Patent ID: 8646336

Claim:
A method for testing load equipment, comprising: providing a trolley having first and second wheels, connected by an axle, in operative engagement with a housing, the housing having an upwardly sloping front segment and an upwardly sloping rear segment, a first set of upwardly directed weights stacked side-by-side on the front segment and a second set of upwardly directed weights stacked side-by-side on the rear segment so that the weights and weights lean towards each other, the trolley together with the first and second sets of weights having a center of gravity above the axle, a brake support attached to the front segment projecting downwardly from the front segment; balancing the trolley on the set of wheels; rolling the trolley on a ground; stopping the trolley by engaging the brake support against the ground so that the front segment is substantially parallel to the ground; adding or removing weights from the trolley by downwardly inserting or upwardly pulling, respectively, the weights without removing any of the wheels; connecting the trolley to a lifting equipment; and the lifting equipment lifting the troll from the ground.