alcro1998
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2020
- Location
- Central Ohio
So I just recently have purchased a beautiful 1981 Monarch 10ee. I am super excited to have finally found one and it was only 3.5 hours away from me.
I have been reading up on how to load these machines onto trailers and my first idea is using a lift deck trailer as I have had success with these in the past.
The first step of the plan is to bolt the machine to some 4' 4x4s to act as a pallet.
Then the plan is to pick up the 10ee sideways (near the headstock) with a pallet jack and roll it onto the trailer or use a hand winch to pull the pallet jack up slowly. I think this should be possible as I am renting the Sunbelt Rentals tandem axel lift deck trailer. From the pictures online it appears to be the type that has a gradual incline for pallet jacks and such. (will verify this before rental) The guy I purchased it off also has an engine hoist and I will use this to stabilize the machine while moving and catch it if it starts to tip. (absolute worst case scenario)
Once the lathe is on the trailer I plan to rotate it 90 degrees and strap it down, leaving the pallet jack in place for transportation and unloading.
My main concern is the machine tipping over while loading since it does have the JIC box which removes some of the weight from the base and increases the top heavyness.
I am wondering if there are any experienced riggers who would have any suggestions for the plan? Also is there any special care I need to take while transporting for the JIC box? How top heavy is a 10ee?
I am not experienced in lathe moving and have only transported 1 Leblond lathe. I am super nervous since this is such an amazing machine and is super heavy! Would hate for anything to happen. I will also make sure to take everything off the might move during transport and strap down everything securely. (I move construction equipment quite often at work too.)
Thanks in advance!
I have been reading up on how to load these machines onto trailers and my first idea is using a lift deck trailer as I have had success with these in the past.
The first step of the plan is to bolt the machine to some 4' 4x4s to act as a pallet.
Then the plan is to pick up the 10ee sideways (near the headstock) with a pallet jack and roll it onto the trailer or use a hand winch to pull the pallet jack up slowly. I think this should be possible as I am renting the Sunbelt Rentals tandem axel lift deck trailer. From the pictures online it appears to be the type that has a gradual incline for pallet jacks and such. (will verify this before rental) The guy I purchased it off also has an engine hoist and I will use this to stabilize the machine while moving and catch it if it starts to tip. (absolute worst case scenario)
Once the lathe is on the trailer I plan to rotate it 90 degrees and strap it down, leaving the pallet jack in place for transportation and unloading.
My main concern is the machine tipping over while loading since it does have the JIC box which removes some of the weight from the base and increases the top heavyness.
I am wondering if there are any experienced riggers who would have any suggestions for the plan? Also is there any special care I need to take while transporting for the JIC box? How top heavy is a 10ee?
I am not experienced in lathe moving and have only transported 1 Leblond lathe. I am super nervous since this is such an amazing machine and is super heavy! Would hate for anything to happen. I will also make sure to take everything off the might move during transport and strap down everything securely. (I move construction equipment quite often at work too.)
Thanks in advance!