Here are the four pictures of our contraption for inserting escape boards and moving heavy supers onto the truck. Roberta and I are both in our eighties and are not very strong... This device has enabled us to take care of 45 hives with an annual production of about 8000 lbs. It consists of a 10' 2x4 supported at one end on the ladder rack of the truck and at the other end by a 6' vertical bipod. A 500 lb lever hoist rolls on a wheel along the 2x4. A lifting device is clamped to the boxes and lifted by the hoist and rolled onto the truck. Best Regards Donald Aitken, Edmonton Alberta 53° 41' 51" N 113° 37' 32" W *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html