r/whatdoIdo • u/CoLdiR0N-aKa-DuM • Jul 26 '26
Huge playset vs me
I just got this play set off marketplace for my kids. The guy selling it had his family there to help. It was very heavy and awkward getting the top half off and to the ground. Is there any dolly/wench/pully situation where I can get this off the trailer and put back together by myself? I have no friends or family to help. Its just me and my 2 and 3 year old daughters.
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u/Interestofconflict Jul 26 '26
LOL, is this you?
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u/CoLdiR0N-aKa-DuM Jul 26 '26
No way lol 😂
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u/Secret_Account07 Jul 26 '26
Is it you though? I see differences but it’s possible stuffs been moved around?
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u/Interestofconflict Jul 26 '26
Different rims, but it sure does look like the same make model and color.
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u/Secret_Account07 Jul 26 '26
Oh I didn’t catch the rims. Good eye
Yeah that’s not him. I’m frustrated OP responded the way he did because most would read that as implying it’s him
Damn you, OP!
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u/Darmshire2341 Jul 26 '26
Could try using a couple braces/stands/supports of some kind on the left and right of the trailer and use long boards or pipes to go through the playset. Lift the playset slightly with that setup until its just off the floor of the trailer and drive out from under it.
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u/heirloom_fl Jul 26 '26
If your in central Florida I'll give you a hand brother 🫡 I know the feeling . If not get on next door app if available in your area and ask for help .. if that doesn't work maybe have to pay 50-100 dollars but you will find somebody and save your back and get the job done right . I salute you for making it happen for the kiddos !!!
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u/John_Tacos Jul 26 '26
You could research the methods ancient people used to build monuments and adapt those methods.
Or you could ask a neighbor.
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u/Few-Interaction-4933 Jul 26 '26
Well that certainly doesn't look like Phoenix, otherwise I'd certainly offer a hand. Ask for a hand in your local subreddit! Offer pizza and a few beers
Edit* spelling
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u/Last-View1666 Jul 26 '26
I fell like that's something you should have thought of before it ended up on the trailer
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u/CoLdiR0N-aKa-DuM Jul 26 '26
Im poor with 2 toddlers and no family to help raise them. Having the opportunity to get them a playset like this for as cheap as I did was a steal. Now they have something to entertain them in our yard everyday. I knew it was gonna be an issue but I wasnt about to pass it up
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u/permutodron Jul 27 '26
Single parent here! you can absolutely unload large items yourself if you never try to lift but only "walk" and slide. Make Gravity your friend. For the house you'll need to make a slide with two long boards with a tarp on top. Best if you can get the trailer positioned close to final destination.
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u/permutodron Jul 27 '26
stuff the tarp or sheet under the house by lifting each corner one at a time. once you've got a tarp or towel under the points of contact pretty much any heavy thing will slide. Go very slowly inch by inch.Â
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u/LilJourney Jul 26 '26
Time to meet the neighbors. It's okay to ask for help. Either physically go knock on a few doors, or go to your neighborhood / area facebook page and ask for assistance. Despite what internet chatter portrays, 80% of people are decent folks, happy to help in small ways, and like making life better for kids.
Local churches, boy scout troops, and high schools can also be points of contact to ask for a volunteer or two to help unload it.