Apparently, an inexperienced manhole hook operator was recently at this 7-Eleven! Fortunately, this has never happened to me!
Only in Florida, sigh....
That's great news for me. "Only in Florida, sigh...."
Seen that a few times around here. I guess I'm in Florida.......
spray the ring with PB Blaster, real good. Wait about 5 minutes, spray again, and bang it hard with a 4lb hammer. lots of times it will bounce out enough to get a hand on it.
Monte, post: 401062, member: 11913 wrote: spray the ring with PB Blaster, real good. Wait about 5 minutes, spray again, and bang it hard with a 4lb hammer. lots of times it will bounce out enough to get a hand on it.
That work's, but make damn sure that you take any ring's off! 😎 (especially when lifting a catch basin grate)
Two of those long pry bars will do the trick (the ones that look like screw drivers with an angled tip). You jamb one between the lid and rim and pry. The second one is used as a wedge to keep the lid from slipping back down while you re-position the first for another go. Three to four cycles typically allows you to slip one between the lid and rim, giving just enough room to slip in the hooked end of a crow bar. Now you can flip the lid and move on with your day.
I use lath to jamb in the opening I create. Pry bars would be nicer
Or you could just get a really magnet.
That poster: RADAR, sure is a swell guy
douglascasementl, post: 401093, member: 11341 wrote: Or you could just get a really magnet.
Assuming you meant "a really BIG magnet," there's already such a thing on the market for lifting manhole covers. It's kind of pricey, but it offers leverage that allows 1 man to lift some good-sized (i.e. above average size) lids.
Yes, REALLY BIG.
That poster: RADAR, sure is a swell guy
Stephen Ward, post: 401065, member: 1206 wrote: Two of those long pry bars will do the trick (the ones that look like screw drivers with an angled tip). You jamb one between the lid and rim and pry. The second one is used as a wedge to keep the lid from slipping back down while you re-position the first for another go. Three to four cycles typically allows you to slip one between the lid and rim, giving just enough room to slip in the hooked end of a crow bar. Now you can flip the lid and move on with your day.
This is how I open all my MHs. I don't even have a hook.
Monte, post: 401062, member: 11913 wrote: spray the ring with PB Blaster, real good. Wait about 5 minutes, spray again, and bang it hard with a 4lb hammer. lots of times it will bounce out enough to get a hand on it.
what's PB Blaster? seems like it does help. Often have to use car jacks or try to get someone with a forklift to help lift manholes here
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PB Blaster is a pnentrating oil, sorta like WD40, but works better. It may not be available in other parts of the word.