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Looking for some useful input on loading up washing machines into the van chaps.
Have just about managed over the years with a Clarke CST12 3 in 1 sack truck but having shifted a Britannia double oven have now badly pulled my back and need a far better way to get the item up for sliding into the van and back out again
It is a small Vaux Combo with a rear seat that folds down but not long enough to leave a very long ramp system to push in with the sack barrow to get a sensible gradient.
Need something that can lift up the sack barrow with washer machine to rear height of around 20 inches?
Thought of trying to modify bottle jack and trolley jack but they would be very unstable with the barrow balanced on top.. Have used the big boy’s toys for corporate companies with hydraulic battery operated barrows but they cost over £1300.
Need a sensible priced item that will slide into a small van. Anything out there that can be purchased at a sensible price chaps.Chris
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There is a thead somewhere about this and I’m d@mned if I can find it. Very simple and very ingenius. Martin may have contributed…
Any ideas, Martin?
Chris.
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I also have a Combi but I don’t have any bother getting them in. I keep an old rug in the back which rolls out over the bumper to protect it. With the machine still on the sack truck I lean the bottom edge of the machine to rest on the bumper then pivot the machine up level then just waggle it into the van. This means you are never lifting the whole weight.
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squadman wrote:Yes exactly how I do it as well
and me 😆
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You could try making a tail lift like Neptune did
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Thanks chaps for the information as this is the third time my back has gone and stopped me from working. Yes I have always heaved and slid the washer on a mat from the lower bumper but in old age the back is no longer willing.
As a biker have been looking at Machine Mart and Tool Station for a lifting device to get the washer up to the van height. Thought a platform scissor jack with mechanical screw thread or hydraulic pump up would get me out of trouble. So far all the ones I have seen will not rise up to 20 inches without a high start on the lift. Need a scissor jack that would start at around 5-6 inches and finish at 20 inches with a suitable stable platform to slide item off.
The Neptune would be the answer but taking up valuable space in a small van that does need the rear seat up once or twice a week.Keep your ideas up and anybody out there who can give me a company that sells a compact scissor jack at a realistic price or an engineering company that can modify one to work.
Chris
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You could buy a wheelchair adapted van / estate, although it may need to be a bit bigger than the Combi. My Uncle had a high top Doblo which could accommodate one back seat passenger plus the wheelchair.
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just to chip in on this one, read this with interest as iv had bad groin and back problems for about 4 years running, off work for 1st year and their after struggling with job, give up lifting washing machines have i have someone who does all the lifting now, calls to every job and deals with all heavy lifting ie, built in machines he’s not far off becoming an engineer now himself 😆 after watching each repair, point being iv learnt the hard way that the weight of washing machines especially some washer dryers is a real hazard. reminds me of a post i read from a member cant remember who but was unlucky enough to get a full body infection from not wearing knee pads. if i could put my injury down to a specific part id say doing drum changes by myself?
simonb
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Thanks simonb
Having spent a day with ramps, hydraulic jack for car and many other ideas playing around with Clarke 3 in 1 barrow I have now decided to try with a Draper 150Kg Floor Transmission Jack that does go up to 570mm and folds down low enough for the barrow to fit on top. Thought of a platform trolley but they weigh in at over 45kg and are very bulky.
When Draper floor jack turns up and moded it to fit barrow safely will let you know how I get on. Having been in hospital with a hernia operation do not want to do the other side.
Chris
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Penguin45 wrote:Any ideas, Martin?
TBH P45, I’m watching with interest right now and not too impressed at flyingbrick’s conclusions so far, sorry Chris (flyingbrick).
That Draper jacking device looks positively lethal, the guys got a dodgy back AND had a bl** dy hernia operation! Talk about an accident waiting to happen?
Hey Chris! (flyingbrick I mean) why not get a low loading trailer to stick on a toehook? Not cheap but if you’re into shifting machines an aluminium bodied 4 wheeled trailer with integral ramp is the perfect solution. £arting about with dodgy jacks and multi-wheeled trolley jacks are not for you my friend.
One final thought………If you have to shift a washer or two into the back of your van, then why not get one of the local dossers who are waiting for the pub to open to lend a hand and pay them a bit of beer money. Then drop them back to the pub before the barmaid has poured their first pint of the day! Round here they cost less than 2 pints of Fosters! 💡
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