Moving granite slab

[mike n]

Ha guys,
 I have a full slab 60X110 being delivered to me next week. I have always worked with half slabs. My question is when it gets delivered the slab is going on the A frame anyone have a good safe method on laying the slab down for cutting? Or should I just get my neighbor over with his loader.
Thanks

[Mark D.]

Most shops use a sla lifter and move it to a tilting table to reduce loss.

[nssthan]

I remember in the old days we would have 4 guys behind the slab and each would have a 4x4 that was taller than the slab.  If you have something on the ground so you don't smash your fingers and you work well together, it works.

Later we built a table out of plywood.  The legs were flat on the bottom with a large, maybe 2foot radius on the front.  We screwed a 2x4 to the front that was higher that the plywood deck.  This was my first tilting table and it worked like a champ for not a lot of money.  The table rolls up, you set the slab on the lip, you roll it back down.  Screw legs to the front when up:).

Good luck with the big slabs
Than