Advice on lifting the oven
The oven will be delivered on a pallet and left Kerb side by the courier. The customer will be responsible to move the oven to the final destination. We strongly suggest you hire lifting equipment and do not attempt to lift the oven with man power alone
Guide to oven weights
70cm oven 300kg
80cm oven 350kg
90cm oven 450kg
100cm oven 500kg
110cm oven 750kg
120cm oven 1000kg
Guide to moving the oven into Position
We suggest hiring a pallet truck to move the oven on the pallet into the final Position. Please note a pallet truck will only move the pallet on a hard standing surface such as concrete, slabs, tarmac etc. any soft surfaces such as gravel or grass etc would require you to use sheets/boards of wood for you to use as a path to run the pallet truck over,
Pallet truck
A pallet truck can be can be hired for around £35 per day here are some links to nation wide hire companies where one can be hired
https://www.speedyservices.com/pallet-trucks-hire
https://www.hss.com/hire/p/2000kg-pallet-truck-520mm
http://www.jewson.co.uk/search-results/?keywords=pallet
https://www.hirestation.co.uk/tool-hire/Material%20Handling/Trucks%20and%20Trolleys/
Guide to moving the oven into Position
We strongly suggest for health and safety reasons you do not attempt to lift the wood fired oven by man power alone. We are not saying it is not possible we are saying we feel it would be extremely dangerous to do so. Below are some examples of what we recommend you hire to lift the oven
Engine hoist / floor crane
A engine hoist can be can be hired for around £28 per day here are some links to nation wide hire companies where one can be hired
https://www.hirestation.co.uk/tool-hire/Material%20Handling/Material%20Lifting/365874/
https://www.hss.com/hire/p/500kg-engine-crane-folding
http://www.hirecentres.com/lifting-pulling/233-engine-hoist.html
Counter balance crane
A counter balance crane can be can be hired for around £60 per day here are some links to nation wide hire companies where one can be hired
https://www.speedyservices.com/70_6400-h-floor-crane-counter-balance-500kg-swl
http://www.brandontoolhire.co.uk/en/crane-and-site-lifting-gear/697-counterbalanced-floor-cranes.html
http://www.mammoth-hire.co.uk/product/hire-counterbalance-crane-0_5t-365870/