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A friend has a solid lead 1/4" thick container about 24" L x 12" W x 12" H he wants to move onto his indoor 4 foot high shelf from a work area outdoors where the container is kept now at ground level. Since the container weighs close to 200 lbs, I'm wondering if it might be possible to build or find a simple device to move this from his outdoor location on the ground to the indoor location on the shelf. The distance moved would be about 50 feet in all and there is one 8" foundation step into the dwelling, then of course the 4 foot height increase for the shelf. At first I thought maybe there was an "appliance hand truck" that would do the job as I thought they might have the ability to crank the elevation of objects attached to them, but I don't think this is the case. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you! Vlad
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Friend lives in a remote area and is isolated, so doesn't have neighbors readily available. There should be something that can be built out of wood or even rent something, although he wants to be able to move the container around on occasion.
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I would normall suggest an engine hoist (ex ) but it would weigh as much as box does...
I don't think many commercial tools would work for the job, because like others have mentioned it is light enough to just pick it up and move it. If he would have to drive into town to get the materials to build the hoist, why not just drive into town and pick up someone that can help lift it?
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One thing that was overlooked and spotted at the auto shop today was a transmission lift. This has a securing strap that will easily fit around the box and will lift it up to 2 feet, which is what is desired. And it will handle up to 450 lbs. On sale at $32 US, this was a no brainer. Problem solved for my buddy. Thanks again for the replies.
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Need suggestions for building a simple device to do the following.....
