04-30-2015, 11:30 AM
My friend, Julian, who builds some amazing motorcycles, got a smokin' deal on a CNC Tree 325 (iirc).
He asked me to help him shift it out of the current owner's garage to save a bunch of money on the riggers. So I swung by my local metal supply place, bought a stick of 1.25" solid round, and had them cut it into four 5' pieces. I bought my pinch bar, and a stack of 18" wedges cut from Eastern Pine 4x4 (it's more dense compared to the wood we get here in CA).
Long story short, we got the mill rotated parallel with the driveway, scooted out under the garage door, and in a controlled manner, rolled down the slightly inclined driveway by using the wedges as brakes.
Nobody lost a finger, the mill still has all it's dials and cabinets, and the riggers can just hook a crane to the lifting eyes and put it on the flatbed. Success!
He asked me to help him shift it out of the current owner's garage to save a bunch of money on the riggers. So I swung by my local metal supply place, bought a stick of 1.25" solid round, and had them cut it into four 5' pieces. I bought my pinch bar, and a stack of 18" wedges cut from Eastern Pine 4x4 (it's more dense compared to the wood we get here in CA).
Long story short, we got the mill rotated parallel with the driveway, scooted out under the garage door, and in a controlled manner, rolled down the slightly inclined driveway by using the wedges as brakes.
Nobody lost a finger, the mill still has all it's dials and cabinets, and the riggers can just hook a crane to the lifting eyes and put it on the flatbed. Success!