How to move a 700kg pallet down stairs and across grass

How to move a 700kg pallet down stairs and across grass

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paulrockliffe

15,718 posts

228 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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My money is on the OP realising it's going to be easier to pay a bricky for a day to build an oven and cheaper to write that one off than to move it. Or the wife will start asking too many questions and work out a rough cost-per-pizza and it'll become his tomb.

What's the profit in a pizza once you've paid for ingredients and wood? I'd guess at £5 value for the pizza, £3 for costs, leaving about £2 in each pizza? ROI date based on 2 pizzas every night is going to be years!

Hoofy

76,386 posts

283 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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paulrockliffe said:
My money is on the OP realising it's going to be easier to pay a bricky for a day to build an oven and cheaper to write that one off than to move it. Or the wife will start asking too many questions and work out a rough cost-per-pizza and it'll become his tomb.

What's the profit in a pizza once you've paid for ingredients and wood? I'd guess at £5 value for the pizza, £3 for costs, leaving about £2 in each pizza? ROI date based on 2 pizzas every night is going to be years!
Whilst I wouldn't even entertain the notion of having such an oven in my garden, I think the point of it is not the saving of money but the ability to make better pizzas yourself.

Hoofy

76,386 posts

283 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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Lesgrandepotato said:
Build the outside eating area at the top of the slope.
This idea is probably the cheapest. biggrin

sidekickdmr

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5,078 posts

207 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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Well the date and time have been set, some may call it D-Day

Monday the 29th, 4PM me and 5 other lads, some straps, some wood, some beer, and if sucussfull, perhaps even a pizza or two afterwards.

If anyone want to come help/watch/film feel free!














  • adds dominos and 999 to speed-dial

Hoofy

76,386 posts

283 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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It's almost worth the trek from London just to watch the mayhem. Good luck - take photos and videos!

mgtony

4,022 posts

191 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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Everyone here wants a slice of the action. getmecoat

eps

6,297 posts

270 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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mgtony said:
Everyone here wants a slice of the action. getmecoat
Shirley it's a pizza the action?

Rangeroverover

1,523 posts

112 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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http://www.stumpfballoons.com/usedhot.htm

Easy just wait for a day with the wind in the right direction, have a lifting strap under the hamper/picnic basket thing

kowalski655

14,656 posts

144 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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sidekickdmr said:
Well the date and time have been set, some may call it D-Day

Monday the 29th, 4PM me and 5 other lads, some straps, some wood, some beer, and if sucussfull, perhaps even a pizza or two afterwards.

If anyone want to come help/watch/film feel free!

  • adds dominos and 999 to speed-dial
Front page of the Sun on Tuesday:Man squished by pizza oven

James_P

349 posts

181 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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We have nearly finished our outdoor kitchen and had a similar issue of how to move it from the front drive over grass and down steps. We were lucky though that the company we had in to do some stump grinding had a 'mini' digger which lifted it up by attaching it to the arm. Ours is the 120cm and it just about lifted it onto below;





Also don't forget you need to fire the oven a few times and let it cool before you start getting it up to top temp



mrtwisty

3,057 posts

166 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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Hoofy said:
It's almost worth the trek from London just to watch the mayhem. Good luck - take photos and videos!
I'm in Cornwall on the 29th idea

'Nope, no kayaking or sunbathing today love, we're popping over to Devon for a few hours to watch a few blokes drop a pizza oven down a hill'.

Hmmm, I may have to work on my approach with this one...

mach1

121 posts

284 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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Stairwalker to get it down the steps the on to a pallet truck. Best bet would be to look up a local removal company that specialises in moving safes, they will have the kit & the expertise for it. (and the insurance if they break it!).

Hoofy

76,386 posts

283 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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mrtwisty said:
Hoofy said:
It's almost worth the trek from London just to watch the mayhem. Good luck - take photos and videos!
I'm in Cornwall on the 29th idea

'Nope, no kayaking or sunbathing today love, we're popping over to Devon for a few hours to watch a few blokes drop a pizza oven down a hill'.

Hmmm, I may have to work on my approach with this one...
biggrin Sell the video to FailArmy and take her out for a nice meal with the proceeds.

cahami

1,248 posts

207 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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Two of these and some old pallets to get the height right a long rope and something to wrap rope around job done sell em on when it's done

Sheepshanks

32,802 posts

120 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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James_P said:
That looks awesome - but it seems completely random to have all that built-in and then have a mobile kettle barbecue sitting there!

gobuddygo

1,385 posts

186 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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Sheepshanks said:
James_P said:
That looks awesome - but it seems completely random to have all that built-in and then have a mobile kettle barbecue sitting there!
I guess he likes cooking with charcoal too.

pinchmeimdreamin

9,966 posts

219 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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gobuddygo said:
Sheepshanks said:
James_P said:
That looks awesome - but it seems completely random to have all that built-in and then have a mobile kettle barbecue sitting there!
I guess he likes cooking with charcoal too.
If he uses the others they will get dirty laugh

037

1,317 posts

148 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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We hired this to get a couple of RSJs around the back of a house.
13 ton machine with a massive reach.
Quickest and safest way of doing it. Bargain at around £600

valiant

10,262 posts

161 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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Wouldn't it be better to move to a more convenient location?

V8RX7

26,901 posts

264 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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037 said:

We hired this to get a couple of RSJs around the back of a house.
13 ton machine with a massive reach.
Quickest and safest way of doing it. Bargain at around £600
I bunged the scaffolders £10ea to move the massive RSJs I had to install