electromech31
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2007
- Location
- Southern Wisconsin
My problem is I purchased a Gisholt #5 turret lathe. roughly 5' x 9', tooling up the wasso, 4500 lbs, twenty miles away, sitting in a dry shed, gravel driveway, no forktruck. Renting a forktruck for both locations would be more then the lathe.
The best idea I have had so far is jack up lathe, build skid under it. roll skid and lathe on barstock rollers, make a 90 degree turn. Roll it up a ramp (made from 4x4x8 bolted together), ramp will be cribbed up with 4x4s. pulled by a 2 ton chain hoist chained to front of low height trailer, trailer will also be cribbed. Reverse when I reach my shop.
I figure if pyramid's can be built like this so it should work to move a lathe.
Any suggestions or your crazy ways of moving machines?
The best idea I have had so far is jack up lathe, build skid under it. roll skid and lathe on barstock rollers, make a 90 degree turn. Roll it up a ramp (made from 4x4x8 bolted together), ramp will be cribbed up with 4x4s. pulled by a 2 ton chain hoist chained to front of low height trailer, trailer will also be cribbed. Reverse when I reach my shop.
I figure if pyramid's can be built like this so it should work to move a lathe.
Any suggestions or your crazy ways of moving machines?