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Yeah over 3,000 lbs and very top heavy not happening, in fact considering how top heavy it will be I may just get a rigger to deal with this.
Where is the excitement in that? Actually handling is not bad as long as it's still bolted to the pallet. Once off the pallet then things get more interesting. Lifting from the top is almost mandatory. My favorite way of moving mid-weight machines when working with low ceilings, is to get them sitting on the floor, then just drag them across the floor with a come-a-long. Anchor bolts in the floor can be your friend. I've moved a lot a machinery that way. I wish I had pictures of moving my machines in and out of my houseboat, including a 9x42 BP clone. That was an adventure, but actually only took about 15 minutes to get it out the 36 inch door and sitting on the deck where the crane barge could hook on to it.