Does anyone have info or experience with the Helvey Hive carrier? BE>I saw the Backsaver at ABF in January, and purchased one. So far I BE>haven't used it. The guy who markets it admits in the literature that BE>it is at first awkward to use and get used to. However, the literature BE>goes on to say that you must force yourself to get used to it and after BE>you do you will wonder how you ever got along without it. BE>It is a well made, simple tool and as the supers get heavier I keep BE>asking myself why I'm not using it. The higher your stacks get (the BE>more supers you have stacked) the less usable is the tool, but it will BE>be great for hefting the top brood chamber off the bottom. That was BE>the main reason I bought one - I can handle the honey supers (I use BE>medium supers for honey) but the brood chambers at this time of the year BE>are more than I want to subject my back to. I built raised stands for BE>my hives so I wouldn't have to bend over as much, but I've discovered that BE>the extra height of the stands is not so good when it comes to the BE>mechanics of the Backsaver and even more so with the Helvey hive BE>carrier which I also purchased (see last October(?) ABJ). I too am BE>concerned about my back. BE>If you do buy a Backsaver, a tip is to use it so that you push the BE>super away from the two feet of the tool. When invited to "Try it BE>out" I lifted the super and tried to set it down by going through BE>the feet to put the super on the other side. The marketer (I forget BE>his name) showed me the "proper" way which worked much better. BE>Whichever side of the hive you place the tool, use it to place the BE>supers on the other side. That is, if you put the Backsaver to the BE>left of the hive, use it to lift and set your supers to the right of BE>the hive. BE>One funny thing at the trade show was that few people paid attention to BE>the Backsaver display. Perhaps it was a macho thing - "REAL men don't BE>have to worry about their backs!". However, the mechanics of the tool BE>are sound and as the literature says, learn to use the tool and you'll BE>wonder how you ever lived without it. BE>"Give me a lever big enough and a place to stand and I can BE>move the earth!" - Archimedies. BE>Aaron Morris - I think, therefore I bee!