On Sat, 6 Oct 2018 07:23:54 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 10/5/2018 10:28 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 05 Oct 2018 21:21:36 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:56:02 -0400, John H.
wrote:

I can't think of anything in the garage that I'd hang a comealong on. Ramps take up too much space,
especially if the bed is loaded with a fifth-wheel hitch, tool box, blue boy, etc. Easier to ask for
a hand.

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You can make an improvised gantry crane with two stepladders, a 2x10
plank, and a few C-clamps to steady the plank. I've done that a few
times for hoisting heavy stuff onto the tailgate.

That is similar to how the screen guys did the screen over my pool.
They had a scaffold plank on two 10-12' step ladders spanning the
pool. It was pretty scary looking but they don't call them screen
monkeys for nothing.
(No Harry, these are skinny little white guys.)
They do climb around on that 2" framing like monkeys tho.


Reminds me of my trip to Wuxi, China (PRC) back in 1986. They were
building new, "high rise" buildings in the city. The Chinese
construction workers were on bamboo scaffolding, some built up
10 stories high.


Bamboo is actually a pretty good structural element until it starts to
rot. I agree in the 3d world they don't have OSHA tho.
Not that OSHA is the be all, end all of safety.

Did you see that story the other day about OSHA fining the USPS over
$200k because their electrical panel directories were not properly
labeled (and a few other fairly minor, unrelated issues)?
They were investigating a fork lift accident were a guy fell off of
it.