yesterday i helped a friend move his hot tub onto a trailer. it weighed about a thousand pounds. it took four guys to lift it and another two to spot and guide us from the back yard to the trailer in the driveway. we used two truck straps with big loops tied at the ends. each loop went over the shoulder of a weight-bearing individual. each strap went under the tub so that all we had to do was straighten our knees to lift the tub.
we had to stand the tub on one side to get it through the narrow space at the side of the house, so balance was key. really, six guys was not enough because the tub received some cosmetic damage from all the dragging. i am sincerely glad that the heavy tub injured no backs or knees, although i am sure that some soreness followed.
the strap left a big raspberry across my shoulder and back, which i did not notice until today. some other schmoe had a similar experience.
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You must be talking about Andy's hot tub. That was mighty nice of you to help. I'm glad you guys got it moved. That's crazy business.
Nice to see that you have a blog, by the way. I just started one too.
http://summaham.wordpress.com.
I'm thinking you're probably on the way to Finland by now?
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