Help! How to get my Startrite home?!

[Benchwayze]

I transported a big motor cycle in a hired van with lots of rope to hold the bike steady.

If you hire a van, you might want one with a hydraulic tail-lift.

To move the saw about at home, screw cheap castors to a couple of boards (Like skate boards). Lay the saw on its back on these. Moving it about will be a doddle. (Until you come to lift it back upright, when another pair of hands is needed.)

Failing the 'tailgate van', a trailer and a good tarpaulin, is the ticket.
Keep the 'skate-boards'. I generally take one to the timber yard with me when I go for sheet materials.

Regards
John

 

[devonwoody]

I suppose a furniture removal firm do that sort of thing everyday?

 

[9fingers]

I suppose a furniture removal firm do that sort of thing everyday?

You Wish!

When I moved house, they would not touch any machines from my workshop and in those days the machines were much smaller - the sort you could put in a hatchback car or estate.

Pickfords have an industrial arm but I'm sure that would be very expensive.

Bob

 

[chipchaser]

Hi Dan,

definitely get a man and van or furniture remover as they will have the experience that your post implies you lack. Get them to confirm they are used to handling that sort of weight. 250kg is nearly 5cwt, about the weight of a middling upright piano. If you leave them to it, it is their responsibility to deliver it to you undamaged and they will have appropriate insurance cover to rectify any damage to the saw should there be an accident.

In olden days workmen would be expected to lift and carry 1cwt sacks now the recommended limit is half that 25kg with an absolute maximum of 55kg for a fit man in ideal circumstances.

If you decide on DIY get several good strong friends suitable kit (a trolley or similar and webbing straps etc) and have a read of this HSE leaflet which gives some useful advice:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg143.pdf

Graham

 

[devonwoody]

I suppose furniture removers will be reduced to packing ornaments only shortly :wink:

 

[Woody Alan]

I moved house last year and my removers moved my workshop stuff on the first day and the house the next.
They are built like whippets but unbelievably strong. They just tilted my bandsaw over and carried it 145kg according to axminster. They did the same with my cast iron 12" Rojek saw just picked it up no trolley or anything 166 Kgs carried it 200 feet without putting it down, 2 of them. It took me all one morning with boards and things across the grass.
I paid £450 to move the workshop and garden stuff and £400 to move the house stuff. We had 5 blokes for the workshop all day worth every penny. Only 2 blokes the next day or the house stuff, poor fellas. Two companies quoted £2000 each. They either want the job or not, pick the right company

Alan

 

[devonwoody]

I told yeh.

get some furniture removers.

 

[wobblycogs]

I'd certainly try to get hold of a pallet truck or similar if you can. It made moving my PT possible. The only problem they have is they can't go over rough ground especially gravel. I just layed some hardboard over our gravel and it seemed be ok.

I've always wondered why manufacturers so rarely provide any lifting points or other movement aids on their equipment. Almost every piece of equipment I've ever delt with has been a royal pain the the rear to move and all for the want of a couple of moulded handles etc (same for big tvs, washing machines etc etc).

 

[frugal]

The removal company we had completely underestimated the amount of stuff we were trying to move out of a 3 bed semi. Fortunately we had a fixed price quote, but they ended up with one and a half of the big vans.

They did look somewhat crestfallen when they thought that they had finished the move out and there was still the garage to empty including a 14" bandsaw (that two of them just picked up) and carried and a yew tree trunk (that it took all 4 of them to move).

They did want to finish emptying the lorries the following day until I pointed out that all of the bedding was in the last lorry, and that the cool box just there had cold beer in it and they were welcome to help themselves when the trucks were empty they got it all done in the end (and got a large tip for their efforts as they did 08:00-19:00 loading and then unloading the trucks).

 

[9fingers]

I told yeh.

get some furniture removers.

I can only assume that the guys who quoted for our house move did not want to be ar8ed to do the workshop. This was back in the 80s property boom so maybe they just took the easy work?

Bob

 

[dickm]

I've moved various heavy kit mostly single-handed with engine crane and two wheel trolley. The problem I've found with the castors/skateboard method is that it really needs a VERY level surface, or the castors jam.
There's a guy with a Landrover ("Landylift" I think he's called) who is highly recommended on the Myford lathe forum for machinery removal.
And finally, while Pickfords did move all my machinery from Milton Keynes up to Aberdeen, the damage they did and the general messing about that was involved really wasn't worth it. So my recommendation would be not to touch them with a bargepole.

 

[Dan-K]

Thanks guys

The chap got back to me - he has a forklift to load at his end Trouble is, I dont know how easy it would be to get the bandsaw into a transit if I hire one - anyone know about that? Ideally I'd have an open trailer I guess (can hire for £30) but then I need to get a towbar too.... heheh, wish I'd got myself a ball and trailer before now! :lol:

 

[wizer]

no one you know got a tow bar who might help? If not I reckon it will go in a transit laying down. You've not got far to go, it shouldn't be a problem at all.

 

[9fingers]

Here is the plan!
Saturday morning
Lay an old mattress in the tranny van. get the seller to lift the saw to the floor level of the van and then tip the saw onto it's side on the mattress.

Drive over the the Kentish bash, stay for a while and borrow a few likely lads to go over to yours to unload and man handle the saw into your shop.

Take us back to the bash and return the van.

Simples!

Bob

 

[Dan-K]

hmmm, could be a flyer bob!

Although I wouldn't dignify my outhouse with the name 'shop' as yet...it has a small heap of wood in one corner that will become my workbench in a couple of weeks, and my baby Axi BS and thats about it....my other tools live in the house currently, much to SWMBO's disgust, since the outhouse door needs some additional security - which will happen soon, i promise.. :wink:

One of these days I might get to use my 'shop'...just got to build it first :lol:

Right, I'm off to look up where I can get a transit from in Maidstone...

 

[Matt_S]

I can recommend hiremorecar.com for a cheap van...

 

[9fingers]

hmmm, could be a flyer bob!

Although I wouldn't dignify my outhouse with the name 'shop' as yet...it has a small heap of wood in one corner that will become my workbench in a couple of weeks, and my baby Axi BS and thats about it....my other tools live in the house currently, much to SWMBO's disgust, since the outhouse door needs some additional security - which will happen soon, i promise.. :wink:

One of these days I might get to use my 'shop'...just got to build it first :lol:

Right, I'm off to look up where I can get a transit from in Maidstone...

I can't imagine a situation where you would not get enough helpers. I'll put my toe 'tectors in the car.

Bob

 

[wizer]

I can't imagine a situation where you would not get enough helpers.

....Pretends not to listen....

 

[CHJ]

Last time I had to shift some similar kit I hired a box van with tail lift for the day, we did have a pallet truck one end to help load but careful sliding took care of the unloading.
Van had internal rubbing strakes on sides to lash items to.

 

[Dan-K]

:lol:

I've hired a transit from hiremorecar - thanks for the tip
Just got to get the address off the vendor and should be good to go....

I'm not sure how we'll shift it this end - I've no spare castors and am at work all day tomorrow. I fear it may have to be brute force and ignorance... Any more strong volunteers?!!

In exchange for not having to get a towbar fitted to her motor tomorrow morning the missus will hopefully bake us a cake