pylons. The pylons will be about 14" square.
That's the best I can come up with, so far. Any heavy equipment I know of is not a possibility. I think the biggest problem is the final vertical lift.
