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Golf balls

DZoro
DZoro Member Posts: 1,048
in THE MAIN WALL
So todays job was removal of a old lowboy furnace. I free up the ductwork, kick out the 4 bricks, and furnace doesn't fall to the ground. Check ductwork, all free, hmm didn't check under the furnace..... Put my left hand on the furnace to see what's under it, and the furnace moves. It moves very, very well, it turns easily. I found 6 golf balls under the furnace keeping it from falling to the ground.
I have never thought about using golf balls, habit for many, many years was black pipe. Hmm not anymore, I'm going to be keeping golf balls in my truck from now on :). I couldn't believe how easily it rolls you can spin it, turn it, push it, so easily it was actually fun :p
The home owner threw the golf balls in my bag, says looks like you will need them before me>>
Thought I'd share a tip to those who may or may not have tried it before.
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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,837
    Great tip! I'll have to go get some golf balls!
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    Mad Dog_2
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,467
    What's the old saying? "Nothing rolls like a ball"
    Mad Dog_2
  • CLamb
    CLamb Member Posts: 325
    Will they hold up a boiler as well?
    Mad Dog_2
  • DZoro
    DZoro Member Posts: 1,048
    @CLamb I don't see why not. They are quite robust, worth a try. The more you put under the more weight they can handle. What I was impressed with compared to pipes, you could spin and turn so easily. With pipes you can only go the direction they are facing.
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    hot1JOutterbridge
  • Gordy
    Gordy Member Posts: 9,546
    Thats a good apprentice trip to the truck. Go get the golf balls out of my truck............

    It was probably one of those moments when the only resource they had was golf balls, and it worked out well.
    JOutterbridge
  • SeanBeans
    SeanBeans Member Posts: 520
    I used a couple of 410a cans to get a magic pack out of a tight room a few weeks ago xP
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,919
    I'm sure some kids shoved them under there in one manner or another.
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,467
    Golf balls will work if the floor is level
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,378
    EBEBRATT-Ed said:

    Golf balls will work if the floor is level

    Bowling balls will work if the floor has some rough spots.

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

    mattmia2MikeAmannttekushan_3mvickers
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,378
    This will work on all other terrane

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

    JOutterbridge
  • UPdrafter
    UPdrafter Member Posts: 1
    Great suggestion!
  • mvickers
    mvickers Member Posts: 30
    This guy's got a few secrets for moving HUGE, 1ton slabs

  • CLamb
    CLamb Member Posts: 325
    mvickers said:

    This guy's got a few secrets for moving HUGE, 1ton slabs
    So perhaps the game of golf was just a byproduct of moving blocks? Considering the game that makes a lot of sense to me.

  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,467
    This reminds me of something though. Moving something heavy on anything that rolls can be a problem unless you use pipe rollers things can literally go sideways.

    A guy that I worked with told me about "soapers".

    A piece of plywood or wood on the floor, a piece of wood attached to the thing your moving and Ivory soap between the two pieces of wood. He said it would allow the load to be moved but provided enough friction so it would not take off on you.
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,518
    Make sure they are Titilist...Mad Dog 🐕 
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  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,372
    edited March 5
    We use soap out here :)
    Hopefully it washer out before I drive over it.

    The on and off ramps are built with foam blocks.
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream

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