The Hot Rod Hand Truck is the only helper you need for water heater installs. When it comes to installing water heaters, most companies send an installer and a helper to remove the old water heater and install the new one. One reason for using a helper on installs is because excessive weight and/or placement of water heaters can sometimes be too difficult or too heavy for one person or installer to manage. To help avoid injury and the need for additional installers or helpers, we recommend you try our Hot Rod Hand Truck & Strap Kit.
With our custom dolly the Hot Rod Hand Truck, lifting, moving, removing and installing water heaters has never been easier or safer. With less weight to manage and navigate, one installer can easily do the job of 2, saving your company time and money in the long run.
Recently, we discussed the HRHT & Strap Kit along with its benefits, with the knowledgeable plumbing experts over at PlumberMag.com. They talk about and showcase all types of useful plumbing products, industry tools and more.
After seeing our hand truck in action and interviewing Max Reed of Max Reed Plumbing, one of our past customers, they have decided to include the Hot Rod Hand Truck in their upcoming October 2020 Issue of Plumber Magazine as a Product Showcase to help us spread the world about our amazing custom water heater dolly.
Below is brief excerpt from their upcoming article. We hope you will take a few minutes to visit their website and read the whole thing. If after reading you would like more info or if you’re ready to purchase, visit our HRHT Product page to place your order using our secure payment system.
Doing the Heavy Lifting
This ergonomically designed specialty hand truck makes water heaters a one-man job.
Written by Ken Wysocky
Plumber Max Reed,s newest helper is never later, doesn’t take a lunch break and always does the heavy lifting when he needs a hand. And the only raise this helper ever wants to is to lift a water heater.
That’s just how the labor-saving Hot Rod Hand Truck rolls, making water heater installs a one-man job and significantly reducing the risk of injury. Designed for plumbers by a plumber, Dave Smith, the modified hand truck (from Wolf Valley Tools) features a curved handle and a strap kit that, when used correctly, makes it a snap to move heavy water heaters either up and down stairs, and onto or off service vehicles, stands, platforms, raised closets and so forth.
“I’ve used a lot of things to lift water heaters, even a motorcycle lift,” says Reed, the owner of Max Reed Plumbing in Ojai, a Southern California town about 70 miles north of Los Angeles. ” But nothing works as good as the Hot Rod Hand Truck.”
Reed, who established his business in 1979 and focuses on remodeling projects, drain cleaning, trenchless pipe rehab and service-and-repair work, knows better than most about the hazards of lifting and moving water heaters. About 10 years ago, he threw out his back while installing one.
“A buddy of mine is a chiropractor and I literally crawled into his office, where he worked on my back for 8 hours a day for 3 weeks,” he explains. “He used electro-acupuncture, which saved me from a back operation.”
“Plus a friend of mine had a water heater fall on him and it broke his pelvis,” Reed adds. ” Now he can’t lift more than 15 or 20 pounds, is on pain meds and is retired at age 58. So I’m familiar with how a water heater can mess you up.”
In addition, the device dramatically reduces the chances or dropping and/or damaging a water heater, he adds.
To continue reading the full version, please visit PlumberMag.com.
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