Due to back injury, I cannot lift items more than 50 lbs. So I'm looking for 
a general purpose device to move heavy items around. E.g.

load a lawn mower into the trunk of a station wagon
move a 27 inch CRT TV from a TV stand into the garage then into the car

I found this:

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200315535_200315535

However this device itself is too heavy (145 lbs ship weight). I may not be 
able to move it up a stair, or load it into the car if I need it elsewhere.

Is there something similar but is lighter? A load capacity of 200 lbs would 
be plenty enough. A lift table wouldn't work very well because their lowest 
height is usually 10 inches off the ground.

james wrote:
> Due to back injury, I cannot lift items more than 50 lbs. So I'm looking 
> for a general purpose device to move heavy items around. E.g.
> 
> load a lawn mower into the trunk of a station wagon
> move a 27 inch CRT TV from a TV stand into the garage then into the car
> 
> I found this:
> 
> http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200315535_200315535 
> 
> 
> However this device itself is too heavy (145 lbs ship weight). I may not 
> be able to move it up a stair, or load it into the car if I need it 
> elsewhere.
> 
> Is there something similar but is lighter? A load capacity of 200 lbs 
> would be plenty enough. A lift table wouldn't work very well because 
> their lowest height is usually 10 inches off the ground.
> 
How often do you need to move heavy stuff?
If infrequently then consider hiring someone rather than risk injuring 
yourself more.

Lou