Metal Lathe loading challenge

[BloomingtonMike]

I've used their drop deck trailer. It is awesome. I am just not wanting to haul a trailer 650 miles one way.

[JDuke]

I used my engine hoist earlier this week to lift mine off its table and set it on a pallet for an upcoming move.

It worked with the engine hoist fully extended, and that left just enough room to get a pallet between the legs of engine hoist to set the lathe on.

Once it was on the pallet, the pallet jack can move it around.

Duke

[BloomingtonMike]

Ended up going the freight route - hopefully they ship out tomorrow. Two pallets and I had them bolted, strapped and covered.

[Stwood_]

So...you drove down and crated it up, but hired it hauled home?

[BloomingtonMike]

No. My buddy and i were supposed to drive down but he had a dry socket that weekend and could not ride down with me so i postponed it. Turned out $289 gets two pallets freight shipped from Atlanta to a local trminal here so the seller crated it up and it shipped out today. Should arrive by next Tuesday here. I was so happy with the exra work they did I ordered lunch for the four guys working there today.

[Stwood_]

Awesome. Good price

[BloomingtonMike]

Later today I pick up the cnc lathe freight. Crossing fingers.

I am really loving the HF roller toolboxes so the lathe is getting its own 72" roller cabinet as its new base and i am mounting a 18" side cabinet t it for the shelf foor the driverack controller and the PC and monitor. Self contained storage for all the lathe tooling and parts.

[Stwood_]

Kewl. Be sure and post pics, or I'll gump ya like Fred does.
 

[BloomingtonMike]

Well they are in the shop safe and sound. I love those HF toolboxes.

[Stwood_]

Alrighty