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Thread: Lifting HM50 mill by the bed
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23rd March 2018, 09:20 AM #1Most Valued Member
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Lifting HM50 mill by the bed
Im planning on brining home my new mill a hafco HM50 next week and trying to work out how to get it off the trailer.
The crane I used for my lathe and previous mill won't lift high enough to sling the mill off the trailer, once its off the trailer I will have no issue moving it wiht other the crane or Pallet jack.
I was thinking if I could make a lift plate and bolt it to the bed. (maybe take the head off the mill to make it less top heavy and lighter)
However I can see that its a loading the the machine really isn't designed for. I was thinking of running second straps from the bed under the base of the machine in a futile attempt to distribute the load.
I have seen heaps of mills lifted by the bed with fork lift, but I know its the wrong way to lift one.
Recommendations? my last resort is to go down to the loan hire place and fork out for a small gantry for the day.
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