jccaclimber
Stainless
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2015
- Location
- San Francisco
The short version:
How can I safely secure a Series 1 Bridgeport in a Uhaul type box truck (something in the 20' range) for a cross country move? I'm thinking build a 2x6 platform the width of the truck, then blocking it all the way at the front.
Sort of worried about the metal floors, and unsure how good the tie downs are. Maybe another brand has wooden floors I can screw to?
Suggestions on getting it in? I know someone with a roll back tow truck, and this seems safer than cribbing the mill up to deck height or trying to build a ramp.
More details:
Sometime in the next several months I'll be moving across the country, roughly Dallas to San Francisco. I'll have house movers doing most of the moving, but I have a few large objects that they wanted several thousand $ just to put in crates*, even before moving them.:
1) A standard Series 1 Bridgeport.
2) A ~2,000 pound glass aquarium, 126" x 42" x 32".
3) A lighter glass aquarium, 73" x 25" x 18".
4) An acrylic aquarium, 96" x 24" 30".
5) If I'm going to drive a truck out, I'll probably get a trailer and tow my car as well.
In addition to this I have a few thousand pounds of very specific rocks, stands, etc related to these items. All in all the allocated relocation budget being what it is (or isn't), it is worth my trouble to move them myself if I can do so safely. I did get every one of these items to its current location in my home, some myself and the rest with 1-2 other people. No machinery, just a bit of hoisting, a lot of kribbing, and some rollers.
*This place has moved me before. They did a fantastic job overall, but their definition of "crate" is a few 2x4s underneath, some cardboard around the sides, and a few 1x2 strips to keep the cardboard in place.
How can I safely secure a Series 1 Bridgeport in a Uhaul type box truck (something in the 20' range) for a cross country move? I'm thinking build a 2x6 platform the width of the truck, then blocking it all the way at the front.
Sort of worried about the metal floors, and unsure how good the tie downs are. Maybe another brand has wooden floors I can screw to?
Suggestions on getting it in? I know someone with a roll back tow truck, and this seems safer than cribbing the mill up to deck height or trying to build a ramp.
More details:
Sometime in the next several months I'll be moving across the country, roughly Dallas to San Francisco. I'll have house movers doing most of the moving, but I have a few large objects that they wanted several thousand $ just to put in crates*, even before moving them.:
1) A standard Series 1 Bridgeport.
2) A ~2,000 pound glass aquarium, 126" x 42" x 32".
3) A lighter glass aquarium, 73" x 25" x 18".
4) An acrylic aquarium, 96" x 24" 30".
5) If I'm going to drive a truck out, I'll probably get a trailer and tow my car as well.
In addition to this I have a few thousand pounds of very specific rocks, stands, etc related to these items. All in all the allocated relocation budget being what it is (or isn't), it is worth my trouble to move them myself if I can do so safely. I did get every one of these items to its current location in my home, some myself and the rest with 1-2 other people. No machinery, just a bit of hoisting, a lot of kribbing, and some rollers.
*This place has moved me before. They did a fantastic job overall, but their definition of "crate" is a few 2x4s underneath, some cardboard around the sides, and a few 1x2 strips to keep the cardboard in place.