I had some chain and several good stout ropes to work with. My
plan was to loop the rope around some large stout tree trunks and hook it
to the box and pull the truck from under the box. The first problem
was the lack of a good place to tie onto the box. We tried to
tie the ropes around one end at the bottom. Worked ok for about a foot
or two of movement but then slid off the bottom. The loops around the
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We then moved the ropes up in the trees so that the ropes were higher
than the bottom of the box. Next, we wrapped a chain around the bottom
frame of the box and nailed it in place to keep it from slipping and tied
the ropes to it. This seemed to work well as we pulled the truck forward
until the box was almost clear of the truck bed. The driver then lowered
the hydraulic lift on the truck to lower the whole box to ground level.
The truck was again pulled forward to pull the lift bed from under
the box and it was out and in the driveway. WE DID IT! But it
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The only thing to do from there was break open the box, and unload
it one piece at a time. I spend the remainder of the day unloading
the box and carrying all the components into the garage, the house, the
greenhouse, and anyplace else I could find to store the parts. I took
inventory as I went to ensure that everything on the BOM was accounted for.
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Lastly, I proceeded to disassemble the box. Did they have to use
every nail and staple they could find to hold the box together? There
had to be twenty pounds of nails alone. It took several hours to take
it apart and get all the nails and brads out. The shipping container
was well built and protected the contents well. I hope to make good
use of some of the spare materials too.
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Just a few of the parts laid out for inventory purposes.
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Well, it's all in the garage, and the closets, and under the beds,
and anywhere else I could find to store the parts. Now where is the
instruction manual for building this thing?
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