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I may be moving a 200lb appliance without help. I have some 1" width strap ratchets rated at 500lb from home depot (4pack). Could I stand in the bed and ratchet up the dolly backwards? Anyone done something like this and tips? I also have some 1000lb pulleys available.

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  You should just ask someone for help lifting. It sounds like you are working really hard to do this alone.
  
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  I need to do it on a weekday when people are at work. Its complicated. I may be able to get someone but if they fall through I want to have a plan.
  
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  The smart thing to do is rent a truck with a lift gate. The second smartest thing is to kidnap a stout helper. But don't use "strap ratchets" no matter what -- they're not designed to pull a load, only hold it. If you go it solo, obtain a proper "come along" you can buy them for as little as $10; or rent one. Use stout coils of rope to attach it in a "V" manner to the appliance dolly handles. Be sure and have a camera filming so that we have fresh content for "Redneck Repairs".
  
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I may be moving a 200lb appliance without help. I have some 1" width strap ratchets rated at 500lb from home depot (4pack). Could I stand in the bed and ratchet up the dolly backwards? Anyone done something like this and tips? I also have some 1000lb pulleys available.

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  You should just ask someone for help lifting. It sounds like you are working really hard to do this alone.
  
  – Mauser
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  I need to do it on a weekday when people are at work. Its complicated. I may be able to get someone but if they fall through I want to have a plan.
  
  – user391339
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The smart thing to do is rent a truck with a lift gate. The second smartest thing is to kidnap a stout helper. But don't use "strap ratchets" no matter what -- they're not designed to pull a load, only hold it. If you go it solo, obtain a proper "come along" you can buy them for as little as $10; or rent one. Use stout coils of rope to attach it in a "V" manner to the appliance dolly handles. Be sure and have a camera filming so that we have fresh content for "Redneck Repairs".
  
  – Brock Adams
  44 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I may be moving a 200lb appliance without help. I have some 1" width strap ratchets rated at 500lb from home depot (4pack). Could I stand in the bed and ratchet up the dolly backwards? Anyone done something like this and tips? I also have some 1000lb pulleys available.

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Motorcycle-style ratchets don't do well for this. Their levers are short, meaning you don't have much pull, and when the spool gets full of strap you're done until you reset, which means you need to temporarily support the load. I suggest looking for a ditch and some 2x10 lumber, then just wheel it up.

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  Normally there is no ditch available. How could one person lift, for example, a refrigerator into the bed of a pickup?
  
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  Normally one person doesn't attempt to do so. Even with a long ramp it's dangerous to the health of the person and the appliance.
  
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  If something bad happens, it's extremely useful to have someone who's able to call 911 and doesn't have a fridge on top of them.
  
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  With nobody around and you inside the bed there's got to be a way to get it up safely using the ramp. Failure mode would be the appliance falling down I guess maybe damaging the truck.
  
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  I dont know what a ditch is I assume they mean a sloped ground. Anyway ramp seems key then probably pulley system within bed. Otherwise youtube showed someone squatting behind base and pushing dolly upward with leg force (from below bed) but I want to avoid that.
  
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Those straps aren't rated for straight lifting, and I wouldn't recommend that anyway. Ramps are the way to go, and I would combine ramps with those straps, along with some sort of friction modifier such as the appliance's wheels or bars of Ivory soap.

Just expect it to fail worst case at any time, watch what you are doing to assure it doesn't, and move an inch at a time. Slow and steady wins the race.

It's unbelievable what a rigger can move when he loads with his brain and a lot of patience.

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Motorcycle-style ratchets don't do well for this. Their levers are short, meaning you don't have much pull, and when the spool gets full of strap you're done until you reset, which means you need to temporarily support the load. I suggest looking for a ditch and some 2x10 lumber, then just wheel it up.

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answered 9 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Normally there is no ditch available. How could one person lift, for example, a refrigerator into the bed of a pickup?
  
  – Jim Stewart
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Normally one person doesn't attempt to do so. Even with a long ramp it's dangerous to the health of the person and the appliance.
  
  – isherwood
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If something bad happens, it's extremely useful to have someone who's able to call 911 and doesn't have a fridge on top of them.
  
  – user3757614
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  With nobody around and you inside the bed there's got to be a way to get it up safely using the ramp. Failure mode would be the appliance falling down I guess maybe damaging the truck.
  
  – user391339
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I dont know what a ditch is I assume they mean a sloped ground. Anyway ramp seems key then probably pulley system within bed. Otherwise youtube showed someone squatting behind base and pushing dolly upward with leg force (from below bed) but I want to avoid that.
  
  – user391339
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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5

Motorcycle-style ratchets don't do well for this. Their levers are short, meaning you don't have much pull, and when the spool gets full of strap you're done until you reset, which means you need to temporarily support the load. I suggest looking for a ditch and some 2x10 lumber, then just wheel it up.

share|improve this answer

answered 9 hours ago

isherwoodisherwood

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Normally there is no ditch available. How could one person lift, for example, a refrigerator into the bed of a pickup?
  
  – Jim Stewart
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Normally one person doesn't attempt to do so. Even with a long ramp it's dangerous to the health of the person and the appliance.
  
  – isherwood
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If something bad happens, it's extremely useful to have someone who's able to call 911 and doesn't have a fridge on top of them.
  
  – user3757614
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  With nobody around and you inside the bed there's got to be a way to get it up safely using the ramp. Failure mode would be the appliance falling down I guess maybe damaging the truck.
  
  – user391339
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I dont know what a ditch is I assume they mean a sloped ground. Anyway ramp seems key then probably pulley system within bed. Otherwise youtube showed someone squatting behind base and pushing dolly upward with leg force (from below bed) but I want to avoid that.
  
  – user391339
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
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Motorcycle-style ratchets don't do well for this. Their levers are short, meaning you don't have much pull, and when the spool gets full of strap you're done until you reset, which means you need to temporarily support the load. I suggest looking for a ditch and some 2x10 lumber, then just wheel it up.

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answered 9 hours ago

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Those straps aren't rated for straight lifting, and I wouldn't recommend that anyway. Ramps are the way to go, and I would combine ramps with those straps, along with some sort of friction modifier such as the appliance's wheels or bars of Ivory soap.

Just expect it to fail worst case at any time, watch what you are doing to assure it doesn't, and move an inch at a time. Slow and steady wins the race.

It's unbelievable what a rigger can move when he loads with his brain and a lot of patience.

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Those straps aren't rated for straight lifting, and I wouldn't recommend that anyway. Ramps are the way to go, and I would combine ramps with those straps, along with some sort of friction modifier such as the appliance's wheels or bars of Ivory soap.

Just expect it to fail worst case at any time, watch what you are doing to assure it doesn't, and move an inch at a time. Slow and steady wins the race.

It's unbelievable what a rigger can move when he loads with his brain and a lot of patience.

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answered 8 hours ago

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Those straps aren't rated for straight lifting, and I wouldn't recommend that anyway. Ramps are the way to go, and I would combine ramps with those straps, along with some sort of friction modifier such as the appliance's wheels or bars of Ivory soap.

Just expect it to fail worst case at any time, watch what you are doing to assure it doesn't, and move an inch at a time. Slow and steady wins the race.

It's unbelievable what a rigger can move when he loads with his brain and a lot of patience.

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

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