Bricking carrying tongs.

[epsilonGreedy]

I am suffering analysis paralysis trying to select something so simple. So far reading reviews leads me to conclude:

 

• 6 bricks is the ideal capacity.
• Best purchased as a pair for balanced carrying of 12 bricks each trip across site.
• Rubber handles tend to slip off. 

 

Any recommendations?

 

£30 or the same for £19.37 from Amazon

https://www.screwfix.com/p/marshalltown-brick-tongs/778JF?kpid=778JF&ds_kid=92700048793290430&ds_rl=1244066&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqsPH5peQ5wIVFuDtCh1KIQrkEAQYAyABEgLjWvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

£20

https://www.screwfix.com/p/forge-steel-brick-tongs/46010

 

£15.55 Amazon favourite

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faithfull-5023969232256-Brick-Lifter/dp/B0001IWTTG/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=brick+tongs&qid=1579455266&s=diy&sr=1-3

 

£22 for a pair

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adjustable-Lifter-Lifting-Carrying-Carrier/dp/B015TP9BQ4/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=brick+tongs&qid=1579455266&s=diy&sr=1-5

[ProDave]

I just put them in the wheelbarrow. 

[Cpd]

Moved a huge amount of stone in my life, not bricks admittedly but have always used either a sack barrow or wheel barrow. On one job I got my dad to carve a wooden yoke as I needed to move a Huge amount of small rubble up from a river bed to a track I was building. Put a full bucket on each side and it was so very much easier. Also used a lot of skylines with hoists and block and tackle set ups. There are a lot of ways to move heavy objects but those lifters would not be my first point of call but as I said very little experience in bricks. . Photo just an internet grab. 

[Oz07]

Machine matt I got mine. No need for handle as wear gloves. Mine set to 6

[Vijay]

got mine on Ebay, pretty cheap and worked well moving blocks

[JFDIY]

I've used them, similar to the Marshalltown ones, and they were a god send for laying 160mm wide 7kn blocks, they were very heavy, but these let you hold the block with two hands from above and prevent bending down on the lower courses.

 

If I were buying i'd get the Amazon pair, two for the price of one, I'm sure they'll be just fine.

[ToughButterCup]

Carryin stuff. That's wot wives if for innit? 

[epsilonGreedy]

19 hours ago, ProDave said:

I just put them in the wheelbarrow. 

 

 

I would not dare subject my expensive facing bricks to such an experience ?

 

One benefit of tongs is they can be lifted on a simple rope pulley to the upper scaffolding story when the ground is too soft for a telehandler to lift a whole pack up.

Edited January 20, 2020 by epsilonGreedy

[bassanclan]

Cross stack 12 bricks, lift them up and on to your shoulder and you're away! Start with 8 if you haven't done it before.

This is a job for a labourer

[Oz07]

The tongs just speed it up so much. If a new pack of bricks is 13 wide bang you take middle one out then pick 12 up. Stacking in 2s is so much slower. 

[Brickie]

1 hour ago, Oz07 said:

The tongs just speed it up so much. If a new pack of bricks is 13 wide bang you take middle one out then pick 12 up. Stacking in 2s is so much slower. 

And if the bricks have a frog,turn the end ones of each 6 inwards. They tend to drop whilst being carried if you dont. 

[PeterW]

12 hours ago, epsilonGreedy said:

One benefit of tongs is they can be lifted on a simple rope pulley to the upper scaffolding story when the ground is too soft for a telehandler to lift a whole pack up.

You need to make sure your RAMs is done for that as I wouldn’t walk anywhere near a pulley with tongs on it - accident waiting to happen ..!

 

Also, most scaffold isn’t built to take a full pallet of bricks - make sure it’s specced with the scaff company and also make sure it has a double width loading bay plus gate if you do it. 
 

 

[Oz07]

11 hours ago, Brickie said:

And if the bricks have a frog,turn the end ones of each 6 inwards. They tend to drop whilst being carried if you dont. 

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