Un crating new equipment?

[whitewater]

in a couple weeks I am getting a new auto from m&r and dryer and that jazz...

what is the best tool(s) for uncrating? I dont want to have to go  and buy something while the forklift is here and get it inside asap..

[inkman996]

With luck the crates are assembled with screws that would be an easy way for you to uncrate, if it is nails then a long crow bar heavy hammer and a saws all would be perfect.

Also have a saws all or circular saw for afterwards and you can cut up the wood for easier trash or fire wood.

[Zelko-4-EVA]

im not sure what M&R is currently using, but in '08 and '03 they used a nail gun on the wood crates.  the cardboard boxes had packing peanuts (dont open outside).

[Homer]

Rob -are your door openings big enough to fit the equipment AND the forklift / dolly / crane through? we used a cherry picker to move our press a few weeks ago, worked well. The hardest part was the air compressor. What about plumbing the compressor, chiller, press? you need to have that done before the tech arrives I would assume. Have a few buddies on hand, one ready to go to home depot if needed? we had to go out and get floor anchors to bolt the press down. Call M&R and ask, where did you get the compressor from?

[alan802]

Cordless drill, hand sledge and have some damn fun with it.  Nothing better than uncrating a new auto, when the truck shows up it's just the best feeling you'll ever have in this industry.

[GraphicDisorder]

Our sales guy cut ours apart with a sawzall and BFH. Quick and easy, makes a big mess but not a huge deal.

[Catnhat]

Saws-All, skill saw and cordless drill.  Possibly a set of wrenches depending on bits & power of your drill.
Room to put a good full size pickup load of lumber (after it's cut down) and whatever you do, Don't open the pallet arm box outside with a slight wind/rain.  Damn peanuts are still blowing around the parking lot!

[3Deep]

Good Hammer and drill was all we needed and a few strong family members LOL..  got lucky on the forklift building supply across the street let there guy come over and take it off the truck, wife make flower planters out of the creates the platens and extra stuff came out of.

Darryl

[mk162]

two words...BATH SALTS.  You can tear anything apart on that stuff...and then have an open face sandwich for lunch afterwards.

[jason-23]

two words...BATH SALTS.  You can tear anything apart on that stuff...and then have an open face sandwich for lunch afterwards.

lol

[inkstain]

Whitewater.  I'm excited for you!  I 'm getting a new/first auto in august.  Diamondback S 8/7.  Thanks for bringing up the question cause I need to know the scoops as well.  What ya getting?
Wish I could be there with you upon the arrival and instal to help and see how it all goes down but I live on a small little island way in the pacific, Hawaii. 
Hope all goes good with your new adventure!!!

[ebscreen]

Remember when he who shall not be named posted a picture of a Playtex that got dropped on it's head?
Don't do that. The 30 seconds between the press being lifted off the truck and placed on the ground is a pucker
moment for sure. I'm lucky to have a buddy that's a crane operator, and a measly screen printing press is small potatoes
to him.

[jasonl]

most important thing, watch for the drain plug on the bottom of the press, if you hit it with a forklift, your screwed!

[whitewater]

two words...BATH SALTS.  You can tear anything apart on that stuff...and then have an open face sandwich for lunch afterwards.

hahahahhahahhaha!

[whitewater]

Thanks everyone!

Homer..the forklifwill not fit in the building. I think i finely found someone with a forklift to give me a hand. What a pain if i had to rent one.

well it will be taken off the truck then uncrated outside then lifted up out of the crate..then use a pallet jack to pul it inside..there are double doors into the building and then into my shop. Too bad i have to go into a different part of the building to get it in.

We ran the wire to put a jumper box/(?) in for the 3 phase..holy crap..$1000 bucks for the wire box and breakers. Have to install the panel yet.

Compressor i got through a local place here (being shipped from illinois) so i guess not to local...

when that comes in i have someone to install it..

Press is being delivered july 9th.

I am out of town on vacation the week of the 14-21 so was trying to get the tech in on the 10 and get it set up before i leave, but after talking with my mr sales rep he recommended doing it when i get back from vacation instead of trying to get it all done and creating unneeded pressure, which made sense...

So i have a tech coming on the 23rd..

I just got an order for 2000 shirts front and back....now i have to do it on the manual! one last effing hurrah!!