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Guess the Weight

Eric Peterson_3
Eric Peterson_3 Member Posts: 55
in THE MAIN WALL
I'm having a small contest.

One entry per person.

Guess the weight of this boiler.



To celebrate my pending return to full employment, I will donate $50 to

the charity of your choice if your guess is the closest to the actual

weight of my old boiler.

I'm disassembling it so I can leave it in sections for the metal scavengers.



Good Luck,

Eric Peterson

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  • Charlie from wmass
    Charlie from wmass Member Posts: 4,357
    I am game

    Habitat for Humanity #385
    Cost is what you spend , value is what you get.

    cell # 413-841-6726
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  • Paul Fredricks_3
    Paul Fredricks_3 Member Posts: 1,557
    I'm in

    586#



    The "Paul Fredricks really wants to go ISH" fund



    jk



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  • Matthew Grallert
    Matthew Grallert Member Posts: 109
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    I'll give it a shot...  685lbs

    peace
  • Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien Member Posts: 3,556
    At 16 cents /lb

    I'd take it to the scrap yard if I were you!  660lbs is my guess
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  • Alan R. Mercurio_3
    Alan R. Mercurio_3 Member Posts: 1,624
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    1500#

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  • David Sutton_6
    David Sutton_6 Member Posts: 1,079
    edited April 2011
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    i gonna wieght in at 525#
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    lol

    526#
  • heatboy
    heatboy Member Posts: 1,468
    720 lbs. or......

    ....11,520 oz.  Whichever is closer.........

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  • David Sutton_6
    David Sutton_6 Member Posts: 1,079
    cruel dude !

    .

    now thats just mean ....



    you must be the guy who says " what didthe other guy quote you...i do it fir 5% less "





    David

    aka DrPepper
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
    hmm

    775lbs...
  • bob_46
    bob_46 Member Posts: 813
    Well

    1027 LBS.

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  • billtwocase
    billtwocase Member Posts: 2,385
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    I'd say 950 lbs
  • billtwocase
    billtwocase Member Posts: 2,385
    weight before or after?

    this could be a trick question, so I'd also say 160 lbs per section
  • Eric Peterson_3
    Eric Peterson_3 Member Posts: 55
    Halfway done

    I've removed half the sections.

    The two end pieces are the same, as as the five middle ones.

    So I now know the weight.

    Some of the guesses are pretty close.

    Winner will be announced at 8PM CDT.



    Eric Peterson
  • JD_5
    JD_5 Member Posts: 5
    Boiler #

    593# C.DeWitt
  • Tim_25
    Tim_25 Member Posts: 16
    Boiler #

    1162 lbs
  • Ron Jr._3
    Ron Jr._3 Member Posts: 605
    edited April 2011
    I'd say 800 lbs.

    but I don't want to step on your toes lchmb !



    I'll say 850 .



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  • MikeyB
    MikeyB Member Posts: 696
    edited April 2011
    Boiler weight

    I say 982 pounds, for New York Cares
  • Eric Peterson_3
    Eric Peterson_3 Member Posts: 55
    And the winner is....

    lchmb @ 775 lbs.



    End panels: 2 x 134 = 268

    Inside panels: 5 x 104.5 = 522.5

    Total =  790.5 lbs.



    I wonder how they got it down the stairs back in 1955, it's almost twice the weight of its replacement.



    Ron Jr. would have won with his mention of 800 lbs, but he went higher to avoid camping on lchmb's guess.



    Thanks everybody,

    Eric
  • meplumber
    meplumber Member Posts: 678
    edited April 2011
    Another Ode to the Dead Dudes.

    My grandfather and father (Dad is still alive but retired) were among them.  Tree stump of men.  I am in awe of the work of their era almost weekly.

    Thanks Eric.
  • Steve Whitbeck
    Steve Whitbeck Member Posts: 669
    weight

    I hauled out one last week that weighed in at 1500#

    One piece at a time.

    The new one weighed 900#

    Both Steam.
  • Robert_25
    Robert_25 Member Posts: 546
    825 lbs

    825 pounds is my guess.
  • Eric Peterson_3
    Eric Peterson_3 Member Posts: 55
    In conclusion

    Tools used for the disassembly: safety glasses, steel-toed boots, 5# sledge, 1-1/4" length of pipe.

    All that left is a pile of rust and metal scraps. That thing was made to last!



    I made a donation of $50 to the local (Wheaton, IL) Habitat for Humanity last night.



    Eric
  • Charlie from wmass
    Charlie from wmass Member Posts: 4,357
    Thats probably why I can move these things around

    I never know how much it weighs until it is out or in the basement.
    Cost is what you spend , value is what you get.

    cell # 413-841-6726
    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/charles-garrity-plumbing-and-heating
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    i wudda won

    if i'd played the winner instead of david sutton! them "price is right " rules must rule LOL

    congrats 4 the acheivement.....vvv
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    edited April 2011
    i wudda won

    oops
  • billtwocase
    billtwocase Member Posts: 2,385
    You got it Charlie

    They always seem heavier than they are, and more the so as we get older. Closer guess would have been achieved by knowing what boiler it was, I think.
  • Ron Jr._3
    Ron Jr._3 Member Posts: 605
    How did you weigh it ?

    Did you use a scale or weigh them individually at the scrap yard ?



    Used to watch Price is Right when I was a kid and hated when someone would bid one buck higher than another  :) 



    Good luck with the project Eric . Share some progress pics as it comes along . 
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