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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It seems to me that the 2 scissor jacks I got,
were only $10, maybe $20 each, it is so long ago, I can't remember, but I
thought they were cheap. Pardon me, I meant inexpensive.
:-)</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The auto recyclers have lots of them.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jtanner@mozart.sc.edu href="mailto:jtanner@mozart.sc.edu">Jeff
Tanner</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 29, 2006 4:35 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] DANGEROUS technique
for getting pianos on the colson dolly</DIV>
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<DIV>On May 29, 2006, at 2:07 PM, John Ross wrote:</DIV><BR
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>One further thing, scissor jacks, when in the closed position, with
no blocks attached, the height is 3 7/8".</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>I used one to change a set of casters, on a truck with a S&S D on
it.</FONT></P>
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size=3>John M. Ross</FONT></P><BR
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<DIV>I've done that too. (Had to take the back seat apart to find the
dang thing -- man I'd hate to get a flat tire with all my piano stuff in the
back) Scissor jack does offer the most control. Most recently, I
put on a set of caster brakes with a piece of 4x4 scrap and used myself for
the jack easily as pie. Got underneath and did the "push up" type lift
and supported the piano with one arm and slid the 4x4 under the end of the
truck with the other. Don't know if I could do it with a heavy
piano. This was only a Yamaha G2.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeff</DIV><BR><BR>
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<DIV>Jeff Tanner, RPT</DIV>
<DIV>University of South Carolina</DIV>
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