How to use a large crowbar as a lever?
How to use a large crowbar as a lever |
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Which design is best? |
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The best large crowbar for most levering applications is the warehouse bar – the ‘L-end’ of this bar provides an inbuilt fulcrum for increased leverage. As the bar is designed for heavy duty lifting and loading, a large amount of force can be applied to the bar by the user with less risk of deformation (bending and breaking). | |||
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For objects which are packed very tightly together, or whose weight makes it difficult to insert the bar’s end beneath them, a pinch point bar’s tapered edge or the narrow chisel end of a chisel and point crowbar may be appropriate – either alone, or as an aid for use alongside a warehouse bar. | |||
What else will you need? |
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If you are using a warehouse bar with an L-end, you won’t need anything else beside the bar itself. | |||
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If the bar you are using is straight, such as a pinch point or chisel and point bar, you will need to add a fulcrum – for this, a block of wood is a cheap and effective option. | |||
Wonkee’s hoof-by-hoof guide: How to use a crowbar as a lever |
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1. If the bar you are using is straight (pinch point, chisel and point), insert a fulcrum between the ground and the shaft of the bar, close to the object to be moved. |
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2. Insert the end of your crowbar beneath the edge of the object to be moved – keeping the shaft in contact with the fulcrum. |
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3. Apply force to the opposite end of the bar. |
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4. Continue to apply force until the object begins to move. |
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5. Apply steady and controlled force until the object is lifted as desired. |
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6. Steady and secure the object. |
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7. Either insert the vehicle you will be using to transport the object underneath the lifted edge…
….or…. |
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…Repeat the process until the object has been moved as required. |
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