Quick question about moving a lot of towers and what to use.

Alright, the load that I posted and asked what I should quote I got, I'm going to be picking it up Wednesday afternoon, the gentlemen is on staying after hours for us to do business, so I don't want to take for ever loading it cause the guy is staying on his time to get the stuff out of there. I have a hand truck which is rated for 6 or 700 pounds, and my dad is a carpet installer, so he has a heavy duty carpet cart, which is can handle huge carpet rolls, but its not meant to be pushed with your hands as you have to bend down and walk to push it, I was wondering what I could do or bring or make up to make it so the loading of these computer towers and everything else goes quick so I can get the manager of the building out of there as soon as possible so we don't take up too much of his time.

something like this might work good
Shop Harper Steel Convertible Hand Truck at Lowes.com

with a regular dolly you can prolly only get about6-8 towers at a time .layed flat and stacked.
then leave them stacked outside .wait till he leaves then load up outside

The thing is, we are taking a Chevy Express 2500 Cargo Van (My dad's carpet van, We're gunna empty out all the tools and what not) and we are pulling our Holmes 5x10 trailer. From all the crap in the room I kind of think it might be filled, but my dad is saying you could probably fit all that in just the van. I said " Yeah if you don't want to be able to drive and still have stuff left over then yes.


George, would you happen to have a picture of something with the cart in it, I can't really envision it by how you're saying.

have u thought about hiring a trailer just for the day?
it might be feasible if it can handle the entire load.

it will save u the headache of having to make more then one trip, which could happen.

I'm with the others..Handcart/dolly it out, then load it up in the van. Using the van you'll need to get creative to fit it all in in one go. It's all in how you pack it, whether truck/van/trailer/car/etc.

Then again I've unloaded trucks for ToysRus, Amazon.com, and other places, an we did all by hand. So I'm not the smartest guy to ask..just ask my back..LOL.

Sirscrapalot - When you buy a twin size bed, shouldn't it include a a twin of you?

Just a thought , make sure you save room for your hand truck or cart for the ride home. I made that mistake in the past.

That's what the roof an straps are for Jonnie...

Sirscrapalot - Just kidding..or is he..?

Before you leave the shop, make a 2' by 4 or 6' plywood platform to set on the carpet cart. screw a couple of pieces of 2x4 to it so it won't slip off the cart. don't go wider than 2' so it will fit thru doors without scratching the frame. Use the ratchet straps to secure each stack of towers to the cart so they won't slide off. Take a gaylord along to put all the junk in that will end up as shred. Take another box for wire as well as a good pair of wire cutters. Stop by wal-mart and buy a couple of plastic storage bins for about 5 bucks each with lids. (Also purchase a set or two of 14' ratchet straps if you don't have) Stack the bins on the hand truck to haul keyboards, mice, speakers, etc to the trailer (secure bins with a ratchet strap for safety) with the gaylord on a pallet. Cut off the wires as you through each piece in the gaylord for shred and through the wire in the other box while you or your Dad load the towers in the Van. This will save you a lot of time in the long run.

As for how much stuff your Dad says the van will hold I offer this advice - NEVER underestimate how much stuff a "rugman" can stuff in a van. My father-in-law was an installer for years and I honestly think he could put 10 lbs of $hit in a five pound bag.



Hope this helps.

We stuff a bunch of stuff in it lol, just today, we had three rolls of frizai, 4 rolls of the premium quality pad, a trash can, and the carpet cart. It was packed lol.