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[Ed Steinkirchner]

i too like the flop and dolly method. flop it of the truck, wrestle it onto a dolly, and to the stump we go! you just need another person to help lift it on to the log. with 2 people it is "only" 150lbs each. what was bad about my anvil is that is is a vulcan arm and hammer, so the heel slopes at like 45degrees and is as hard to grab as the horn!

on a different note, still on heavy lifting though, my grandfather bought a caboose (yes a real caboose) for a dollar after it was retired from use. once they had it put on its spot(rail, ties, and everything), it sat ther for decades, we would like to move it since it is now my fathers' and we live up the road a mile or so. but how much rail do we need? 30 feet. and how much does main line rail weigh? about 3 pounds PER INCH! long story short my dad found out he had high blood pressure because we thought we could lift an end. we know now just how crazy that thought was!

my dad asked me when i was starting out in smithing "you had to pick the hobby that has the heaviest tools! you couldn't have done crocheting or painting or something like that?"

Ed Steinkirchner