Longfit slab lifters

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ucancallmeliz
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Post: # 117070Post ucancallmeliz

Hi have any of you used a Langfit slab lifter to lift 600x600 size slabs ?
I am wondering if one of these would be a good investment. I am looking to lay around 80 slabs and as we are getting on a bit in years, find these size slabs a bit heavy to handle.
It would seen that there is no outlet in uk so looking to purchase from Germany.
Thank you for your time
Kind regards Liz
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dig dug dan
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Post: # 117071Post dig dug dan

Nope. Got an alvac slab lifter on tne digger, but the one you are talking about is hand lift. They are on amazon btw
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ucancallmeliz
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Post: # 117072Post ucancallmeliz

Thank you for taking the time to reply
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Post: # 117085Post Tony McC

That's not a brand with which I'm familiar, but I do know that good tools are not cheap. There's a sound reaon why the likes of Orit, Probst, Optimas, etc are a tad on the pricey side, and it all comes down to the build quality.

Still for well under 100 quid, you have to wonder whether it's worth having a bit of a gamble with an unknown quanity?
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ucancallmeliz
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Post: # 117098Post ucancallmeliz

Thank you for your reply . Yes I was wondering the same thing re the price quality etc .I ordered one yesterday so will have to see ! I'm still on a learning curve .
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Post: # 117105Post Tony McC

Let us know what you think of it
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Post: # 117128Post doobin

Funny this should come up- I've just bough this on eBay with the intention of slinging it from the micro digger:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm....9.l2649

Looks to be the same. Worth a punt I reckons. You only get one body.
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Post: # 117162Post Tony McC

Yeah....and I've already knackered mine - mind, that was more the 6x12" kerbs than the flagstones! :p
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ucancallmeliz
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Post: # 117192Post ucancallmeliz

Thank you for all your replys . The product arrived very quickly from Germany ,so far we have just tried it on one slab . Today we ordered 25 sq meters of paving so will post again when we have had these laid .
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Post: # 117205Post Tony McC

Take some photies of it in use....that would be of greater interest to many of the readers here.....
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ucancallmeliz
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Post: # 117226Post ucancallmeliz

Ok will do .
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doobin
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Post: # 117267Post doobin

I welded up a new centre bar for mine with a lifting eye. Hanging it from the micro digger coupled with the flatbed on the muck truck made laying 20 600*600*50 slabs a pleasure rather than a chore. Paid for itself in the first job.
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