OneTiredGuy vs the beast (a Tapco Pro19) - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

LetItBeLEED · 06-12-2009, 09:35 AM

I've inherited both a whimpy lumbar spine and a Tapco Pro19 (no stand), and I often work alone. Do ya'll have any groovy tricks for solo heaving such monsters around your shop or worksite? I thought about answering one of those Atlas ads from the comics, where the nerdy dude gets sand in the face but my wife says its pretty hopeless.

Seriously... anyone built any nifty jigs or carts to help move this thing around? Pics would be great!

And for you folks with monster brakes and small shops, where does the beast sleep when not in use?

Thanks for your ideas!
Steve

tomstruble · 06-12-2009, 09:40 AM

im an old guy too and im sure some young guy is going to disagree but i would get the stand and get the wheel kit.
I have mine set up with 4 wheels lot easier for me to move it around

WarriorWithWood · 06-12-2009, 09:54 AM

I really like Tom's setup. Tom, do you have a picture of it?

MJW · 06-12-2009, 05:31 PM

I have mine set up inside our enclosed trailer. A little more walking, but it is always set up and stays clean in there. I laugh at the guys who just toss them in the pickup bed.

Also have the snap stand, but use it for the saw table most of the time.

easy sider · 06-24-2009, 10:23 PM

I still carry our 12' benders and lift them onto the truck rack, one end at a time. 12' benders are easier to ballance than the 10' benders. In the shop the brakes go on a bracket and just hang out of the way. And yes, I have an AARP membership.

thesidingpro · 06-29-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tomstruble

im an old guy too and im sure some young guy is going to disagree but i would get the stand and get the wheel kit.
I have mine set up with 4 wheels lot easier for me to move it around

Old thread but had to be the young guy to disagree with you tom. Noticed no one else had yet.

It's all in how you carry it and how often. I normally just leave it onsite and only transport in between jobs.

Small quick jobs I just bend off the tale gate of my truck.

Tinstaafl · 06-29-2009, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by thesidingpro

Old thread but had to be the young guy to disagree with you tom. Noticed no one else had yet.

That's because all of us old guys know that no matter how you carry it, or how often, it's still frickin' heavy. We try to work smarter.

silvertree · 06-29-2009, 10:45 PM

I still use my Windy Special alone, only for repairs, I can't believe I used to carry that on an Izuzu pickup. Well over 50 yrs old. I can handle pain well though.

Chris Johnson · 06-29-2009, 10:52 PM

My 4'er weighs 450 lbs, I tried to move it once...now it waits for the employees

tomstruble · 06-30-2009, 04:27 PM

thanks for the responding to the old guy Josh

i can still put mine on my shoulder and hump it up the driveway if i have too ''kid''

katoman · 06-30-2009, 07:56 PM

Mine is bolted to a bench in my trailer, and stays there. Nice in the winter-run around house, get all your measurements, go sit is WARM trailer and bend everything up.

Thinking of adding a microwave for next winter

A W Smith · 06-30-2009, 08:19 PM

there's a mount kit to attach the brake to the curb side of a truck rack. The brake swings down as a workstation when in use. lifts up and is pinned to the ladder rank when done. Damned if i can find it online now though.

Patrick · 06-30-2009, 11:32 PM

Funny this should come up. My NEW PRO19 just got delivered yesterday. So we now have a pro 19 and a pro 14

The Pro 14 will stay in the window trailer and the 19 will go between the shop and siding jobs.

naptown CR · 06-30-2009, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by A W Smith

there's a mount kit to attach the brake to the curb side of a truck rack. The brake swings down as a workstation when in use. lifts up and is pinned to the ladder rank when done. Damned if i can find it online now though.

usually done by a local welding shop around here

LetItBeLEED · 08-03-2009, 04:16 AM

I'm the old fart that started this thread, and here's my $25 solution:

In the truck bed, the brake sits on some PVC scraps for rollers. On the ground, it sits on a simple rolling frame made of 2x4s with a set of $10 casters. I can easily get the thing from the truck to the frame and from the frame to sawhorses one end at a time. At the shop I roll the whole thing off the truck onto the shop floor (to clear the truck's rack) and then using rope and a pair of compound pullies like my bro-in-law has on the canoe in his garage, I lift the whole thing up to the rafters, where it waits for the next job.

If I needed to take it somewhere that was not paved, this wouldn't work.

Have fun...

72chevy4x4 · 08-03-2009, 06:09 AM

I have a similar solution for my box van. The front of the brake has two small casters, so once I get the front of the brake onto the wooden floor, it slides easily back into the boxvan. When working on small jobs, I pull the brake out enough so that one end is resting on the back of the boxvan and the other is on a sawhorse. works very well!

Donnie631 · 08-05-2009, 01:27 PM

mine is mounted to the pass side of my truck, I just pull a few pins and swing it down. If I am on a big job, I can unlock the pivots and pull a couple pins and it can go on a set of saw horses in seconds. Most of my exterior contr buddies all use this setup. saves from damaging the brake, its secure from theft in bad neighborhoods, and you never have to break your back to move it around.