My PM1440 GT Has Landed!

[FHJ69]

I was able to get it from the bottom of the driveway all the way around to the

back yard and into the workshop with only a ground guide. I love it when a plan comes together.

Now the fun begins!

 

[Just for fun]

Very Cool. Looking forward to more photos!

 

[jcp]

Nothing beats having the proper equipment!

 

[rabler]

A telehandler is a useful tool to rent. While you obviously moved your lathe successfully, I encourage anyone using a telehandler to use some sort of strapping (chains, load binders, etc) to keep the equipment on the forks. Unlike a forklift the load is not sitting only a few feet from the fixed (non-steering) wheels. You can easily surprise yourself at how fast that load moves left/right when you turn the telehandler. And then instinct kicks in and you hit the brakes, and your load can easily get slung off. Ask me how I know. Or better yet, don't ask, just guess.

 

[FHJ69]

A telehandler is a useful tool to rent. While you obviously moved your lathe successfully, I encourage anyone using a telehandler to use some sort of strapping (chains, load binders, etc) to keep the equipment on the forks. You can easily surprise yourself at how fast that load moves left/right when you turn the telehandler. And then instinct kicks in and you hit the brakes, and your load can easily get slung off. Ask me how I know. Or better yet, don't ask, just guess.

Thank you. Indeed this is must do. I had several ratchet straps holding it on the forks for the move. Just took them off before pictures were taken.

 

[LVLAaron]

I rented the same handler to move mine a few months ago. Fair warning, you really can't put meaningful straps around the factory crate. You'll crush it. When I moved mine is focused more on carefully pushing it along vs picking it up and moving it.

 

[Cletus]

Wow! we have no such rentals available in Trinidad (AFAIK). Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to rent a Telehandler?
Nice equipment indeed! ....congratulations!

 

[LVLAaron]

Wow! we have no such rentals available in Trinidad (AFAIK). Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to rent a Telehandler?
Nice equipment indeed! ....congratulations!

I paid ~450 USD for a day rental. That included delivery and pickup.

If you're in the kind of place that doesn't have a rental yard you definitely live in the kind of place where someone has a tractor with forks nearby

 

[FHJ69]

That one cost me $275 USD for the day and I used it all of 15 minutes. Delivered and picked up too, all inclusive.

 

[Cletus]

Wow, really nice to have options like that.