Have you though of using two bits of equal 25 mm angle iron 1. 2m long and weld simple loops on the ends of the V outer of the vee , so you can put simple cheap ratchets straps through on a top & bottom angle and secure them to a cranked handle or chain then lifting by the handle or chain using a 2x3 baton across your shoulder . Also useful for pulling fence panels up out of H section concrete or recycled plastic posts by hoisting up a long pole fitted with a pulleyCan you tell whether it closes up small enough to carry sheets of steel? Whenever I buy steel 8x4 sheets it's a struggle to get them from the door down to where I store them, and it's gripping them that's the issue.





