385 lbs, with a dolly, not too bad.
replyNot bad for who? A 385 lb deadlift is a lot even for very physically fit people. It is just asking for injuries or dropping barrels.
reply>17 flights of stairs
replyAssuming it’s all hands on deck, you rotate out the whole way. Shit sucks but it’s not superhuman unless you live your life in cans of Soylent.
replyMan only on HN would someone would have the stones to argue “350lb+ drums up stairs [just] sucks”! My dude it may as well be superhuman, do we really need to split hairs here? I think some hyperbole is in order.
replyI smiled when I saw this grayed out. I wonder what % of HN owns a proper hand truck.
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replyThe one we have wouldn't work on stairs.
replyProbably an order of magnitude larger than the number who've moved enough 2-400lb objects on it and have a built up intuition for what techniques work and don't for various situations.
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