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[Pinehouse4]

Why couldn't you put the forks between the legs? The boiler gotta hold its own weight..Oh by the way..Your pole shed is very similar to mine..You get the idea from me? ha lol..

Hi Matty,

No it is not designed to lift from the belly. I asked.

Great minds think alike! It's simple yet effective, I was going to board the back three side ( that's what those boards are stacked there for ) but because of the front and back overhang the wood stays dry and gets very good air.Makes it easy to handle the wood from all sides too.

Bob

Yes great minds think a like!..Yeah I my wood between the poles..Then on the inside I stack the wood the opposite way..The wood stacked between the poles holds the wood inside the shed..This yeah I put a trap on the back..Keeps the snow off the wood when it slides off the roof..Tarp will come down in the spring

Hi Matty,

I like that concept of stacking the wood on the perimeter opposite to the interior.

Thanks,

Bob

[Pinehouse4]

just a FYI the dealer loaded my Heatmaster on my flat bed trailer with a fork lift

Yes I see that some of those models have what look like slots against the legs, I guess that is where they place the forks.

They also have hooks on top too. Best of both worlds.

Thanks,

Bob

[Pinehouse4]

What if you redesign a completely new owb?
 Or put a set of runners under the legs using heavy C channel? Lift it off the truck with the skyjack, lower it onto the C channel that is sitting on a couple of wooden blocks, pick the whole thing up with the forks and set wherever you want it. The last owner tried to move mine with a forklift and dented up both sides.
There really is no reason to keep building then with only lift points of the top. It would be easy and cheap to put a tube across between the legs that could be used as a lift point. Same as most types of heavy equipment like table saws, lathes etc.

Ok Cantoo that does look like an option.

Then over the pad I just need to get the C channel out from under the legs. I could place blocks on the pad and set the C channel on them then I would need to see if I have the room to lift via the hook with a fork to pull the channel and blocks out.

Thank you,

Bob

[Pinehouse4]

Mind can only be moved by forklift.

Hi Michael,

What make is the 400 HE ?

Bob

[cantoo]

pinehouse, just leave the runners under it. Not going to hurt anything as long as you make them the length of  legs.

[Pinehouse4]

pinehouse, just leave the runners under it. Not going to hurt anything as long as you make them the length of  legs.

Ok cantoo, you are one smart guy!

Bob

[slimjim]

  Bob I'm not sure where you got that from but there are several options offered here as far as moving a boiler, I personally can move our units either way with my Cat as I also have forks, forks can and usually will damage the siding on your boiler before you get it set where using the top hook allows for very easy manuevering to feed in pipe and electrical as well as increased visibility for the operator, I prefer using the top hook for those reasons, If you choose to use forks then open the burn chamber door and run the forks into the burn chamber, it will be fine, The whole idea is choosing a boiler solely on how it gets lifted is not a good idea!

[cantoo]

Slimjim, depends on which way he is setting the unit in the building. I assumed he is lifting from the side and not the front. I plan on welding a set of tubes onto my feet to strengthen them up and for lifting later. I can only lift mine about 2" off the ground with my tractor, just too heavy and tall. If I put tubes on the legs then I can lift and drag it. That is if I ever get around to moving it to it's permanent location, it's pretty handy just outside my garage door now.

[slimjim]

Whatever needs to happen, does happen, point is if there is a will there is a way

[Pinehouse4]

Yes you are right Cantoo, I need to lift it in from the side, fire door to the left so it opens into the length of the wood shed, therefore I can extend the shed so I will have a total of 420+ square feet of wood storage 6 feet high at the back and about 8 feet at the front. Saw a boiler today ( don't know the make ) about 4 years old with rust all down the side, my daughter said " Dad that looks like an old one " I like to put equipment under cover when I can.

I wouldn't leave a new car outside forever if I had a garage available. Not that I have ever owned a new car. Closest I ever came was my Ram 2500 diesel, 1996 demonstrator. Still have it today with 140,000 kilometers on it. That is 87,000 miles.

Using the C channel I think I could get it in, I need to get some measurement for total height ( 82 inches ? ) and then see if the fork could squeeze in under the roof and lift it an inch to get the channel out. I am sure that would be the least of my problems anyway.

I will call Brian tomorrow.

Bob

[WoodMOJoe]

Just leave the channel under it, then it will be there when you want to take it back out (hopefully a long, long time from now).

[Pinehouse4]

Thanks for your comments.

Yes I can leave them there and prime/paint it later.

I asked the factory today to see what they would charge ( if anything ) to have 4 plates welded on the legs for me.

Shouldn't be too much I would think, it being a factory but I will let you know,

Bob

[johnybcold]

My e1400 was picked up by the top hook via forklift and placed on the pad

[Pinehouse4]

Yes getting off the truck with the hook is no problem with a forklift, but since I don't have the head room to lift that way in order to slide it into my wood shed a forklift is what would work very well. We are working on a solution for this now,

Thank you,

Bob

[slimjim]

Bob, did you get my PM, Robert tells me no problem with making the boiler forklift friendly!