Great job, guys... but it scared the heck out of me to watch the process... Here's my gut reaction: Oh no!!! NO.NO. NO.!! Please don't try this at home, viewers! This process scares the hell out of me! I have moved many C&Ps - but only once in a pick-up truck - and that's when I was very young and didn't know any better. I certainly hope that no one watches this video and then tries doing it this way themselves. Instead, I use 2 or 3 - 36" pieces of 2" black pipe. ($18 total cost) Raise the press *only* 2 inches and use a floor jack or crowbar and 2x4 blocks to do that. Place the pipes under the rails and roll the press gently where ever you want it to go. No lifting; no swaying, no risk. As the press rolls off one pipe, move it from the back to the front. This way, the press can *never* "run away" or roll anywhere by itself. 2" pipes are plenty. I'm 68 years old and have moved a 2500 pound Heidelberg this way - all by myself (although it's easier with help) And, as recently as last December, I actually loaded, transported and unloaded a (lighter) 8x12 C&P all by myself. And, just two days ago, I moved a wooden common press - and a 7x11 Pearl - also all by myself.. and didn't break a sweat - or risk damage to either press on either move... And, rather than load it so high on a truck, for $40 I rented a low-to-the ground - and much, much safer U-Haul trailer for a day. See: "Moving a press safely" - excelsiorpress.org/reference_html/movingapresssafely.html Note that in this case, we used a pallet jack, but only because we had to roll the press down some long hallways to get it outside. I far prefer pipes for safety reasons. This process can be seen on another video - someone doing it the way I prefer... ruclips.net/video/fM9TjyGjDmU/видео.html and,, the trailer - ruclips.net/video/Tjj-OGuKhko/видео.html These approaches are much, much safer, cost less and no one - nor the press - risks getting hurt... Old Printer Al
Great job, guys... but it scared the heck out of me to watch the process...
Here's my gut reaction:
Oh no!!! NO.NO. NO.!! Please don't try this at home, viewers! This process scares the hell out of me! I have moved many C&Ps - but only once in a pick-up truck - and that's when I was very young and didn't know any better. I certainly hope that no one watches this video and then tries doing it this way themselves.
Instead, I use 2 or 3 - 36" pieces of 2" black pipe. ($18 total cost) Raise the press *only* 2 inches and use a floor jack or crowbar and 2x4 blocks to do that. Place the pipes under the rails and roll the press gently where ever you want it to go. No lifting; no swaying, no risk.
As the press rolls off one pipe, move it from the back to the front. This way, the press can *never* "run away" or roll anywhere by itself. 2" pipes are plenty. I'm 68 years old and have moved a 2500 pound Heidelberg this way - all by myself (although it's easier with help)
And, as recently as last December, I actually loaded, transported and unloaded a (lighter) 8x12 C&P all by myself. And, just two days ago, I moved a wooden common press - and a 7x11 Pearl - also all by myself.. and didn't break a sweat - or risk damage to either press on either move...
And, rather than load it so high on a truck, for $40 I rented a low-to-the ground - and much, much safer U-Haul trailer for a day.
See: "Moving a press safely" - excelsiorpress.org/reference_html/movingapresssafely.html Note that in this case, we used a pallet jack, but only because we had to roll the press down some long hallways to get it outside. I far prefer pipes for safety reasons.
This process can be seen on another video - someone doing it the way I prefer... ruclips.net/video/fM9TjyGjDmU/видео.html
and,, the trailer - ruclips.net/video/Tjj-OGuKhko/видео.html
These approaches are much, much safer, cost less and no one - nor the press - risks getting hurt...
Old Printer Al