MOVING! Best way to move an auto...

[Mr Tees!!]

Hey gang! So, movin to a new building four doors up the road, and I gotta transplant my 6/8 Diamondback...any of you moved a press before? Im hoping there is some option that doesnt involve disassembly (it will fit thru both doors).  The new building is literally 100yds away, but the driveways and such are NOT level and I dont think I could control it on a pallet-jack. My first thought is rent a forklift, but the forks would have to be pretty long to go completely under the base and not interfere with the printheads/pallet arms. I could call in a flatbed towtruck, but how to pull it up onto the steep angle of the flatbed?

..i dunno, any ideas? Thanks, folks!

[jsheridan]

Get a forklift and ask for the long forks. They're about 8' long.

Then just pick it up (watch for the base drain plug) and move it.

[Screened Gear]

I don't know the Diamondback press at all. I know with my press that if you move it and the table is in the wrong position it can mess up the registration. I would call the manufacture (M&R) and talk to them. Explain what your trying to do. You want to make sure that there is nothing that will get messed up or anything you may have to reset in the new position. There maybe things or ways they know to make the move as painless as possible. As far as moving it I would not lift it more than you have to and strap the crap out of it. Another thing to do…Print everything you can before you move it. If something does go wrong or it take a few day to get the power and air working right you will be ok.

[jsheridan]

This is an M&R Jon.. they move like couches, not fine china 

The thing is so small that you can drive into the warehouse, pick it up, back out, drive it down the street slowly, watch for bumps, with the forklift and into it's new home.

Put it in place and get the base level, plug in the air and power, all done!

We used to use pallet jacks to lift, and roll the older Gauntlets out of the way to clean the floor, the base plate feet are bolted to the floor so you just put the feet pins back  in the holes.

[Get Shirts]

Renting and moving the press with a forklift is the way to go.  But once you do that I would suggest investing in an M&R tech to realign the beast.  Will one be there already to install the dryer?

[Northland]

Hey gang! So, movin to a new building four doors up the road, and I gotta transplant my 6/8 Diamondback...any of you moved a press before? Im hoping there is some option that doesnt involve disassembly (it will fit thru both doors).  The new building is literally 100yds away, but the driveways and such are NOT level and I dont think I could control it on a pallet-jack. My first thought is rent a forklift, but the forks would have to be pretty long to go completely under the base and not interfere with the printheads/pallet arms. I could call in a flatbed towtruck, but how to pull it up onto the steep angle of the flatbed?

..i dunno, any ideas? Thanks, folks!

If you go the flatbed tow-truck route.... his winch will pull it right up onto the bed. All you should need is a pallet jack to lift the weight off the leveling feet so it can roll.
In my area it's about $80/hr for the flatbed.

[broadway]

Some lumber yards will have a boom truck. They can easily pick it up and deliver the press once it is outside.

[244]

Hey gang! So, movin to a new building four doors up the road, and I gotta transplant my 6/8 Diamondback...any of you moved a press before? Im hoping there is some option that doesnt involve disassembly (it will fit thru both doors).  The new building is literally 100yds away, but the driveways and such are NOT level and I dont think I could control it on a pallet-jack. My first thought is rent a forklift, but the forks would have to be pretty long to go completely under the base and not interfere with the printheads/pallet arms. I could call in a flatbed towtruck, but how to pull it up onto the steep angle of the flatbed?

..i dunno, any ideas? Thanks, folks!

If you are ground level all you have to do is get a fork lift with fork extensions as suggested and c-clamp the base to the forks and drive slow. If truck level dock use a flat bed tow truck and a pallet jack. for a short ,slow distance you do not have to disassemble the press.

[inkman996]

Fork Truck   Fork Extensions   Some clamps   and some ratchet straps. Nothing to it use the straps to double securer it to the cage just in case!

[alan802]

If the forklift rental places are anything like they are here, they no longer rent fork extensions.  I asked about 4 different places and they all said it's a liability issue and they could put longer forks on the lift but no extensions.  3 years ago they did have extensions but not any longer, hopefully they still do it where you are.

[ebscreen]

No extensions here either, said they always come back bent.

And last week I rented a forklift and a pallet jack. They forgot the pallet jack, again.



I would be nervous as hell about moving a press whole. Just me I guess. If the guy
that makes 'em says okay, then by all means.

[jsheridan]

No extensions here either, said they always come back bent.

That's usually the guy who chooses the smaller fork for a big project and screws it up for the rest of us.

If you can't get the extensions, then get a bigger forklift with longer forks. For $125 a day you can rent the beast lifts around here

[ebscreen]

How much for delivery? I paid $400 all said and done here.

[alan802]

We paid about $350 for a day for a 5K lb forklift and 6' forks, that's delivery and everything.

[Printficient]

However you move it, DO NOT move it with the table up in the reg forks.  Bungee the table to the base so it does not swing.  Good luck.