[CAUT] DANGEROUS technique for getting pianos on the colson dolly

[John Ross]

Hydraulic jacks give you more control, on the way up, but not down.
I use scissor jacks.
They are inexpensive from auto wrecking yards.
Control, consistent both ways.
Wooden blocks can be attached, allowing for more modifications to be 
made. They can also be used in any position.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Tanner" <jtanner at mozart.sc.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] DANGEROUS technique for getting pianos on the colson 
dolly


> You guys just have redneckophobia.
>
> On May 26, 2006, at 5:34 PM, Jim Busby wrote:
>
>> Ed,
>>
>> Now what makes you think a half ton of piano will break the 
>> blocks????
>> Is it because those Karate guys can break through 8 blocks with their
>> bare hands?
>> :-)
>>
>
> Which design and turned which way?
>
>> --Sign up on a lumber yard wall in Tyler Texas-- "Good Lumber Used
>> Properly Has Never Failed." (I agree)
>>
>
> Got proof of that? or does it just sound good for the lumber salesman?
>
> Um, house made of 2x6 framing with plastic siding vs house built of 
> concrete blocks.  Which would you rather be in when the tornado, 
> hurricane or earthquake comes?  (I remember some story about 3 pigs 
> and a wolf somewhere from my youth which imparts a bit of wisdom)
>
> Many many many buildings and homes are built of concrete blocks. 
> They are used in the foundations, the walls, etc.  I've also seen a 
> lot of mobile homes over the years. Never seen one sitting on wooden 
> blocks.
>
> There is nothing dangerous about concrete blocks unless you turn them 
> the wrong way.  But properly turned, the 9x9x18 concrete block is NOT 
> DANGEROUS.
>
>> Oh yes, blocks CAN fracture quite easily.
>
> We're not hitting them with a hammer now are we?
>
> But, yes, if you think it's too redneck to use the most common 
> building block for homes and businesses in this country, then make 
> yourself a set of blocks out of 2x10 or 2x12 lumber.  I would not use 
> the 2x6 as Ed suggested.  That would be much too shaky, even with the 
> plywood foot (which is only as strong as its bond to the 2x6 lumber. 
> That's why he's scared to get under the piano.  I still prefer the 
> weight and solid foundation of the concrete when it comes to building 
> a tower of blocks for a piano to rest on.  The wood can curl.  That's 
> not a particularly solid foundation.
>
> The car jack tool looks interesting.  But the hydraulic jacks give 
> you so much more control.
>
> Jeff
>