Originally Posted by
109jb
I'm not arguing with you. If you prefer to disassemble then so be it. As I said,
I was simply posting another option for readers of this thread.
If you want to discuss the element of danger, I would argue that being at the top of the stairs operating a come-a-long is a lot less dangerous that carrying pieces of a machine that could weigh 100's of pounds each by hand. One point is that I never said anything about ropes. a come-a-long is generally a cable or chain device, but even if using a rope, and the rope breaks, it falls down the stairs with nobody under it.