motion guru
Diamond
- Joined
- Dec 8, 2003
- Location
- Yacolt, WA
We have a 10,500lb Whacheon CNC lathe headed out in a container on Friday. We sold the unit a while back to a broker who paid immediately but just now is shipping it out of the country.
How best to get it into the container?
Its 12 feet long by 6 feet wide by 7 feet tall all in . . . we have a 10,000 lb capacity forklift with 8ft forks and skates. The container will be at a loading dock with a dock plate (diamond plate).
I am thinking we could support the end going into the container on skates and the other end with the forklift and push it in. Will the floor of a container (mahogany?) support skates carrying 2500lbs or more each?
How do I fasten it down in the container or does the shipping company take care of that?
Should we put some kind of dry-pak descant in the electrical cabinets?
Drain the hydraulic fluid or just leave everything intact / connected?
Seems like a responsible thing would be to also drain the coolant . . . this is a first for me - I have only ever bought used machines. Kinda odd that I am selling a used machine. Turning over a new leaf in 2017
How best to get it into the container?
Its 12 feet long by 6 feet wide by 7 feet tall all in . . . we have a 10,000 lb capacity forklift with 8ft forks and skates. The container will be at a loading dock with a dock plate (diamond plate).
I am thinking we could support the end going into the container on skates and the other end with the forklift and push it in. Will the floor of a container (mahogany?) support skates carrying 2500lbs or more each?
How do I fasten it down in the container or does the shipping company take care of that?
Should we put some kind of dry-pak descant in the electrical cabinets?
Drain the hydraulic fluid or just leave everything intact / connected?
Seems like a responsible thing would be to also drain the coolant . . . this is a first for me - I have only ever bought used machines. Kinda odd that I am selling a used machine. Turning over a new leaf in 2017