using a lift genie or similar

[walkern]

Hello,
I've got a 5m lintel, about 270kg,to lift onto a single story. On looking it seems a lift genie might be the best thing. A couple of questions, sorry if they sound stupid...

1. Would one be ok, or would two be needed for this width. I know the swl is ok, just didn't know about the width

2. Is the genie really for lifting and small movements or could I use it to transport the steel from front to back of my house

Thanks

 

[angelboy]

I think you'd get away with just one as long as you're careful.

You won't be able to move it once it's been set up properly.

 

[walkern]

Thanks, one it is . I meant lift it an inch off the ground then push the genie, it's all flat. Thought it might save using rollers...

 

[Tigercubrider]

Use rollers or a bunch of mates

 

[tomfe]

If you have bunch of mates. It'll be easier than a materials lift.

 

[cjard]

My local hire shop charges about the same for a genie lift per week as they do for a 2.5ton Kubota for a weekend. One of these is certainly more useful than the other over a 2 day period

 

[walkern]

My local hire shop charges about the same for a genie lift per week as they do for a 2.5ton Kubota for a weekend. One of these is certainly more useful than the other over a 2 day period

I don't follow...

 

[cjard]

You hire a mini digger and lift he beam into place with it. Then you use the mini digger for all the other useful things you could have it do, like digging a big hole in the garden into which you throw all your building waste, digging out for a driveway, digging drains, levelling out, etc. Maybe a neighbour has use for it and goes halves on the hire charge..

 

[tomfe]

You hire a mini digger and lift he beam into place with it.

Oh so it's you that's been using the diggers as cranes so now every time I hire one they have to say don't use it as a crane

 

[walkern]

I know me. I'd never manage all the joints and it'd fall off in the lift and topple the digger, killing me