shaggy
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Sep 29, 2010
- Location
- Oakland CA
Well, I finally got my Sag 12!
I won the online auction for this Graziano Sag 12 on Wed. Nov. 11th. I had one picture, and assurances from the college that it was in good working condition with no electrical, clutch or gear-change issues.
All that was left was the 1600 mile round trip through the cold snowy mountains of Nevada and Utah and back, to bring the machine home.
I set off at 9:30 the following Sunday morning, crossed the Sierras, and by afternoon I was well into Nevada.
Spent a #$%! cold night in the truck, then drove non-stop. By 5pm Monday I'd made the 800 miles to Orem, Utah, and found a motel for the night.
10 am Tuesday morning, picked up the trailer and found the college workshop a few miles away, where my lathe and the other machines from the auction were awaiting pickup.
I backed the trailer in and set to work with the crowbar. The little beast felt a lot heavier than I'd expected, but I got it on blocks and eventually winched up into the trailer, with assistance from the supervisor and house forklift.
(Reached pics limit - story cont'd next post)
I won the online auction for this Graziano Sag 12 on Wed. Nov. 11th. I had one picture, and assurances from the college that it was in good working condition with no electrical, clutch or gear-change issues.
All that was left was the 1600 mile round trip through the cold snowy mountains of Nevada and Utah and back, to bring the machine home.
I set off at 9:30 the following Sunday morning, crossed the Sierras, and by afternoon I was well into Nevada.
Spent a #$%! cold night in the truck, then drove non-stop. By 5pm Monday I'd made the 800 miles to Orem, Utah, and found a motel for the night.
10 am Tuesday morning, picked up the trailer and found the college workshop a few miles away, where my lathe and the other machines from the auction were awaiting pickup.
I backed the trailer in and set to work with the crowbar. The little beast felt a lot heavier than I'd expected, but I got it on blocks and eventually winched up into the trailer, with assistance from the supervisor and house forklift.
(Reached pics limit - story cont'd next post)