New concept involves two heavy oak skids, as wide as practical for stability purposes. One thing I don’t like about the elect. PJ is that it has little side-to-side stability, so keeping things low with the high-CG lathe secured to those skids will compensate. Skids are selected for compatibility with that EPJ, as its forks are fatter than those of manual PJ. Anyway, lift lathe HS end with various tools such as one roll-a-lift on either side. Position skid, lower HS end onto it with oak 2x4 between to allow removal of RAL’s, then remove that spacer. On TS end, do same so it winds up on another skid. Raise TS skid with EPJ so skates can be positioned, one under each side of that skid, then back EPJ out and drive it into HS skid, then raise enough to get ground clearance. Use “big” ratchet straps (at least 3300 lb. WL rating) to bind both ends to their respective skids, two straps at HS end, one at TS end. Drive loaded EPJ onto hydraulic drop-bed trailer, lower and secure with chains, straps, etc. into trailer.
I'd be temped to use outrigger cross-timbers, two each HS & TS
attached with the OEM floor bolt holes so the skids could be spaced a foot or so wider off each side of the long-axis CL.
The same "toe plate" for the DIY uber-reefer-dolly used to move both the AB5/S and Quartet laid-over through the low door is a six-foot length of 7" wide, 3/8" thick steel ELL channel, predrilled to bolt to each machine-tool's base and to 8" X 8" and 6" x 6" "rails", 6" X 8" and 4" X 6" cross-members. Four skates, pair at each end. Steering with trolley jacks to "aim" each increment, propulsion by FL push, then "dog paddle" timber pry bar.
Lybarger's Corollary, if it
can face-plant, it
will do.
Back to your Clausing again. Once long-axis skids are bolted to resist stress on pedestals va bed:
- HS end, forks parallel to CL, the EPJ.
- TS end, fork-ettes parallel to CL, a Rol-A-Lift, ELSE second, rented PJ, electric optional, 3 to 5K plenty.
I normally just use bolted-on 4400 lb skates. Have plenty. All paid for a long time ago. Easy to schlep. Can be ganged-up, side-by, nose-to, and "both" on the built-in clips & loops.
- Control and steering by HS EPJ (or both), braking by lowering PJ(s) for skid-drag.
PJ's, or PJ & Rol-A-Lift/skates remain in-place, road trip. Ready reverse on arrival after piss-call.
Take-with aux goods: Pair of toe-jacks, pry bar, maybe my Vestil pry-dollys. A pail of fasteners, washers ,wedges, shims. Sawzall, drill & wrenches for trimming and
bolting cross-timbers & skids. Tie downs, come-along and/or winch. "The usual" rubber doormats & duct tape, and ALWAYS a hundred feet of new poly-rope and iron-bound wood-blocks for it to handle the unexpected.
One-man rig with the EPJ.
I can't be BOTHERED to ever work with a second guy, anyway.
Not unless he's Navy, Merchant-Marine, Herkie-bird loadmaster, or Belvoir trained. "Communications" thing more than skill. "Different" experiences lead to differences in reactions, approach, and would you believe? Even DELAY in taking my barked ORDERS! Or my taking his, if a btter man. CANNOT have more than one mind "in charge".
Byproducts. Wore stripes before I wore bars, y'see..