Does anyone know of any tips/tricks for lifting a concrete manhole cover which seems reluctant to be lifted ?
Are there any special tools which would ease such an operation? If so, where would I get it?
Concrete Manhole Covers
Mar 27, 2005
8 Replies
Is it locked, or just heavy?
If locked - obtain key. Google uk.rec.subterranea
Manhole cover lifters
A google for manhole cover lifters .co.uk gives quite a few results including
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(big one with wheels, for hire)
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(another big one with wheels)
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lifter, 4 key heads)
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lever)
Owain
Not locked, jjust heavy - and has not been lifted for years SNIP
IME, they're very, *very*, *VERY* heavy. I could barely lift the ones in our garden, and I'm not called "Huge" for no good reason.
At the first opportunity, I changed them for steel ones, which I now (some 10 years later) have to change for *galvanised* steel ones.
Many thanks for your suggestions. I have now solved the problem. Too complicated to explain exactly but it involved
1 a large breaker bar 2 two bricks 3 a length of bicycle chain 4 a steel woodscrew 5 a hydraulic car lift 6 a mixture of curses and prayersHowever success eventually - thanks again
Thanks for the suggestion - especially the warning about the need for galvanised.
A lever. And some sort of wedge to shove under the edge when you do get it lifted.
That sounds an intriguing and unusual combination.
Wot no sticky-back plastic!
Owain
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