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QUESTION:The mill is not being shipped with
an eyebolt, but I do happen to have one (forged eye) but will probably
use slings under the ram. Lined up a tow truck with entendable boom,
to make the run to my place from town. Its unreal what different
places charge. Local rental company wanted 200.00 for a 5000 # cap
warehouse forklift, and 150.00 delivery and 150 pickup charges. The
local machine movers quaoted me "700.00" just to lift the mill off a
trailer and onto the ground.NOT moving it in place. Most of the tow
truck places did not want to fool with anything other than vehicles
due to inexperience and liability, but one agreed to just operate the
boom as instructed, and is only charging $50.00, and only needs 1 hour
notice.
ANSWER: I rented a reach forklift from Hertz Industrial Rental for $195 a day,
plus $65 delivery each way. Since I rented on a Friday, I got to keep
it all weekend (which was DAMN lucky, as I got the thing stuck in
the backyard!) Aside from getting stuck in soft ground, the machine
was fantastic, and FAR more versatile than a warehouse forklift.
It has a 40 foot boom with some articulation on the fork end. It also
has a transfer slide that moves the whole boom assembly forward and
backward about 6', so you can make an in/out move parallel to the
ground (assuming the machine is level) without using the boom
extend/retract, which generally isn't level. It also has all sorts
of steering (round, oblique, front only, etc.) I really got to learn
about all the different options while trying to get the machine unstuck,
and then trying to finish moving the lathe without getting it stuck
again. This machine was a Lull 644B. If you have to move a machine
around outside, this type machine might be the perfect way to do it.
Once you get the machine planted on a relatively smooth concrete floor,
it is no big deal to roll it on small pipes.
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