With some effort I lucked out and won a 1948 Pacemaker. It's a big 20x48, and I saved it from a scrapper. Now I need to get it.
I'm told it weighs about 9500. It's 10HP, motor in pedestal
The immediate challenge is to move this machine the 250 miles from the seller and get it into storage. I have a fair bit of experience moving 2 ton machines. This is more.
Unfortunately I don't have room for it, so it looks like it may go into a machinery warehouse. It'd be better if I could find a good shop to park it in.
I have some time to move it - at least until Jan 10 and potentially longer. But it is coming to SE Michigan, so finding a window in the weather is key. I plan to move it on a rented 24' flatbed, with a wood deck. The seller will crane it on to my truck.
I'm not sure how to skid it. At the warehouse it would be unloaded with a large forklift. And there needs to be a clear way for them to move the machine in the future, in case they need access to something else. I am awaiting info on their forklifts.
If it goes into a shop, I'll probably hire a wrecker or rollback to get it off the flatbed. I may need to roll it on pipe across the floor. I do have some poly rollers that should be large enough to fit on 6x6's.
The moving folks at the seller location already had a mishap. It damaged the drip pan near the headstock and bent the lead screw reverse rod. It is a little concerning that they didn't even know to move the carriage. The broken piece and door are with the lathe.
My contact says the loading will involve rolling it outside and then using the truck crane. It will probably be lifted with a fork lift and put on dollies for the roll out. Given the previous incident, I am concerned about that. I may not be present for the rollout. They may not even let me in the building. Now that they know it is not going to scrap, maybe they can be nudged to be more careful, or lift it a specific way. Fwiw, this is a municipal facility, with a definite hierarchy, and possibly some pretty intense union considerations.
So skid questions.. Configuration? How to attach? When to attach? One option is to put it directly on the flat bed, wrap it, secure it, and GTFO. At the warehouse they can fork it on my skid, and I can take my time to attach it, crate it, etc. If it is going into a shop it would be advantageous to place it on to the core members of the skid at the time the truck is loaded, or before they move it outside.
I have read all the Pacemaker threads I could find, and many of the threads on moving large lathes.
Does anyone have dimensions for the pedestals?
Thanks!
I'm told it weighs about 9500. It's 10HP, motor in pedestal
The immediate challenge is to move this machine the 250 miles from the seller and get it into storage. I have a fair bit of experience moving 2 ton machines. This is more.
Unfortunately I don't have room for it, so it looks like it may go into a machinery warehouse. It'd be better if I could find a good shop to park it in.
I have some time to move it - at least until Jan 10 and potentially longer. But it is coming to SE Michigan, so finding a window in the weather is key. I plan to move it on a rented 24' flatbed, with a wood deck. The seller will crane it on to my truck.
I'm not sure how to skid it. At the warehouse it would be unloaded with a large forklift. And there needs to be a clear way for them to move the machine in the future, in case they need access to something else. I am awaiting info on their forklifts.
If it goes into a shop, I'll probably hire a wrecker or rollback to get it off the flatbed. I may need to roll it on pipe across the floor. I do have some poly rollers that should be large enough to fit on 6x6's.
The moving folks at the seller location already had a mishap. It damaged the drip pan near the headstock and bent the lead screw reverse rod. It is a little concerning that they didn't even know to move the carriage. The broken piece and door are with the lathe.
My contact says the loading will involve rolling it outside and then using the truck crane. It will probably be lifted with a fork lift and put on dollies for the roll out. Given the previous incident, I am concerned about that. I may not be present for the rollout. They may not even let me in the building. Now that they know it is not going to scrap, maybe they can be nudged to be more careful, or lift it a specific way. Fwiw, this is a municipal facility, with a definite hierarchy, and possibly some pretty intense union considerations.
So skid questions.. Configuration? How to attach? When to attach? One option is to put it directly on the flat bed, wrap it, secure it, and GTFO. At the warehouse they can fork it on my skid, and I can take my time to attach it, crate it, etc. If it is going into a shop it would be advantageous to place it on to the core members of the skid at the time the truck is loaded, or before they move it outside.
I have read all the Pacemaker threads I could find, and many of the threads on moving large lathes.
Does anyone have dimensions for the pedestals?
Thanks!