What are you using to move external oil boilers

[Ian McGuire]

I would like to know what you guys use to move external oil boilers into position.

Due to covid my supplier was unable to deliver a boiler recently so i collected it myself with a trailer. The boiler was loaded onto trailer with forks and when I arrived at the property I had to negotiate the driveway, 5 steps and a path.

the sack trolley i brought was not up to the job so in the end we went stone age on it and used round fence posts as rollers and levers to get it up the steps, thing weighs in at 200Kg so how do you solve this? I have more to install and rural properties are always on a bloody hill!!!

 

[exedon2]

I change around 2 oil boilers a week do them on my own.
Decent running barrow for a start mine is ancient solid rubber tyres been modified with a longer base plate.
I have lot's of 2ft wide lengths of 12 & 20mm ply some full length others 2ft square. Unless going is very flat and smooth boards first! Got collection of short sections of timber 4x2 4x4 6x2 you name it to put under boards to build ramps especially crossing plastic door thresholds .
And when needed have a collection of steel rollers mostly bits of 1 1/2 bi tube
Long pinch bars very useful
Gets better with practice!
Used to move/install aga rayburn Stanley cookers was agent for bosky cookers oil boilers not that difficult.

 

[SimonG]

Skate board.

 

[Ben-gee]

4 weetabix.

 

[Ian McGuire]

4 weetabix.

lol, that or 3 shredded wheat

 

[Ian McGuire]

I change around 2 oil boilers a week do them on my own.
Decent running barrow for a start mine is ancient solid rubber tyres been modified with a longer base plate.
I have lot's of 2ft wide lengths of 12 & 20mm ply some full length others 2ft square. Unless going is very flat and smooth boards first! Got collection of short sections of timber 4x2 4x4 6x2 you name it to put under boards to build ramps especially crossing plastic door thresholds .
And when needed have a collection of steel rollers mostly bits of 1 1/2 bi tube
Long pinch bars very useful
Gets better with practice!
Used to move/install aga rayburn Stanley cookers was agent for bosky cookers oil boilers not that difficult.

hi mate, thanks for info, last boiler we did use bits of timber and round fence post sections as rollers, looked like we were re doing pyramids or stonehenge with the stone age tech but it got the job done.

I like the comment about ramps for plastic door frames, so far all my boilers are external or garage areas so not had to negotiate internal doors yet.

Looks like ill be stealing, i mean permanently borrowing some scaff pipe though i would think LCS or electrical conduit would do too.

Anyway thanks again for info