Re: Moving a shop long distance

On Mar 31, 9:15 am, Ron Thompson <webmas...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Its very important to use really good quality pallets that won't collapse
under the
weight of a machine. All the ones i used were the type that bricks are
delivered on,
got them for free for the asking from construction sites. I placed a piece
of 3/4" plywood on the
pallet and screwed it onto the runners with 1/4" lag bolts. Then i placed
the machine on the
pallet and drilled holes in the the plywood and bolted the machine onto
the pallet. Next as added
insurance i used steel banding to secure the machine onto the pallet. I
like the sealed shipment,
when the trailer arrived everyting was exactly as i packed it, nothing got
lost or damaged in
transit. Take pictures of your machines as you load them and a final
picture of the loaded trailer,
in case you need to file a claim with the insurance carrier, also make a
detailed inventory list of
your shipment.

Best Regards
Tom.

I'd suggest you put the machines directly on the floor and nail blocks
around them. If a pallet fails it can cause the load to shift.
This is how heavy machinery is shipped commercially.

Ron Thompson
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I'd suggest you put the machines directly on the floor and nail blocks
around them. If a pallet fails it can cause the load to shift.
This is how heavy machinery is shipped commercially.


While this may work for some machines, I would do more with top heavy
machines..like lathes, mills, drills and bandsaws.

They need to be mounted on OVERSIZED pallets to broaden their
footprint and then secured to the sides and to the floor as mentioned.

Over the years I have seen a number of lathes and mills tipped over in
enclosed trailers...they are not fun to reset within the enclosed
space of a box trailer..

TMT

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