Forearm Forklift 2-Person Lifting and Moving Straps – Lift, Move and Carry Furniture, Appliances, Mattresses or Any Item up to 800 lbs. Safely and Easily Like a Pro, Orange

A great way to move something heavy IF you’re careful
When lifting something heavy and awkward like a washer/dryer or couch, two of the main limitations are grip strength and ergonomics. You have to lean WAY over to get your hands under the edge of the thing. Once you lift it, the small muscles of your hands and forearms can become the limiting factor as they fatigue. Then it’s time to find a place to put whatever you’re carrying down– and in a hurry– before gravity makes the decision for you.These straps do a couple of things. First, they redistribute the load to your upper forearm, removing grip strength as a limitation. Second, they increase leverage by applying the force further up your arms (IE closer to your shoulders). Less torque is applied to the shoulder, which means your delts and the other smallish muscles of your shoulders don’t have to work as hard. Third, they improve ergonomics in many cases (such as carrying a couch or love seat) by allowing you to walk more upright, imparting less torque on the lower back. Fourth, they allow you to use your hands almost exclusively to stabilize the object, which gives better overall control.What you’re really doing with these is taking a lot of small muscles out of the picture, allowing some of the larger leg and back muscles to do the work. This is a double-edged sword, because it allows you to lift things that are heavier than you normally would. If your back, shoulders, and arms can handle it, no problem. However, if they can’t…This happened to me. A family member and I tried to lift a pull-out couch with a steel bed frame built into it. This thing was pretty heavy, I’d guess in the 300+ lb. range, and awkward. We lifted it, but after walking a few feet with it we realized that we were setting ourselves up for an injury. Heavy objects still have lots of inertia, so while you might be able to lift and walk with something like a heavy couch, you have much less safety margin if it wobbles, if someone slips, etc. In our case, we had to walk down a few steps with this couch, and there’s no way the person in the lead would have been able to control the weight once it shifted toward them. We realized this and switched to furniture dollies before anyone got hurt.This is where you have to be careful. Lift something that’s too heavy and you’ll be in deep trouble if the weight shifts or if you stumble. Also, you might be able to lift something with a high center of gravity (like an upright refrigerator) but you won’t be able to control it if it begins to tip. Finally, you’ll be limited by the strength of the weaker person doing the lifting. If one person is significantly stronger than the other, you need to be aware of it and accommodate the difference.This is an excellent tool if you keep a comfortable safety margin between both lifters’ physical limitations and the amount of weight to move. It’s really valuable for keeping fatigue to a minimum while lifting moderately heavy loads. However, you have to be careful not to get in over your head. If it feels too heavy even with these straps, there’s a good chance that it is.

Great product but a little thin
The product is as advertised, but if you’re a professional moving things on a regular basis, these ones are probably not recommended; for anyone else, their perfect.1. I removed one star for this reason alone. I expected nylon with the thickness of a typical 3-inch ratchet strap, but these are much thinner. (Probably the thickness of a typical 1-inch ratchet strap). It would also be nice to have something a little thicker with a movable Kevlar guard that could be positioned to protect the scrap on sharp edges. But you get what you pay for. These are pretty reasonably priced.2. That being said, they are perfect for my needs as a homeowner for the few times a year they will get used.3. This type of strap is a must-have for lifting anything heavy, especially if it doesn’t have any lift points at knee level. It will save your back and make moving a dream.4. They aren’t great for moving up or down stairs (the way it works out, only one person can utilize the straps when going downstairs, and even then, it’s not that handy), so for stairs, a dolly is still best. But if the staircase is only 3-4 steps or the staircase is not steep, these are a must-have. I’ll always have a set of these lying around.5. There is some cushioning where your forearms go, it is pretty thin; honestly, it’s probably unnecessary, but it’s there…maybe it helps a little.

Works Great!
The straps worked great for moving a freezer.

Gut

Muy buen producto, ayuda para una mudanza es muy práctico y facil de utilizar una muy buena compra 100% recomendable