Out with the old...

...hot water heating system that is. My dad and my brother came up in July to help me get the 1953 New Yorker oil-fired boiler out of the basement. We rented a 600-lb rated appliance dolly, lashed the old boiler to it, and wheeled it over to the basement door. Fortunately, this house has a nice 6 ft. wide set of concrete stairs for access. We covered the steps with 3/4 in. plywood, attached a logging chain to the whole rig, and pulled it out of the basement with my 1999 Toyota Tacoma pickup. Many thanks to my dad and brother for coming up and offering some much-needed help and expertise. The pic below is the three of us posing with the old boiler, looking like we just landed a 600-lb marlin at the beach...