![]() The kit comprises two harnesses and one lifting strap that is 12 feet long and 5 inches wide. The Shoulder Harness is a 2-person lifting system designed to ease the burden of moving heavy and bulky objects. It's a proven way to move big, bulky items, safely, easily, and more efficiently than a traditional moving dolly. This system encourages safe lifting techniques, reduces the risk of injury, and significantly decreases strain on your lower back, hands, biceps, and forearms. It's a 2-person system where both people slip the harness over their heads, place the lifting strap under the object, squat to adjust the webbing for differences in their heights and the weight of the object, then stand up. The Shoulder Harness works by using natural leverage and the muscle groups in your legs and shoulders. A similar device, the forearm lifting strap, places the weight on the forearm instead of the shoulder and hips. These tools are often used in pairs by two people carrying an object between them and are sometimes used by moving companies. ![]() It allows moving personnel to distribute the load evenly on the shoulders and hips, reducing the risk of back injury. Understanding the Shoulder HarnessĪ shoulder harness, also known as moving straps or lifting straps, is a harness used in transport and logistics. We'll also compare it with other lifting tools and share real-life applications and testimonials. ![]() We'll explore how it works, its components, a step-by-step guide on its usage, safety precautions, and its benefits. This article delves into the world of the Shoulder Harness, a harness system designed to distribute weight evenly, reducing the risk of back injury. However, the advent of tools like the Shoulder Harness has revolutionized the process, making it safer and more efficient. I only wish it was available forty years ago, I could have saved my back and knees a lot of wear and tear.Moving heavy objects can be a daunting task, often leading to strain and potential injury. If you are a full time billiard mechanic and installer and want the safest and easiest way to move slate, it's the best tool I've ever used. The OTL-vise is a tool for professionals, a guy working part time doing a few recoveries on the weekends and an occasional move of an eight ft home table probably can't justify the expenditure. That dolly, just for moving Diamond tables is $800.00 Our utility dolly with locking straps and fold down back wheels is $400.00 plus modifications another $250.00 These are the tools of our trade. We service and install Diamond tables, without the Diamond dolly you would be totally screwed. We use it to move frames, tools, sheet goods such as plywood as well as slate. It's also very light weight and with the various attachments you can move a lot more that just slate. Third, This dolly is small and takes up very little room on the shelf in our trucks and vans. I've moved many slates with cargo straps, one miss step and the person on the bottom is in harms way as well as possibly pulling the upper person down as well. I've been moving and installing tables for over forty years, full time, and this device is the best and safest way I've ever tried. Secondly, is how easy it is to use, at almost 60 years of age I can move a 9 ft slate up and down a flight of stairs, by myself if need be. ![]() The issues for our company are safety first, the OTL-vise is the safest way we've found of moving slate up and down stairs, across long driveways and back yards and even on level floors. We do move a lot of slate, including 700 lbs carom slates, one piece 8 ft slates, and many 9 ft three piece slates. Maybe I'm wrong but I'd think that a professional would have to move a lot of pool table slate to offset the price of the OTLVISE. A lot of the stores that deal in pool tables and billiards supplies are on a downward trend. The professional that I found to setup my table did it as extra income, he said he didn't know anyone else that did moving and setup full-time. And quite frankly how many professionals in the pool table industry is there, it too me some time to find a professional to set up my table, pool and billiard shops are getting harder to find. Man up has nothing to do with it, working smarter and safer is a lot more important and at 45.00 for the shoulder moving straps it's well worth it not to injury your back or even strain it, as a back injury is usually long-term. I rather to use the shoulder harness moving straps, most of the weight is on your shoulders and not on your back. I'm not putting it down or saying it's bad in any way, just that I feel it's over the top for moving pool table slate.
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