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The forearm forklift puts the weight on your arms, and not your hands/fingers, making things so much easier to lift and carry. It's still a hundred times easier than carrying it by hand. I was a bit skeptical too, but had an Amazon gift card to use, so I decided to try them. I like them so much that I just bought a pair for my brother, and will get some for my Dad as well.We have used them on stairs without too much of an issue - it is just a matter of balance, like anything else. I would definitely recommend. They are awesome. My husband and I often have to move heavy things, and I always struggle -- not because I lack the general strength, but because I'm always relying on my fingertips to support a piece of furniture.
I truly recommend them. Even with the height difference between my husband and me. We used them the first time with a peice of furniture that you could not get a grip on to lift. They worked great.
Getting the optional 3.5ft Extension Strap is crucial for picking up large piece of furniture, like long dresser, or tall entertainment center. My arms probably has a 20 degree angle(perpendicular to the ground, not 45) It's definitely worth the purchase. (Actually this is what makes it worthwhile, because smaller items usually aren't much of an issue for 2 movers, but larger items that are loaded up can be, take it fro me, I've been 6years in business and counting)You'll amaze yourselves with what you can carry. I've used this straps many times, at first it was awkward, and not very intuitive. But eventually I got used to lifting with the inner elbow, and hands clasped around the corner of the furniture.
They work wonderfully and actually made moving a pleasure this time. Just slip the forearm forklifts under each side, use your arms to lift and your hands to just keep it upright. Very nice product, very happy. And I have seen others mention moving using these on stairs, it is true that it is not as easy as moving on flat ground, but in my move we did have to go on some stairs and it was still much easier using these on stairs then not having them at all.
I figured I would try these forearm forklifts out and man am I impressed. As you can guess I am highly recommending you purchase these if you need to move anything that is either large or heavy, or both. Recently I moved from one house into another one about 40 miles away. The last time I moved we did it all the hard way, picking things up one at a time, trying to get a firm grip on items like the mattress and couch and haul them out the door, down the steps and into a truck. It made it so easy I'm kicking myself for not buying these last time I moved.We also moved a large BBQ grill which was a major pain to move last time. It STILL was a bit of a pain, but nowhere near the hassle it was the last time we moved.
I'm keeping these safe and will definitely be using them on my next move. The reason, these all you to get get a secure hold of what you are moving, even on stairs they still work great. They work great.There are many more examples of how wonderful these things are and I won't bore you with the details. The straps have 3 different holes on each end to allow you to adjust where you get the best grip. Mainly because the grill has many sharp corners and isn't designed to be carried. Just know that these straps are about 3" wide and not narrow like other ones people are reviewing. It was very painful work.
Just remember the guy on the downside of the stairs will get the most weight, and you will need to adjust your hold, in my case I was using the last hold on the straps, then when we got to the stairs I had to move from the last hole to the first hole. This time, we slid the forearm forklifts under the wheels, and lifted with our arms. The first item we moved was the mattress, no more having to fight to maintain a grip. Last time we about broke the grill and there was a lot of choice words being used.
However, using them to move up and down steps is near impossible. These straps help to lift heavy items that are on one flat ground very easily.
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