My machinery mover

[true temper]

I built this many years ago, you only have to lift lathe or whatever 1” to get it on. I put it under headstock and a skate under the tail stock of my Nardini and moved it easily.
I helped a friend move his 24” Summit lathe in a tight space, we put it under headstock and craned the tailstock with a endless sling and forklift, rolled it right into place.
I use mill hold downs to hold it into place.

 

[dalmatiangirl61]

Does it work going sideways?

 

[true temper]

Nope

 

[steve-l]

I think it is a great device. I like it. I would add 2 wheels an screws at 90 degrees on the rear plate. This would allow sideways movement when those wheels were jacked higher than the fixed wheels.......jus' sayin!

 

[rons]

That looks like the two-wheeler device I borrowed to move a mill. It was one solid 1/2" piece with bends at both ends for the wheels. No vertical piece.
That thing could spin a mill in a which way with minimum effort. The it's easy to remove.

 

[cyanidekid]

Pedowitz is a machinery mover (#notsponsored) look ‘em up if you’re not familiar.
That’s a one way roller.. not sure how much it does a few 3/4 round bars wouldn’t…
This is what I made;

 

[mjr6550]

Are they pallet jack wheels?

 

[true temper]

They are off of a cart, I bought at an auction. I have several sets of floor jack wheels that I am scrapping out they are slightly smaller that would work good if someone wants to build themselves one.