On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 Innfogra_at_aol.com wrote:
> I have successfully used automotive floor jacks. I use a sheet of wood on top
> of the swivel part, mainly to avoid marking the drive. Once it is loose it
> takes two people to stabilize it (they are very awkward) and a third to move
> the jack. This can give you good height adjustment.
>
> For several years I had a transmission jack which worked the best. It dealt
> with the center of gravity better. Of course these only work in the bottom
> half of the rack and with rails.
>
> I had several roll around tables of different heights that worked for dealing
> with drives in the top of the equipment. We could generally use wood blocks
> to get the drives to the right heights. Most of those were tape drives and
> tended to be more awkward and not on rails.
>
> Most of the time I have used a pallet jack with wooden blocks. They roll real
> easy and have an easy height adjustment. Makes it easy to slide the drive
> onto a pallet after removal. You can block up one fork and balance the drive
> on that if you can get one fork inside the cabinet.
>
> I also have a small chain hoist that I got when I bought a JEOL electron
> microscope. However I rarely use it for lifting drives.
I think we could learn a lot from the Egyptians in this matter. Too bad
they didn't leave behind a reference guide.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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