Moving 12x36 Lathe Down Into Basement

BG: garden tractors are not made for "ground contact",or for lowering heavy things!! Maybe you have a tractor that is better than the usual garden variety? I'd say you are lucky that it came out o.k.,without breaking the die cast transmission housing.
 
Oh wonders of wonders! I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask. As politely as I could, I just asked my neighbor, an old couple, if I could back the pickup over the farthest part of their back yard. They said, "Yeah, no problem." :cheerful: I guess helping them out whenever they needed it was stocking my karma points up. :) So now that gives me a point to attach and use the lever hoist to slowly lower the lathe downstairs. The only thing is today's supposed to be around 95ºF. I think I'll move slowly. :faint:
 
Haha! No splats allowed today!!! :D
 
george wilson said:
BG: garden tractors are not made for "ground contact",or for lowering heavy things!! Maybe you have a tractor that is better than the usual garden variety? I'd say you are lucky that it came out o.k.,without breaking the die cast transmission housing.
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Hi George,

Thanks for your concern. It's a Massey Furguson 35, weighs over 3000 lbs. I call it a "garden tractor", albeit a heavy garden tractor (picture below). I figured it was pretty safe sliding ~ 750 lbs. down a ramp with a fair amount of friction between the lathe/mill and the ramp with a >3000 lbs. "anchor" upstream.

Coming out of the basement was another story. I used the quad pictured below, had it chained to the tractor so it wouldn't slide. The electric winch is rated at 4000 lbs. but I was nowhere near that with a wheeled cart going up the ramp. I also had the cart hooked to a couple of tow straps just in case the cable snapped. Moved up about a foot which put slack in the tow straps, then re-tightened the straps. Glad I'm now on a first floor pole barn!

Bruce

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Splat,
Hope all goes well with your lathe.
Bruce ,
That's a nice pile of wood you have there:) do you have a boiler or a wood stove? Do you have a plow on the front of the Ferguson?
Cheers
Martin


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I was just going to comment about just asking the neighbors. Sometimes you get a positive response and you are better off. And they get a chance to do a favor too.
 
Martin W said:
Splat,
Hope all goes well with your lathe.
Bruce ,
That's a nice pile of wood you have there:) do you have a boiler or a wood stove? Do you have a plow on the front of the Ferguson?
Cheers
Martin


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We have two heat-a-lator fireplaces in the house to supplement our propane heat. We usually go through 6-8 full cords a year; have 10-12 put up at any given time. Cuts our propane bill by more than half, but it is getting old (like me). I cut with a Stihl 029 Farm boss saw; keep track of tanks of fuel as an estimate of wood cut for the year. It's usually around 30 tanks. Split with a home made splitter on the 3-point. And yes, have tire chains, front/back blades for the MF 35. However, I usually use the quad.

Bruce
 
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