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"Alan Holmes" writes:
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| | And what does a 3' x 2.5' slab weigh, do you suppose?
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| Of the order of 2 cwt. Even for navvies, getting one of those to the
| bottom of a 3' hole is a two-man job.
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| I thinkl that is a bit of an overestimate, I can, just, lift a 3' X 2', but
| not for long!

You would use the same technique as a coffin, but could walk it sideways
in the sling, so wouldn't need a third person. Or, at least, two navvies
wouldn't - you would need rather more random urglers :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.