Attachment 1732967 I thought I was done with these stupid stands
I did the deal on the 8" pipe today, and I got to looking at those things
According to the load sheet.............3 joints (40' apiece) weigh just under
3700#
I weigh in at just a bit over 150#, and the bulk of my testosterone flew South for the Winter
(Golden years my azz
). This means I'm in no shape to be wrestling 1200# bits of pipe to cut them, let alone mark them for the cut. Used to be a pretty sinewy guy, but I'd estimate I've lost at least 25% of my muscle mass with age. I can cut them to shorter lengths, for the blanks, while they're on the ground, but I don't care to fight them when they're in 13' pieces.
Anyways.................On the way out of town, I stopped at Harbor Freight,, and picked up 4 casters so's I can make a pair of roller heads for the pipe stands.
They're rated to 330# each, so I'm thinking that ought to be enough. That gives me a 660# capacity per stand.
Fingered out the design while at Carl's Junior, so it's more stuff to deal with I guess.
I figure they might also come in handy for welding roundy thingy splices one day. The possibilities are absolutely endless!!!!!!!!!!!!