[RE-wrenches] Moving batteries

[William Miller]

Road trip?

> On Mar 20, 2014, at 9:42 AM, "Kevin Pegg" <kpegg at energyalternatives.ca> wrote:
> 
> We bought a 10 tonne crane truck, got all certified, insured and placards for carrying Class 8 corrosives and done deal! 
> 
> Lots and lots of the Dekka batteries installed that way. Works well. 
> 
> If you don't have the appropriate hardware for this, then consider hiring a local crane & operator to move. We have done that from time to time when it just wasn't logical to drive our big truck to some remote spot when a local person has the gear. And not once has a crane company had issue with the Class 8 corrosives. Though have had issues with crane lift capacity vs reach. 
> 
> We also purchased a hydraulic auto body repair kit that consists of a hand pump, hydraulic cylinder and numerous attachments. It's great for fine manuvering of batteries into final position. 
> 
> Also goes without saying, or maybe not, that one should have a substantial corrosives spill kit on hand when handling batteries like this. 
> 
> Kevin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Miller
> Sent: March 19, 2014 4:20 PM
> To: RE-wrenches
> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Moving batteries
> 
> 
> Friends:
> 
> I'm installing 12 deka FLA batteries. They're 1860 pounds each and none of the local movers want to touch them since they're considered hazmat.
> 
> Have any of you ever addressed this problem?
> 
> As always, thanks in advance.
> 
> William Miller
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