For those of you moving large tanks, part II.

[caferacermike]

Today I puchased a hydraulic lift table on casters that is capable of lifting 1,000lbs 36" high. Wooohoooo. Now that's a cart. Raise it to the heigth of the stand or near to it, move the tank 2' over and set it down, drop table to the ground and push out of house without fear of tipover..... At home position stand, move tank near stand, raise and move tank over to the stand.......

Plus 4 72"x80" quilted blankets to protect surfaces.....

[z28pwr]

Mike, where was this lift when I bought my 600 gallon tank :LOL .

If you don't mind me asking how much did it cost?

[MattK]

Now that's what I'm talikin' bout! Great Buy!

[caferacermike]

Now that I have it I'm a little less excited. It weighs about 150lbs and is awkward. It takes 2 people to lift it out of a truck but when it's on the ground, man is it sweet. Would probably work better in situations where a large tank needs to be pushed around a large space like when Kingfish dropped that tank off at the new hospital. But it is still a nice cart and available to use. It would have worked well for you Mr. Mako as your driveway is very long so the ease of using the cart would far outweigh the hassle of it being so heavy.

The real reason I bought it was because my tank will be in storage for about 6 months until I find a home large enough to put it in. I figured with this cart I can easily move the tank and stand into position in the storage, raise it up, lay some blocks under the stand and lower it. That way the stand won't be on the ground getting nasty while it sits. Then I can easily pull the cart out from under it and loan it to the next person.

When I started my construction gig I weighed 130lbs. The foreman were burly guys of about 260lbs. I had to quickly learn to "work smarter, not harder" let the machines do the work for you.

[Headless_donkey]

Man you are almost justifying buying a huge tank. LOL Thanks Mike. Your altruistic nature is truly amazing and much appreciated. By the way the seahorses love the RO/DI unit.