[tummyman]

Originally Posted by DickR

Around 5-6 years ago I had a 6x40 aluminum frame crank-up built and installed. I bought that without deck sections. Those I built myself out of cedar, for its natural rot resistance. I considered a few synthetic materials, but the weight I calculated for each of the eight sections would have been a bear to handle by myself. So cedar it was (grade STK - Select Tight Knot). After assembly, I weighed a section, at 57 lb. For moving them, I stand a section on the shorter edge, back up to it, drop down a bit low, grab the long sides, stand, and just walk away with the thing. It takes me two hours by myself or just one with my son to strip and store the deck sections, hang the cable sections, crank it up, and tie off the side guy ropes. I'm a couple weeks short of 79, and too cheap to pay for what I can do myself easily enough.

Go to Home Depot, Lowes, etc. and buy a Panel Carry....$10. Makes the carrying go so much easier. Just slip it under the middle of the panel and lift up. Use one hand to carry and the other to steer/stabilize. Very simple. Contractors use these all the time to carry sheetrock.