Moving a heavy concrete lid by kicking a pipe under it - GIF

[Jon]

A nice implementation of the kick-a-pipe-under-it technique, by someone who has obviously done this before. That lifter is cool too.

Watch his left foot.



Previously:

Concrete demolition machine - GIF
3D concrete printing
Concrete mixer carousel ride
Skid steer dangling from crane, breaking concrete - GIF
Concrete brick pattern press - GIF
Concrete mixer attachment for skid steer - GIF

[Frank S]

My wife is always chiding me for using the toe of my boot to support something. I just tell her I thought that was why they put the steel in the toes.
I have more problems with the steel shank breaking out of the soles than wearing the leather off the tops of them.

[Jon]

Interesting. I've done the same thing with steel and non steel boot toes without considering it, either at the time, or afterwards.

Now you've got me thinking about shoe add-ons as tools.

[Paul Alciatore]

Brain Power!

I think the lifting tool is called a pick ax.

[Frank S]

Interesting. I've done the same thing with steel and non steel boot toes without considering it, either at the time, or afterwards.

Now you've got me thinking about shoe add-ons as tools.

Years ago while working in a heavy industry fab shop we had curved steel plates that strapped over the outside of our boots I think they were called metatarsal plates they protected the foot all the way to the leg in front

[PJs]

Dirt Trackers use "Shoes". Old school were Steel plate formed over the toe and a bottom plate, lashed onto the boot that were worn typically on the left foot for circle track counter clockwise. Keeps an expensive boot from being shredded in a race or two. I think they might be using an aluminum version them in GP bike races now too but much lighter. I've got a poster somewhere of GP racers boot shredded on a 6 cylinder 250 Honda (RC166 iirc) scrubbing a burm at speed, but can't remember who was riding....Mike Hailwood maybe or someone that vintage.

Amazing what shows up for me sometimes with some of these posts, Jon...Thanks got a grin from the memory banks.

PJ

[Ralphxyz]

The guy lifting the slab definitely knew what he was doing!

Ralph

[Jon]

New master of the pipe-kicking arts. If ever a GIF needed music! It looks he's doing a square dancing version of the moonwalk.

[hemmjo]

I would say he has done that before....a time or 2.....

[ACinSV]

The evil immature part of me briefly thought - "I wanna see the blooper reels", y'know, of him learning this.... Then I thought: hey, me -- that wasn't nice. Respect the man's skill. And I felt better about myself again. (But you know you thought the same thing, dintcha.)

I gotta admit - that's a pretty dang efficient way to do the job! Hats off.