modamag
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As few of you know I have a great passion for machine tools, especially the older ones who have been thru it all. I've been eyeing Monarch 10EE and Hardinge HLV-H for several years. Recently an opportunity arise for acquisition.
Here's a documentary of the move event.
Many thanx to my friend JimH for helping with the logistics, otherwise I would have never attempt to move a 3500 lbs chuck of iron.
Trailer dropped to the ground ready for loading.
Lock & loaded. When we (3 of us) attempt to push the lathe it move fine inside the garage. But when it got to the border of the garage there is a small lip which the wheels got caught in. We then had to call upon the Jeep's winch to pull it up onto the trailer. I was in the rear side of the Rol-A-Lift applying the sneaker brakes.
Rol-A-Lift hydraulics fingers lowered and strapped.
Wood cushion for the power box.
It took ~15 minutes for JimH to manuver around in my cul-de-sac. My neighbor did not help much with parking all their cars in front of my house.
Headstock end.
The Rol-A-Lift was able to jack the lathe up well above 6" but all we needed was 3.6" to clear the 4x6 wood.
Within 10 minutes it was unloaded onto my garage slab and resting on couple 4x6s.
Afterward it sat in my garage for almost a month. The first week was to clean and inspect every corner to understand the age. The second & third week was shot due to my failed attempt to build a Rotary Phase Converter (220 1P -> 220 3P).
And finally today, I got all my acts together and got the first cut. :woo hoo:
Here's a documentary of the move event.
Many thanx to my friend JimH for helping with the logistics, otherwise I would have never attempt to move a 3500 lbs chuck of iron.
Trailer dropped to the ground ready for loading.
Lock & loaded. When we (3 of us) attempt to push the lathe it move fine inside the garage. But when it got to the border of the garage there is a small lip which the wheels got caught in. We then had to call upon the Jeep's winch to pull it up onto the trailer. I was in the rear side of the Rol-A-Lift applying the sneaker brakes.
Rol-A-Lift hydraulics fingers lowered and strapped.
Wood cushion for the power box.
It took ~15 minutes for JimH to manuver around in my cul-de-sac. My neighbor did not help much with parking all their cars in front of my house.
Headstock end.
The Rol-A-Lift was able to jack the lathe up well above 6" but all we needed was 3.6" to clear the 4x6 wood.
Within 10 minutes it was unloaded onto my garage slab and resting on couple 4x6s.
Afterward it sat in my garage for almost a month. The first week was to clean and inspect every corner to understand the age. The second & third week was shot due to my failed attempt to build a Rotary Phase Converter (220 1P -> 220 3P).
And finally today, I got all my acts together and got the first cut. :woo hoo:
