ajk2004
Aluminum
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2014
- Location
- Fort Dodge, IA
Guys,
I recently bought a press brake and it was delivered to me today. My shop sits a little ways from my house and when I got there the driver already had the forklift and brake off the trailer. I couldn't believe he pulled it off where he did because there is about 50 ft of grass between there and my shop. I told him kindly that it needed to go in my shop. I then watched with amazement as he drove a 15000+ lb forklift carrying a 8,000 lb dries and Krupp press across the grass!! He made it. I could. not. Believe. it. Anyway. He got the brake on the gravel and I breathed a sigh of relief. That didn't last long as he awkwardly ended up getting the fork stuck in what I thought were packed crushed rock. The driver got frustrated and ended up pulling it out with his semi with me driving the fork.
So now I have a press brake sitting in front of my shop. Not sure what to do now. It is right in front of my door. He was so close!! I thought about renting a 5000 lb forklift and sort of walking it to the shop and getting it in that way. I also have a mini excavator that is decent size and I thought about trying to lift a side up just enough to slide rods/plywood under it and skidding it around. I could also put plywood underneath the fork to keep it from sinking in. What would you guys do?
Andy
I recently bought a press brake and it was delivered to me today. My shop sits a little ways from my house and when I got there the driver already had the forklift and brake off the trailer. I couldn't believe he pulled it off where he did because there is about 50 ft of grass between there and my shop. I told him kindly that it needed to go in my shop. I then watched with amazement as he drove a 15000+ lb forklift carrying a 8,000 lb dries and Krupp press across the grass!! He made it. I could. not. Believe. it. Anyway. He got the brake on the gravel and I breathed a sigh of relief. That didn't last long as he awkwardly ended up getting the fork stuck in what I thought were packed crushed rock. The driver got frustrated and ended up pulling it out with his semi with me driving the fork.
So now I have a press brake sitting in front of my shop. Not sure what to do now. It is right in front of my door. He was so close!! I thought about renting a 5000 lb forklift and sort of walking it to the shop and getting it in that way. I also have a mini excavator that is decent size and I thought about trying to lift a side up just enough to slide rods/plywood under it and skidding it around. I could also put plywood underneath the fork to keep it from sinking in. What would you guys do?
Andy