[TheForge] Re: Anvil height

[Mike Spencer]

Frosty wrote:

> I bought an engine hoist at a yard sale a few years ago so I don't
> sweat anything moving, loading or unloading either of my
> anvils. Hydraulics and wheels!

What he said!  I didn't notice that I wasn't young any more till I hit
55.  Since then I've become big on wheels.  My compressor is on a 2x6
plank dolly with 4 heavy casters.  Vibration noise isn't transmitted
to the building but more importantly, if I need to get at it to change
a belt or whatever, it rolls out of its tight corner with a push. (The
connection to the separate tank is hydraulic hose so vibration doesn't
fatigue it.)

Also have an engine hoist bought from a neighbor when health problems
put him out of biz. A second plank dolly on 4" casters means I can
offload something from the tailgate of the truck with the hoist at the
door and wheel it anywhere in the shop on the dolly. The engine hoist
is a big win for geezerhood.  My anvil and a couple of other heavy
things have permanent lift points overhead but the hoist is still the
winner.  My sheet metal crimper -- does stove pipe crimps and other
sheet metal beading -- is too heavy for me to lift safely (okayyy, at
all :-) and is only needed maybe once every year or two. It lives
permanently on a crappy dolly on cheap furniture casters under a
bench. When needed, wheel it out, put it on the bench with the hoist.

Wheels, hydraulics and don't forget the come-along.


- Mike

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