This is really more of a question of general interest, not something that I am planning to do in the near future...
I've seen people mention that they use cribbing to remove a machine from a trailer, either using beams and cribbing to span the trailer as in this post http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...ove-one-lathe-269103-post2077993/#post2077993, or using cribbing at the end of a trailer and rolling the equipment onto it.
The question I have is, in the case of cribbing at the end of the trailer and rolling the machine onto it, what prevents the cribbing from tipping, sliding, or collapsing when the machine rolls onto the cribbing? Is the cribbing placed slightly underneath the back edge of the trailer so that when the machine rolls to the back of the trailer, the trailer lowers and puts weight on the cribbing to prevent tipping?
I've seen people mention that they use cribbing to remove a machine from a trailer, either using beams and cribbing to span the trailer as in this post http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...ove-one-lathe-269103-post2077993/#post2077993, or using cribbing at the end of a trailer and rolling the equipment onto it.
The question I have is, in the case of cribbing at the end of the trailer and rolling the machine onto it, what prevents the cribbing from tipping, sliding, or collapsing when the machine rolls onto the cribbing? Is the cribbing placed slightly underneath the back edge of the trailer so that when the machine rolls to the back of the trailer, the trailer lowers and puts weight on the cribbing to prevent tipping?