Iggy? Forklift rental - machine delivery

I just bought a Monarch EE10 - an old one with the drive out of it so I can afford it. Unfortunately this is the first machine I've bought that is over 1 ton and I need to unload it when they deliver it.

I recall Iggy that you said some time ago that you had a place that you rented a forklift from for a day at a pretty reasonable price. Could you recommend somebody.

I'm in Aurora IL USA and have a slightly sloped asphault driveway to work on. The guy delivering will have it on a Ford Superduty flat bed and I need to get it into the garage so it at least clears the door. I have wheels for it at that point.

I need more space, and more time.

I'll post pictures of it somewhere when I get it next month.

Thanks rem

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Rob Morden
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I never rented a forklift and never operated one -- not once.

What you need to do can be easily done by a rigger, I know some whose prices are relatively decent. This is not a DIY operation.

Alternatively, you may be able to hire a guy with a rolloff bed (like tow truck operators), and a winch, and first winch the Monarch on the rolloff, and then lower it down at your place, usin the winch as a brake. I am hoping that if you tell them that you'd pay in cash, you could have it done for $100.

You can borrow my Johnson bar if you want.

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Ignoramus28147

Call whoever is going to deliver it, and perhaps they will have a plausible alternative. Like delivering it on a bobtail that has a lift that will handle it. They may surprise you with a simple reasonably priced solution.

Steve

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SteveB

Hey Rem,

Fitch rented one to take a CNC mill off a trailer once. But that was maybe 8 or 9 years ago in California. Worked out real well, and he had enough money left over to buy a new house!!!

Call around. The biggest cost is the drop-off and pick-up charge.

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Brian Lawson

It is certainly a DIY operation if one has even modest skills. I received a B'Port mill from a flatbed tilt trailer. Skidded it off with cardboard and a boat winch.

Failing a tilt trailer, a skidsteer e.g. Bobcat would get 'er done.

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Don Foreman

That 10EE weighs more than two bridgeports and is top heavy. (narrow machine) You tip it over and you got a pile o' scrap. If you can get it banded to a serious pallet it will help you out considerably.

When you get her landed, I'd be glad to share experiences with putting a new drive in. Long story short - get a big (7.5 or 10)three phase motor and VFD. Big motor so you no longer need a back gear. Or I can share how I reused the old backgear.

Karl

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Karl Townsend

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Rob Morden

Karl, I'll be in touch. I'm getting the motor and gear box out of another one so I can put in the back gear - mine is a flat belt drive and it is a v-belt but I have the gear box off mine but missing some pieces.

I understand that these machines were between 3200 and 3800 lbs new complete. Mine right now has the doors (200 lbs ?) and the motor / drive assembly out so we are guessing about 2500 lbs for what is left. Pretty wild for a 12 x 26 or so lathe.

Thanks rem

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Rob Morden

All,

Thanks for the input in generall. I'm going to have to do some calling around when things calm down in January.

The guy delivering it suggested just having a wrecker with a 3000 lb minimum capacity boom come out and take it off. I guess he has done that before but doesn't know anybody up here.

Thanks, rem

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Rob Morden

I think that the boom option is a great idea.

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Ignoramus31412

If you need a rigger you might try Diamond Rigging in Batavia (IL). They treated me well on service and price for local pickup and delivery of a Clausing lathe. It will probably be expensive if you have them meet the delivery truck at your house. A potentially much cheaper option would be to have the Monarch delivered to them and have them deliver it to you when they have another job in your area. Another option might be to contact a local service station that has a tow truck and have them off-load the lathe. The tow truck probably couldn't put it in final position, but pipe rollers might work for that.

Mike

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Mike Henry

I had my Bridgport(on a pallet) delivered to a forklift rental business. They delivered it to me on a trailer along with a forklift. The truck driver unloaded the mill, placed it in the my shop with the forklift, and was gone in 30 min. Charged me $200 which was the same basic charge as renting a forklift for 1/2 a day.

Randal

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Randal O'Brian

Perchance is it coming from Ottawa?

Paul (in Joliet)

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Paul

Check to see if there is a place you can rent an all terrain forklift from near you. My brother rented one a couple times while building his timber frame home. We self delivered it by driving it 6 miles down side roads.

Wes

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Wes

Yep, heaviest machine for its size in the world. Dang near twice what the similar size hardinge HLV weighs in at. When you got it running, you'll appreciate every ounce of rigidity.

Karl

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Karl Townsend

I rented a Lull 644B reach forklift for my lathe move. That is the kind that can deliver a ton of drywall through a 3rd floor window while a dozen feet from the house. At 21,000 Lbs, though, it did a NUMBER on my back yard. And, the DAMN thing got stuck MANY times, anyway, despite "4WD" and tires a foot wide and 5' diameter. If it had lockable differentials it would have worked a LOT better. I got this through Hertz truck rental, and they gave me the rate for a much smaller machine, as this was the smallest they had on hand that day. It worked, but I'll never run one of these through my backyard again.

For a more recent move, I got a little DaeWoo hard tire machine, and aside from low ground clearance, it worked better. I did get it stuck, too, but it was easier to deal with, at less than half the weight. I got this from a local outfit that rents and services lift trucks, ONLY.

If you have to deal with driving over the ground, you need 5 sheets of 3/4" plywood, and expect to crunch them a bit.

Jon

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Jon Elson

I guess you don't have clay sewer pipes under the yard. If you did, you'd have had even a bigger problem.

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Jim Stewart

Paul, Yes it did. I've bought way too much stuff from them in the last few years.

Cheers, rem

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:43:19 -0600, Paul wrote: ...

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Rob Morden

Rob

I saw that one in their mailing list, was planning to look at it when I went out there last week but forgot. I too was thinking it might be an interesting VFD project. Those are nice lathes, you'll have a nice machine when finished...keep us posted.

Regards Paul

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Paul

Paul, what am I missing, what is it in Ottawa that you guys are talking about?

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Ignoramus9551

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