I'm probably gonna to move from the East coast to the West coast in the near future... I was wondering if you guys think it's even worth bothering moving my 4 post stacking lift... I was thinking just in labor and weight, probably not... Not sure a regular mover could even deal with the weight... Are those generally left behind ?
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Anyone bothered moving a lift yet ?
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softailgarage
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sell it, not worth the agg for that far of a move. I took mine apart and moved it, but that was to the next town over.
What he said. We moved one from the shop next door to another shop across the drive and that was a major pain in the ***, even with forklifts.
BMEP
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Sell your existing lift and buy new at your destination city.
I moved from Northern Illinois to California in December 2010. I had a 2 post lift in my garage, along with a metal lathe, vertical mill, sheet metal brake/shear/slip roll, 80 gallon air compressor, band saw, welders and other tools. I did the move myself using ABF's "U-Pack" service. I built crates for the tools and rented a fork truck to load them into the ABF semi trailers, bought a used pallet jack to move them around in the garage and in the trailers and rented a skid steer loader with forks to unload them (driveway was too steep for a fork lift). Lots of work... Even with all that, I had no desire to try to move the lift since it's just so big and a hard shape to pack around.
I sold the old lift on craigslist and bought a new one in California. I had other people say, "You should just sell everything and buy new" but that would've cost a fortune since most used machine tools go for a fraction of new. The lift, strangely enough, sold for $50 less than I paid for it.
I moved from Northern Illinois to California in December 2010. I had a 2 post lift in my garage, along with a metal lathe, vertical mill, sheet metal brake/shear/slip roll, 80 gallon air compressor, band saw, welders and other tools. I did the move myself using ABF's "U-Pack" service. I built crates for the tools and rented a fork truck to load them into the ABF semi trailers, bought a used pallet jack to move them around in the garage and in the trailers and rented a skid steer loader with forks to unload them (driveway was too steep for a fork lift). Lots of work... Even with all that, I had no desire to try to move the lift since it's just so big and a hard shape to pack around.
I sold the old lift on craigslist and bought a new one in California. I had other people say, "You should just sell everything and buy new" but that would've cost a fortune since most used machine tools go for a fraction of new. The lift, strangely enough, sold for $50 less than I paid for it.
redcorvetteman3
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My father in-law is going to move one 3 hours north. His plan is to use a open trailer and roll it on with wheels and and strap it down. I dont think it will go thru the door. ( I was not at the house when he was telling me his plan)
IndyGarage
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I just moved one from about 100 miles away and installed it in my shop.
It's a 12K mohawk 2 post and weighs about 3500 lbs. The seller loaded it onto my car hauler trailer with a backhoe.
I pulled it off the trailer and set it up by myself, with no help from anyone - except a forklift. Took about 4-6 hours to unload and install - that included the time to figure everything out, because I've never done one before.
It would have gone faster with a helper, but it wasn't too bad a job. You couldn't do this one without a forklift - most others are much lighter built, but still heavy enough that I don't think I would try it without some kind of overhead lifting device.
It's a 12K mohawk 2 post and weighs about 3500 lbs. The seller loaded it onto my car hauler trailer with a backhoe.
I pulled it off the trailer and set it up by myself, with no help from anyone - except a forklift. Took about 4-6 hours to unload and install - that included the time to figure everything out, because I've never done one before.
It would have gone faster with a helper, but it wasn't too bad a job. You couldn't do this one without a forklift - most others are much lighter built, but still heavy enough that I don't think I would try it without some kind of overhead lifting device.
sberry
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You can do some of the small ones with a good common cherry picker. The dealer that installed my 10k mohawk had something similar, nothing to write home about.
IndyGarage
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You can do some of the small ones with a good common cherry picker. The dealer that installed my 10k mohawk had something similar, nothing to write home about.
I don't know how they did a Mohawk with a light duty lift. Those columns are heavy and pretty top heavy. My biggest problem was standing them up. I ended up setting them down on the driveway horizontal, and then lifting with a strap from the top and driving forward with the lift at the same time, until they rocked to vertical. That would have been tough with a light-duty lift. I guess it would have been lighter if the arms weren't attached.
I installed a clearfloor (12') BendPak with only a cherry picker and a bit of help from the wife to keep it from rolling. Probably under 500 lbs per post with the carriage and ram removed.
Unless an employer is paying for the move, sell the lift and buy another one.
Unless an employer is paying for the move, sell the lift and buy another one.
Shadowdog500
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Mohawk dealer put my Mohawk Series 1 up without a cherry picker or gantry. They just teetered it off of the back of the truck, ad stood it up from there. Also nothing to write home about here. The Mohawk dealer brought himself and two laborers who do nothing but install these lifts every day. They walked the columns in place by tilting them back and forth like a pendulum while they walked and positioned it. Probably took them a minute or so to stand each column up and walk it in place. It was kind of neat to watch a pro crew do the install, those guys actually made it look easy.
If you are moving a lift make sure you secure the carrier from sliding up and down the track with a piece of Romex. Carriers usually roll freely up the track, and my installer says he knows of people loosing fingers or getting their hands crushed by unanticipated movement of the carrier while moving a lift.
I would sell it and get another after the move.
Chris
If you are moving a lift make sure you secure the carrier from sliding up and down the track with a piece of Romex. Carriers usually roll freely up the track, and my installer says he knows of people loosing fingers or getting their hands crushed by unanticipated movement of the carrier while moving a lift.
I would sell it and get another after the move.
Chris
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camarotoolman
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I moved mine by myself, but was able to use a over head beam and chian hoist to set the posts up.
I've moved four post lifts in a household shipment. Don't remember the charge for disassembly/reassembly. Some big companies use third party service for everything and that can get expensive. You can always take it apart yourself.
The weight is a non-issue as far as getting it on the truck.
The cost of the weight depends If you have 25,000 pounds the added weight of the lift should be cheap enough to be worth it. If you're bumping a 6000 pound shipment with the lift weight it will be pricey. An estimator can tell you exactly what the added weight will cost.
The weight is a non-issue as far as getting it on the truck.
The cost of the weight depends If you have 25,000 pounds the added weight of the lift should be cheap enough to be worth it. If you're bumping a 6000 pound shipment with the lift weight it will be pricey. An estimator can tell you exactly what the added weight will cost.