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PSA: I just learned how much a real anvil actually weighs and my back is still mad at me
I was at the old hardware store over in Millerton last weekend, just browsing the used tool section. I saw this beautiful, old Peter Wright anvil sitting there with a price tag that seemed too good to be true. The owner, a guy named Frank, said it was about 150 pounds. I thought, 'Sure, I can move that.' I tried to lift it into my truck bed by myself. Let me tell you, 150 pounds of solid, compact steel is a whole different beast than 150 pounds of anything else. I got it about six inches off the ground before my legs just quit. Frank had to come out with a dolly and help me, laughing the whole time. He said most new folks make that exact same mistake. I always pictured anvils as heavy, but feeling that density in my hands was a real shock. Anyone else have a story about seriously underestimating the weight of a tool or piece of equipment?
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jessica_hernandez177mo ago
Oof, that's a lesson you only learn once.
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betty_butler736mo ago
Yeah, I learned that the hard way moving my old cast iron tub... tried to muscle it myself and felt something pop in my back. Now I always use a dolly with straps, or if it's really bad, those moving blankets underneath to slide it. Just takes one wrong move and you're done for weeks.
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skylerb157mo ago
Holy cow, you tried to lift a 150 pound anvil by hand? That's pure madness! I can't even get my 80 pound bag of concrete mix off the ground without help. The fact it's all one solid chunk of metal makes it so much worse.
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