Ok, my buddy has an escalera, but it won’t currently work in my basement due to these stairs.
Any suggestions on how I might be able to make it work?
I was thinking about creating some temporary step changers to make the flat parts larger, and possibly making some of the steps taller. Anyone know if this might work, and/or what the tallest step is that an Escalera can handle?

Thanks,
Jeff

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With a lot of hard work. We use a regular dolly to strap the pin in and give us some handles. As we get to the corner, the pin needs to go more vertical than usual on the dolly.
Going down is MUCH easier than going up, of course.
Wider bodies are a bit more painful (and generally need to go even more vertical - have moved Road Show and Demo Man successfully)

Doing one machine is doable, then I/we call it a day (I’m 52 years old). For the MGC last November, I re-hired the guys that moved me into the house to move them up, then back down, because I was moving 7 machines at that time. They didn’t use a dolly on the stairs, but they’re younger, stronger and in better shape than me (and my buddies).

I’ve seen the Escalera in action at my old house (with straight stairs) and am basically looking for a way to make it work at this house, because I was thoroughly impressed.

Jeff

Correction on my current process with a standard dolly…it’s been a while since I’ve personally moved a machine up the stairs:

From the floor, we dolly it up to step #2. These are straight rolls for the wheels.
Rolling up the next few steps forces a turn on the machine because the steps are turning. As I recall, these turns don’t really correspond with the available space for a big machine on the dolly (or maybe they just don’t keep us in the center of the steps - don’t really recall).
So from step #2 to about step #6 (so for the next 4 steps or so) we have to carry the machine, more vertically than normal, and gradually turn it 90 degrees.
Once we get to about step #6 or so, the steps are straight again, so we set it down, rest a moment, and go back to standard dolly rolling.

This is why I was thinking about doing a temporary “restructuring” of the steps that might allow more dolly usage, and thought if that works, can I do it so my buddy’s Escalera could be used?

Just not sure how realistic this idea is…

Jeff

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Thanks for the input.
I’ll do some math on the 10” lift for the Escalera and see if I can come up with anything. It might take a while.
I used to have a Lectro Truck (bought it at MGC) but after I moved, I couldn’t figure a way to make it work on my curved stairs, so I sold it. If I can come up with something for the Escalera, it might’ve also worked for the Lectro Truck.

Jeff