Used to work for a lumber yard as a driverback around 1980. Never delivered anything that big, but delivered many a load of lumber to construction sites using the same method. Unstrap, tilt the bed, and drive out from under the load.
Yeah. My dad used to tell me about the time he worked at a lumberyard, probably in the early '50s. They would deliver a flatbed of lumber to a building site. Everything to build the house was on the truck, stacked in the order it was needed. Unloading involved unstrapping the load, revving the engine, and dumping the clutch.
Now cut the bindings and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteNothing happens. Situation normal. Been doing that for over 40 years
DeleteThat's how they get delivered. Was expecting to see a malfunction as in the stack going sideways.
ReplyDeleteDid a lot of houses, and never seen it any other way than this. Next up, call the crane and hope the outline of the house matches the trusses.
ReplyDeleteTHey've done THAT before... :-)
ReplyDeleteUsed to work for a lumber yard as a driverback around 1980. Never delivered anything that big, but delivered many a load of lumber to construction sites using the same method. Unstrap, tilt the bed, and drive out from under the load.
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ReplyDelete"sorry, wrong building site".
ReplyDelete"Oh, you're the guy who ordered bricks, right?"
DeleteI could use one, since I got a hernia for Christmas, but I don't see how one of these is going to help.
ReplyDeleteSkills....Some folks have 'em.
ReplyDeleteYeah. My dad used to tell me about the time he worked at a lumberyard, probably in the early '50s. They would deliver a flatbed of lumber to a building site. Everything to build the house was on the truck, stacked in the order it was needed. Unloading involved unstrapping the load, revving the engine, and dumping the clutch.
ReplyDeleteThat was poetry in motion.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, no broken trusses. Let's scatter those puppies on the roof.
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