shipping a bridgeport

[17dodgebros]

anyone know who would haul a bridgeport mill from clevland to pittsburgh. just trying to figure out a cost for this

 

[jake00]

Post it on uship.com

 

[J_G]

Uship is a joke! Your best bet would be to put an ad on Craigslist or find a local farmer maybe. If you're shipping a mill like that, you definitely want someone that you feel secure with hauling it. There are plenty our trucking companies in both of these cities that run straight trucks and smaller trucks that may be interested in moving it. Expect to spend $500+ if you find a trucking company to haul it for you, but test assured that got machine will be insured in the event that something happens. I can give you a couple numbers if you need, just let be know. Stay far away from Uship tho!

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[Kurn]

Several factors to consider-weight,one piece or disassembled,accessories/tooling shipped with it,able to load/unload,manual machine or computer controlled.Bridgeports aren't the easiest things to tie down,due to the relatively small footprint and being top heavy.I've hauled many of them over the years,and you want to find a legit and experienced company to do this.

 

[sublimate]

Cleveland to Pittsburgh is like a 2 hour drive?
You'd be better of just going and picking it up - you'll save money AND be sure it's handled right and not damaged.

 

[cyamaha2007]

Why not just rent a u haul trailer. You can lift it with a 2 ton engine hoist. As far as paying some one it would be around 500 bucks id think

 

[Tamper84]

Ive seen guys renting those drop deck trailers, the one where the deck goes to the ground. Works pretty slick!!

 

[930dreamer]

Two hour road trip is a breeze.

 

[uniballer]

Bridgeport mill! How heavy or tall? This is a deal which would include lots of friends and labor. Find out size and shape, it would be shame to get there and the trailer cant hold that kind of weight!

 

[tdkkart]

Car trailer, hire a towing company to use one of their wreckers to pick up the mill while you back the trailer under. Tie it down, or bolt it down through the trailer floor and drive home. Hire another wrecker to lift it off the trailer.
It's one of those common sens jobs that many people make WAY too much of. Go to any of the machinist websites and ask a couple questions, you'll get tons of advice, most of it useable.

 

[trbomax]

Bridgeport isnt hard to move,not that heavy either at 2300#. Just rotate the head 180 deg,drop the table as low as it will go and remove the readouts.They just plug in and the sensors can get wet. Ive moved both of mine a couple times this way,one time I had them both on the trailer at once. Get it where you want it on the trailer and drill 4 holes thru the deck,bolt it down,simple as that. If you dont want to crawl under to tighten nuts just use 1/2" lags. Ratchet strap the top by screwing a 1/2" eye bolt in the hole up there and going 3 or 4 ways from there.If you dont want it to get wet wrap it up good with stretch wrap,although most of these machines are greasy enough that its not needed.

 

[Kevin54]

Ditto on the road trip. Rent a car trailer if you don't have one and a couple of big ratchet straps and you are in business. It's supposed to be in the 70's next week, so it would be perfect for a road trip.

I had an hour trip hauling mine, and like others said, just rotate the head sideways to lower the center of gravity. When you get it home, call a rigger or have one lined up to have it unloaded. I paid a local rigger $150 to unload mine and set it in the garage. Well worth it in my mind.

If you get it and they can load it for you, there is no problem running 60-65 mph with it on straightaways, just ease up a little in corners.

 

[PA-Buckeye]

My former employer told me that when he moved his shop from Castle Shannon to Bethel Park, they moved his Bridgeport hanging from the back of a tow truck. He wasn't aware that the guy was going to do that, but said it worked. Not that he was happy about it though.

When he retired a few years ago, I think he said South Hills Movers shipped out some of his bigger equipment to the individual buyers.

 

[long handles]

Careful with uship.

There used to be lots of people flying under the radar without operating authorities, liability insurance, cargo insurance etc on uship.

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

I set mine in the back of my F-250 and once at the house, I paid a guy $50 to pull it off with another fork lift and put it in the garage. It will have a place to screw in an eyebolt in the the top, tie off there in 4 directions and you should be fine.

 

[JasonMcElroy]

In addition to nodding the head down, also be sure to:

1) lower the knee as far as it will go

2) take the table (Y-axis) inboard towards the main casting as far as it will go.

Jason

 

[383 240z]

My buddy brought a LeBlond lathe and a larger CNC mill home from Cleveland to Industry PA on a regular car hauler. I brought my Cincinnati mill and 13x40 lathe home from Rogers Ohio to Industry PA on my hauler. He towed both in one trip with his old GM diesel, I towed mine in 2 trips (bought at 2 different times) lathe with a 1/2 ton and mill with a 3/4 ton.

I flipped the head on my mill, lowered the knee to the lowest position, and as close to the column as it would go, then strapped it down by the ram. the lathe, was just strapped across the ways, being careful not to put pressure on the lead screws. Keith

 

[Falcon67]

Lots of people also take them apart to move them. Take off the head, remove the table, etc.