>Gordon reckons that the lift is actually well in excess of 1 ton per man.
>There's also no reason why we can't have more than one man per lever,
>assuming the timber is strong enough.
The force required per lever should be easy to work out, assuming, as you say, that the levers can withstand the shearing forces involved.
A workforce of 40-50 has been mentioned, more hands on the levers increases that figure. Even with 2 feet between levers, that`s not much room to manoeuvre.
The BBC used 130 people to pull an upright up a 1-in-20 gradient. To halve that figure would be a substantial achievement.
baz
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