Today's post asks the question, Isn't there a better way to move residential boilers in and out of the basement other than by the sweat of my brow?" As luck would have it there is such a solution. The PowerMate motorized stairclimbing handtruck has been designed specifically to move heavy objects up and down stairs. A motorized stairclimber is an electrically powered dolly or hand truck that has one, or sometimes two drive screws that move the wheels of the dolly up or down the frame. This feature allows the operator to easily break the load back and rest it in a balanced position. What's more, the movable wheels are the key to the PowerMates ability to ‘walk' heavy loads up and down stairs and even on and off trucks.
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How to make more with less is something we'd all like to be able to do, especially when it comes to money or profits. In the case of safety moving equipment this is very easy to do. The PowerMate® stair climbing hand truck is a safety moving and lifting device that is designed to allow the operator to move and lift heavy loads safety and easily. In the HVAC industry where moving commercial or residential hot water tanks, AC units or boilers is the name of the game, a PowerMate® motorized hand truck gives you the option to do more installs with the same amount of people. A PowerMate does 100% of the lifting and reduces the effort on the part of the operator by 87% according to a recent independent study. More installs per day means more profit. More with less.
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The jobsite can be a hazardous place. All good employers take jobsite safety seriously, this makes good business sense as the cost of one, lost-time injury can run an employer on average close to $29,000 in direct and indirect costs*. In the HVAC and plumbing industry the majority of lost time injuries are a result of physical strain injuries from moving heavy loads by hand or using a regular hand cart. Boilers, geothermal units, drain and sewer cleaners, AC units, heat pumps, cast iron bathtubs and large furnaces are usually the culprits. Some of these items can weigh over a thousand pounds and many need to be moved up or down stairs. The traditional hand truck is not the ideal moving solution as the operator still needs to ‘lift' the weight over curbs, on or off trucks or in the worst case scenario up or down stairs.
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