need suggestions

[Floorist]

I have a ceramic kiln sitting in the bed of a pickup, It weighs probably 300 lbs. I need to get it out of the pickup and down on the ground. If I drop it, It will break the firebricks. I have no help. I was thinking about building a ramp, but not sure I could keep it from falling off the side of it. If I damage it, my wife will kill me. We all have had to improvise, any ideas?

 

[oldognewtrick]

Tree limb and a comealong?

 

[oldognewtrick]

Rent a cherry picker?

 

[Floorist]

Tree limb and a comealong?

Truck won't run and no trees close.

 

[Floorist]

Rent a cherry picker?

Not a bad idea. I would need to rig up a sling of some kind.

 

[oldognewtrick]

I helped a friend move a concrete water feature fountain into his yard. Took 2x6, cross braced them and slide it off into its final resting place.

 

[oldognewtrick]

Do you have a cart or something you could unload it onto so you could move it, or a utility trailer?

 

[Floorist]

If I can just get it to the ground, I can move it on a two-wheeler.

 

[Floorist]

I might just try to back my tilting lawn trailer, up to it, slide it on, move the trailer out and slide it back off.

 

[Havasu]

Get 4 neighbors. We do that all the time. Ironically, one guy was also unloading a kiln. I helped pour a concrete slab, then returned to hook up the gas line.

 

[Chris]

Does this kiln have rings that come apart to make it shorter? Could take it apart in pieces

 

[Floorist]

I am going to try the lawn cart.

 

[oldognewtrick]

And?

 

[Floorist]

Lawn cart did not work. Have a couple guys coming over this weekend to unload it.

 

[oldognewtrick]

Well, did you get it sorted out?

 

[Floorist]

Still supposed to have someone coming over to help.

 

[oldognewtrick]

How close are you to St Louis?

 

[Floorist]

6 hours

 

[oldognewtrick]

6 hours

Never mind...

 

[Chris]

I'm only 24 hours from there