I have an old back injury and a genetic defect affecting all of my joints, so I’m prone to this kind of situation even more than the average person. On the wrong day just dropping a tool on the floor can be game over. You were smart to go about this the way you did rather than going the mule route and hurting yourself.

I’m currently in a rented house so my ability to alter things is limited in ways it wouldn’t be if we owned it. I’ve come to realize that our someday house (that we buy and renovate, or build from scratch, some day) is going to need some sort of overhead crane system to lift and move things. In the meantime I’m hoping to get something like a motorcycle lift, that’ll work for some things, and for others I figure there’s always falling back on my kitchen skills and offering a good meal in exchange for a little manual labor.

 

If me, myself and I can't do it, then I call on my friends; 2000 lb. Cable Winch Puller, 1/4 ton Chain Hoist and 300 lb Air Wedge. Between all of us, I can generally get 99% of the stuff moved safely.

 

Have wanted all of those several times over the years... I sure could have used them.

 

How did you get the bench on it's side? IME, tipping a top heavy load that has wheels is extra sketchy. I've been working on a Unisaw that has large casters welded to the bottom. Tipped it down & up several times but is was a bit risky. If it had been in the shop instead of outside I would have rigged a hoist.

 

Yes the beginning part of the plan didn't go smooth as well (Sketchy). I locked the casters and was able to tilt the top-heavy bench but around knee high I had to let her go thump. My wife heard it and called me to see if I was alive. Yes it was risky from beginning to end. They say God looks after drunks and fools. Fortunately, I was/am sober, so he was able to focus on the mess I was in.

 

Good job! I couldn’t imagine even moving mine. When I move, it stays. So does the wood stove!

 

Natasha: "You have Plan, Darlink?"
Boris:" I have Plan, they don't always work out, but, I always have Plan!"

A perfect plan only exists, until the first minute it is put into operation..

 

Regarding having a plan: Marines have a saying “No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy.” Murphy was an optimist

 

as one who made sum less than stellar decisions in my younger dayz i also live with physical limitations that hinder the progress of sum of my projects

over the years i have become good friends w/ pulleys n ropes n winches n longer levers n A-frames n engine hoists AND the front end loader on my tractor which can be fitted out w/ pallet forks

what should take "X" amount of tyme frequently ends up taking 3-X that amount

SO BE IT !

the barn where i spend tyme involved w/ most of my projects is 36 miles frum the house and my human resources are becoming fewer & farther between(part of the aging process)

therefore i am usually working solo

as the years go by tyme on task increases not ceases

the bridal unit has become accustomed to it and doesn't plan meals for specific tymes she waits for the message that i've left the barn

keeping multiple projects on the fire at all tymes allows me to switch frum one to another as i run into stumps and my mind needs tyme to generate PLAN-B ...

one step at a tyme

FWD when at all possible

a piece of pipe a scissor jack and a stack of cinder blocks sounds like making do with available resources

work bench back on itz feet wheels

ONWARD THRU THE FOG !

leon

 

I also have a big old heavy workbench. If faced with OP’s need (replace 1 caster), I think I would elevate that end with a jack or long lever, high enough to use a driver or ratchet wrench. The lift can be done in stages with stacks of blocks. A right-angle drill/driver accessory might reduce the lifting height needed.