Received a new Barudan..

[whitewater]

What a beast to get off the truck and in my shop, uncrate and put where it needs to go...

I do not want to do that gain.

[mk162]

It's best to hire a rigging company.  They are damn good at their jobs...and insured.

[Zelko-4-EVA]

a while back we bought a used 8 head Tajima - the one with the larger sewing area...  that was annoying to take off the truck even with the forklift and fork extensions.

[ebscreen]

Tilt bed wrecker is the safest way if you don't have a dock. Pallet jack out of the truck onto the wrecker then tilt onto the ground.
Move slow and think twice...

[GraphicDisorder]

They are big girls, but we have a dock so its always been pretty straight forward.

[whitewater]

Well a buddy had 2 skid steers and had a plan, but then he only sent one.. no go.

Also our lot is at a slant.

We did end up getting a flatbed to pull I out on, and a skid steer with forks to make sure it didn't tip over.

I uncrated and then it was problem solving to get it off the damn crate.

But did it and now in position.

Can not wait to use it!

[whitewater]

And now to get rid of my 3 tajimas.

[bimmridder]

I remember many moons ago when we bought an 18 head Tajima. What a nightmare just getting it in.

[mk162]

We don't have a dock, so we hired the rigging co to do it.  They brought out 2 forklifts/drivers and I swear without a word to each other drove them in prefect synchronization to get it off the back of a flatbed.

It was something to watch for sure.  Compared to what these guys normally do, a 6 head is nothing.

They brought it in, took the old SWF out, loaded it up and drove it down to it's new home. I think it was like $1100 for last mile delivery and bringing it inside.

We did our auto press with a flatbed and a forklift. but the arms also came off, so it was easier to handle.

[Admiral]

Well a buddy had 2 skid steers and had a plan, but then he only sent one.. no go.

Also our lot is at a slant.

We did end up getting a flatbed to pull I out on, and a skid steer with forks to make sure it didn't tip over.

I uncrated and then it was problem solving to get it off the damn crate.

But did it and now in position.

Can not wait to use it!

Congrats! How many heads?

We have 3 single heads, but the "big ones" are 8 heads and all of them have 450x360mm sewing area.  Single heads can sew much wider if needed

Getting the 8 heads unloaded was a pain, mainly because they do not have room for forks underneath and we had to work on getting that higher first, then also because it's at the limit of what our 3 wheel forklift can handle, due to the length.  Worked out fine but definitely stressful!

[ebscreen]

It was something to watch for sure.  Compared to what these guys normally do, a 6 head is nothing.

Ain't it though? I watched a one man wrecking crue move an upright piano up a flight of stairs once.

[T Shirt Farmer]

This slick when possible.

[mk162]

It was something to watch for sure.  Compared to what these guys normally do, a 6 head is nothing.

Ain't it though? I watched a one man wrecking crue move an upright piano up a flight of stairs once.

I had a friend that helped me move a full size fridge once, I wheeled it over to the truck and Aaron literally grabbed each side of it and lifted the whole thing into his pickup bed without help.

He had reconstructive knee surgery about 6 months later from doing stupid crap like that.

[ebscreen]

This slick when possible.

There she is.

Bit of a butt puckering moment when tilting down, but it's the same with a forklift.

[whitewater]

Training today and tomorrow.. doesn't seem bad at all, but im sire ill forget because im not the operator everyday..

But im not sire why I didn't do this earlier and suffered with my 3 older tajimas.