PelicanPines
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build a new ceiling at 8' . call the upstairs the 'TV room'
You get ten nonrefundable points for making me laugh while I ate my Sunday morning left over bacon.
How can I move this tv ?
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You get ten nonrefundable points for making me laugh while I ate my Sunday morning left over bacon.
rlwhitetr3b
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You guys had me worried for a while. It seemed like he was only getting serious answers. I'm glad we finally got some GJ type answers.
The rented lift looks to me like the way to go.
The rented lift looks to me like the way to go.
Dustball
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Using today's technology to remove yesterday's technology...
Use several drones to lift the TV and bring it down.
Use several drones to lift the TV and bring it down.
LS6 Tommy
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Maybe its directly above the bed facing downward
There's a "Herman" cartoon about that, but I can't find it to post it. Herman's on the bed, squashed under a big TV, there's a bunch of pulled nails and scrap lumber hanging off the ceiling and his wife is saying something like, "I told you putting the TV on the ceiling isn't a good idea".
Tommy
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go to a metal yard ... send about $150-ish and build your self a gantry and spend another $100 to get yourself an electric hoist , a few straps and bob is your Auntie...
or get the 2x6 wood to do it... double it so about 8x or 10x pieces still cheaper than 7 guys maybe.. but more fun...
** oh yeah 4 or 8 cheap casters... at about $5 each...
something similar to this ...
or get the 2x6 wood to do it... double it so about 8x or 10x pieces still cheaper than 7 guys
maybe.. but more fun...** oh yeah 4 or 8 cheap casters... at about $5 each...
something similar to this ...
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ard
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Chainsaw and front end loader...
Come in front the outside!
I just moved the same TV off a 42” shelf in my shop down to the floor. Alone. Just a 2x6, and the knowledge that it would never be plugged in again....
Come in front the outside!
I just moved the same TV off a 42” shelf in my shop down to the floor. Alone. Just a 2x6, and the knowledge that it would never be plugged in again....
SGKent
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call over 3 friends. Put up a scaffold about 5' up. Get some straps to put around it that are secure, and can be held by two guys - maybe a 4x4 thru them or a piece of thick wall pipe where the straps are not in the center. Two guys lift and lower, two guys help guide it down. Get 5 friends if you want more safety. 6 guys is only 40 pounds each. 4 guys is 60 lbs each. Or put a couple old mattresses and blankets under it and let gravity do its work. I'd use two mattresses on the floor stacked, and one on the wall to catch any rebound. It will hit hard from that height.
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Lassen Forge
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Hope he didn't get flattened...
PelicanPines
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Has anybody suggested sawing a hole in the outside wall and pushing it out?
JRC3
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rsparks64
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We had one of those and it took 5 guys to carry it upstairs when we bought it. When it came time to get rid of it about three years ago, we told some paint contractors they could have it for free if they carried it out. My son and I could not even lift if because there was no good place to grab without hurting your hands. It still worked fine but we switched to LED tvs.
SGKent
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would violate the shelter in place order but probably only if one hung onto it and ended up outside.
I gave this some thought and decided I would do this:
Get 4 large moving boxes and fill them 1/4 with bubble wrap. Tape them securely shut.
Set them in place below the TV and ratchet strap them together.
Put a bunch of painters tape all over the TV screen.
Push.
Get 4 large moving boxes and fill them 1/4 with bubble wrap. Tape them securely shut.
Set them in place below the TV and ratchet strap them together.
Put a bunch of painters tape all over the TV screen.
Push.
JRC3
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Why painters tape??? It doesn't stick as well as and isn't reinforced like duct tape.
LS6 Tommy
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Good luck getting a CRT to break just from falling on a cardboard box. I'd be more worried about the plastic cabinet.
Tommy
Tommy
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RStewart
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Cut hole in roof and have a helicopter hoist it out.ddawg16
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Sorry....I'm calling BS. There is no such thing as 'left over bacon'. Doesn't happen....at least, not in my house.
rockettgpw
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driftpin
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I guess they must have been skinny guys, and no muscles, I had two of the 36" WEGA Trinitons we bought new, and when we went to a large flat-screen TV, I removed it from the wall unit, and carried it to the pickup truck myself. I didn't drop it, and the set probably weighs more than I do, but it's close. I used a set of ratcheting motorcycle tie-downs to give me something to easily hold-onto, around the cabinet. The other Sony TV is still being used.
PelicanPines said:
You get ten nonrefundable points for making me laugh while I ate my Sunday morning left over bacon.
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Originally Posted by ddawg16
Sorry....I'm calling BS. There is no such thing as 'left over bacon'. Doesn't happen....at least, not in my house.
I visited my brother in Milwaukee and we had Sunday brunch at the Comet Café, where they bring you a free plate of bacon with a purchase of a pitcher of beer. Travel tip, once things return to normal, should you find yourself in Milwaukee.
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rlitman
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The front of that Trinitron tube is something like 2" thick leaded crystal, but at the back, it's surprisingly thin.
Agreed.
PelicanPines
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Never suggested it was old, refrigerated or anything like that...
Leftover means... I pulled the first 5 strips... made a sammich... ate that.
Mrs Pines left 4 strips on the tray when I went to drain the pan I used...
Said 4 strips not scoffed down by Mrs Pines secured the designation as "left over"...
JRC3
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Some of you who are serious about just pushing the thing off the shelf, you do realize it will mess up the floor and most probably bounce into a wall. Aint no few moving boxes gonna control it either. LOL
Heck, if it's on the second floor it will probably crack the drywall on the ceiling below, and probably brake a light fixture or two. 11 feet...260 pounds...hard dead weight.
Not to mention take out the ladder your standing on.
Heck, if it's on the second floor it will probably crack the drywall on the ceiling below, and probably brake a light fixture or two. 11 feet...260 pounds...hard dead weight.
Not to mention take out the ladder your standing on.
GirchyGirchy
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Same thought here....cover the floor, pull it down.
Cardboard Man
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Take it apart and lower it down in pieces. Sure it'll take longer but you'll be able to get it done.
JRC3
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See, even Cardboard Man thinks boxes aren't the answer. LOL
rlwhitetr3b
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I think the vast majority of the weight would be in the picture tube, so if you took it apart you would still be dealing with getting a very heavy item off the shelf.
rlitman
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That pile of boxes is taller than the 12' shelf the TV is on. So, by that reasoning, you'd have to lift the TV 8' just to drop it on cardboard.
glider
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I don’t believe you have to worry about a bounce.
Exactly. Glider says you don't need to worry: he saw Glider man didn't bounce falling from 2500'.
jayoldschool
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Since the TV is scrap:
- screw one or two 2x4(6/8/whatever) into the case.
- put a lag bolt in the board
- add another lag to a stud in the ceiling
- rope it up, pull it up, lower it down
- screw one or two 2x4(6/8/whatever) into the case.
- put a lag bolt in the board
- add another lag to a stud in the ceiling
- rope it up, pull it up, lower it down
firebirdparts
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Personally I've never seen a 260 pound TV, but if I ever do, I'll be so interested to see how high of the ground it is.