jccaclimber
Stainless
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2015
- Location
- San Francisco
I’ve moved a couple Bridgeports and a 15x50 lathe so I’m somewhat familiar with moving objects of that weight and not tipping over top heavy objects. I’m likely going to be moving a Sharp 1118H, an HLV-H clone, in a few weeks. It’s a bit narrower than the 15x50 and just as tall, so I’d like to make sure I’m not missing anything obvious.
The current plan is to follow the rigging directions in the manual (straps under the chip pan ends, NOT under the bed) to lift it onto a set of 4x4s, and bolt to those so it is wider decreasing the usual tipping risk. I’ll put the 4x4s on some long boards, and use pipes to get it on a drop deck trailer. I’ll have the carriage at the tailstock end to move a bit of weight that way.
I’m used to wrapping straps through the ways on a lathe and can’t on this. Should I strap (padded with cardboard) over the ways, or under them but over the chip pan?
I saw something about not lifting by a bar through the headstock, so will that away from the spindle when strapping down. Will put the headstock end toward the rear of the trailer so I can run a strap around it for braking loads.
I won’t have a hoist to get it off the pallet at the end of this and noted that the cabinet may be damaged by lifting from beneath. I’m told there are reinforced points at the bottom, but haven’t inspected it myself. I’m assuming that a spud bar right where the feet are would work, but will use my eyeballs and brain.
Any advice or things I’m missing? Should I move this to the Bridgeport and Hardinge sub forum?
The current plan is to follow the rigging directions in the manual (straps under the chip pan ends, NOT under the bed) to lift it onto a set of 4x4s, and bolt to those so it is wider decreasing the usual tipping risk. I’ll put the 4x4s on some long boards, and use pipes to get it on a drop deck trailer. I’ll have the carriage at the tailstock end to move a bit of weight that way.
I’m used to wrapping straps through the ways on a lathe and can’t on this. Should I strap (padded with cardboard) over the ways, or under them but over the chip pan?
I saw something about not lifting by a bar through the headstock, so will that away from the spindle when strapping down. Will put the headstock end toward the rear of the trailer so I can run a strap around it for braking loads.
I won’t have a hoist to get it off the pallet at the end of this and noted that the cabinet may be damaged by lifting from beneath. I’m told there are reinforced points at the bottom, but haven’t inspected it myself. I’m assuming that a spud bar right where the feet are would work, but will use my eyeballs and brain.
Any advice or things I’m missing? Should I move this to the Bridgeport and Hardinge sub forum?
