Re: Moving Pumpkins

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• Subject: Re: Moving Pumpkins
• From: B* V*
• Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 20:30:05 -0300
• List-Archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)

Brian: Here is pic of a simple sling, copied off Al eatons, seat belts from
auto salvage, sewen loops top
and bottom. Ring at top & rope at bottom, certiantly worth investing in for
moving pumpkins, requires one man
and his tractor only.    Bill Van



At 07:12 PM 9/21/01 , you wrote:
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>    Now that I have a decent sized pumpkin (about 800 lbs), how do I get it 
>to the weighoff without breaking it, what precautions should I take to avoid 
>a disaster? My question is even with a lifting tarp can I get it into the 
>truck without risk of injuring it or should I put the pumpkin on a pallet
and 
>lift it up with a fork lift?  Once in the truck I will rest it on a sheet of 
>2" styrofoam to help soften the bumps as I have a 4 hour drive to the 
>weighoff. Many of you have gone through this before any suggestions will be 
>appreciated.
>Brian
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