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Hi everyone.
Soon I need to make a 650 mile trip to pickup a Birmingham 1236 metal lathe. It has been converted to CNC so it weighs slightly less than a full gear head lathe but still ~1000lbs. I want to put it in the bed of my Nissan Titan King cab (think extended cab).
My challenge - The place I am buying it from does not have a roll up door at ground height - only semi docks.
My plan is to haul the lathe off the stand on a pallet in the bed of my truck.
So my choices are
1. Roll it out a front pedestrian door and load it in my truck but without the use of their fork truck
2. Lower it off the dock into the bed of my truck with straps and a fork truck.
Any advice on how to load it safely in either of the two methods above?
Third option is to pay for freight but I am dealing with a freight damaged latheh right now and really do not want to risk another deal.
Soon I need to make a 650 mile trip to pickup a Birmingham 1236 metal lathe. It has been converted to CNC so it weighs slightly less than a full gear head lathe but still ~1000lbs. I want to put it in the bed of my Nissan Titan King cab (think extended cab).
My challenge - The place I am buying it from does not have a roll up door at ground height - only semi docks.
My plan is to haul the lathe off the stand on a pallet in the bed of my truck.
So my choices are
1. Roll it out a front pedestrian door and load it in my truck but without the use of their fork truck
2. Lower it off the dock into the bed of my truck with straps and a fork truck.
Any advice on how to load it safely in either of the two methods above?
Third option is to pay for freight but I am dealing with a freight damaged latheh right now and really do not want to risk another deal.