The story continues with the moving of the ram into the basement and moving the mill into the garage for further disassembly.
First I prepared a pallet to make the move easier. I screwed two 2 X 4's to the bottom so that the rollers would roll better. I discovered this when I moved the drill press. The rollers kept getting stuck between the boards.
Removing the ram from the trailer using my handy lifting devise. I'm going to use those pallets and wood blocks to support the head on the pallet I added the 2 X 4's on.
I've put a couple of screws in each of the pallets to hold them together. Here I'm screwing down the blocks of wood as I level out the ram.
Once I had every thing level I used a couple of lag bolts to hold the ram. It mainly kept it from sliding off the blocks of wood.
All trussed up like a turkey and ready for the move into the basement. I added a bit more blocking to keep the ram from shifting around on the pallets and then strapped it down good and tight. If it tipped it would take pallets and all.
On it's way down. One minor problem though. The next pic will show it.
The pallet was wider than the ramp and it slide to one side.
I screwed an 8ft long 2 X 4 to the one side as a guide to keep it somewhat centered.
I then added a second 2 X 4 to the other side so it wouldn't ride down on the pallet boards and get hung up somewhere.
Success, It's down the stairs. You'll notice that the 2 X 4's are a bit black on top. Well, I added a bit of grease to make sliding down the ramp easier.
This part of the move is finished for now.
Time to get the mill off the trailer. The pic is pretty self explanatory as to how I did it. I was able to do this because the drive slopes up into the garage. The trailer wheels are blocked, there are blocks under the back side so the trailer won't tip up in front when all the weight is on the back. The tractor bucket is an insurance that that won't happen. Those are 4 X 4 oak planks I'm using. I wouldn't have used anything smaller or a soft wood for that matter.
A shot from the back side. I secured the mill so when I put the first roller under it, it won't take off on me.
The jack won't fit under the frame so I used a piece of wood and jacked that up enough to be able to put a roller under it.
Here's a better view of all the blocking and support as the mill is nearing the edge of the trailer. Notice I've got it chained and strapped off to a piece of pipe. Just incase it's a downward trip on the wooden road I made.
About half way there. I added the piece of oak 4 X 4 in case one of the so called wooden rails broke that it won't tip over completely.
And a bit of help from my friend the tractor to get it into the garage.
Next part is taking the table and knee off and to move them to the basement. Don't know weather I'll take both off together or separate them. I'll knew when I get to it. You'll find out tomorrow or the next day. So stay tuned.
I don't think I'll show the whole move down the stairs as it'll be no different than the other parts I've moved down. I'll hit on some of the high lights and then get back to detailed description when I finally assemble it.
Regards,
Bernd
