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I believe that is the way, renting a skytrak, since my mover flaked. Yes, LagunSlide the head out and lift under the headstock ram . Easy job with a forklift .
I believe that is the way, renting a skytrak, since my mover flaked. Yes, LagunSlide the head out and lift under the headstock ram . Easy job with a forklift .
Ftv1,FTV-1 or 2 ? Either are nice mills . Put a couple 2 x 4s on the forks and you'll be good to go .
I have never seen a drop trailer, around here, of course that doesn't mean they don't exist. I have considered it though, the mill is close to a metro area(tulsa)Tulsa, so they probably are available.Have you considered renting a drop bed trailer, the one where the bed lowers to ground level, then raises for transportation? I rented one from sunbelt rental to move my Excello. I moved mill onto, off of trailer with pallet jack. Was easy and safe, no lifting involved loading or unloading.
The machine was already on 4x4's which you would of course have to do.
I used a 1 x 1 x 1/4” wall square tube under the turret lip at the diameter to pick my son’s BP base, (column, knee, table assy), with a nylon sling centered after removing the Ram/ Head assy. Seems like it was about 14” long. Takes about 500 lb.(?) off the total weight.I posted a video of moving a bridgeport a few days ago. All I'm gonna say is if I'd take five minutes to remove those 4 bolts connecting the turret to the column, and moved it as two pieces when it was still standing, I wouldn't have had to remove those four bolts and move it as two pieces after it fell on its face.