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Post by captbob on Aug 9, 2016 15:33:08 GMT -5
I like that gif. Jean, and thanks! Right now I just want it to quit pouring rain (flood watch kinda rain) so I can go get it! Hopefully tomorrow. Hey Tony, catmandewe (or others that have BTDT) I know you have a trailer, but have you hauled one of these big saws in the back of your truck? Any special tricks? Looks like I can remove the wheels. Thought about renting a trailer (good idea Larry), but I haven't figured out how I'm going to unload at this end, so it may be a day or few before I unload it and I don't want to pay rent on a trailer for multiple days. Spec sheet says that it's almost 900 lbs!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2016 17:53:07 GMT -5
Love that gift card at grocer trick. I owe ex-wifey a gift card for watching hobo the wonderdog while I was away. Going to store now! Bob, when you get home air out the rear tires, jack up the front and roll the saw right off. Master bonus if you have a driveway ramp. Flatten tires at bottom of ramp to get even lower.... Motorcycle ramps help too.
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Post by QuailRiver on Aug 9, 2016 18:26:40 GMT -5
...Thought about renting a trailer (good idea Larry), but I haven't figured out how I'm going to unload at this end, so it may be a day or few before I unload it and I don't want to pay rent on a trailer for multiple days. Spec sheet says that it's almost 900 lbs! Those trailers have drop-gate ramps. So as long as the casters on the saw are good you should be able to raise the front end of the trailer a little with the trailer jack to tilt the trailer back and then let gravity do most of the work. Put a piece of plywood on the ramp and then roll the saw off and down the ramp. Also might have to put a strip of wood down where the gate/ramp base and trailer floor meet so the wheels don't get stuck there. If the wheels are stiff or have flat spots then you might have to use a come-a-long to pull it off. Once it's off the trailer though you're on your own! Larry C.
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Post by captbob on Aug 10, 2016 9:08:47 GMT -5
Headed out to bring Bonnie home.
fingers crossed this works out well
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Post by Mark K on Aug 10, 2016 10:40:07 GMT -5
Just make sure that you don't end up with your on your lap like I did with mine. F'ed it up good and it didn't do me much good either.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 10, 2016 15:03:22 GMT -5
Congratulations!!! Hope everything works out ok. But, I suspect you'll get 'er done, alright. Cool tips on the gift cards and "tipping" the truck.
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Post by catmandewe on Aug 10, 2016 15:17:15 GMT -5
Nice saw, get a tilt trailer and back up to where you want it and just roll it off.
Tony
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 10, 2016 15:45:59 GMT -5
We've moved a lot of big machinery. Have paid a tilt bed tow truck to slide it on up, then deliver here. Was about $100, including a (20 miles) mileage charge.
Or, you can rent a U-Haul, that works out pretty good. Less than fifty bucks.
This Turnmaster lathe probably weighs a bit more than your new saw.
Tell me everybody has one of these in their front yards? Invaluable!
Pick it up with a chain fall, drive the trailer out, set it down.
Always a relief when it is safely on the ground!
Hope you get Bonnie home safely. No rain today?
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Post by captbob on Aug 10, 2016 15:51:21 GMT -5
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Post by greig on Aug 16, 2016 12:36:06 GMT -5
This was a great thread and I read it from start to finish. All the worries, bidding techniques, anticipation, suggestions and happy ending. Wonderful!
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Post by jerrys on Aug 19, 2016 13:58:18 GMT -5
don't bother playing the lottery, you have already won
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