I need to get a heavy concrete grinder (180 lbs), with wheels, down my stairs. I was thinking of getting a winch, but i have nothing to mount it to (the opposing wall is too far away). I was thinking of making a bracket for the top of the stairs, or perhaps even a table (where the winch could be mounted under the table where the 4 legs would be up against the wall) or perhaps some scaffold. There are many out-of-the box thinkers on their group, so looking for some ideas.
asked Nov 15, 2020 at 22:22
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3$40 - $20 to each of 2 guys outside your local Home Depot - will take care of it quickly. Or similar - the specifics may vary regionally, but there are always people available for quick "move stuff around" jobs.– manassehkatz-Moving 2 CodidactCommented Nov 15, 2020 at 22:27
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Show us the top of your stairs.– Alaska ManCommented Nov 16, 2020 at 0:57
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Earlier this week with three helpers we moved a commercial grade treadmill into my basement, that weighs 400 lbs, using just muscle. Your 180 pound grinder should be no problem with you + two other people.– whatsisnameCommented Nov 16, 2020 at 1:59
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You can cheaply hire movers from the uhaul website, the "legit" version of home-depot pickups.– dandavisCommented Nov 16, 2020 at 20:30
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1@Freeman We are renting the grinder. It needs to go down into the basement. Then I need to get it up afterwards. I’ve fond two young guys to help me, so I think I’m OK. Thx– Tchai QuentinCommented Nov 21, 2020 at 2:41
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Having recently moved a refrigerator of about that weight up a set of stairs using only a hand-truck (for wheels) it can be done (I'm not abnormally strong or huge.) Literally take it one step at a time.
If the wheels are not of adequate size to roll on the steps, use a hand-truck with large enough wheels (but not so large you can't stop on a step) and ignore the wheels on the grinder.
But it can be more easily done with two or more people, whether rolling or (when your people can lift it and not be at their limits and at risk of dropping it) brute-force carrying.
answered Nov 15, 2020 at 23:56
Take it apart?
I dont know what exactly you have. But maybe you could take it apart and move it is manageable pieces. The grinding wheel comes out for sure because those must be replaced. Possibly the thing even has weights because weighting it helps the grinding action. If you could reduce it to pieces it would be easier to get it down the stairs then assemble it again.
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1A valid approach to many heavy things, though in this case I wonder if it's a rental tool, which might mean anything more than the grinding wheels might require approval from the rental agency or risk a large financial penalty.)– EcnerwalCommented Nov 16, 2020 at 0:33
rent an electric stair climing hand truck,
