I've moved several Unis and PM66 by myself. I back the truck up to them,
tip it over so the back edge of the top hangs on the tailgate, and lift the
bottom while I slide it in. It's not magic and you don't lift that much
weight. It's easier with two people, but not essential. Standing it back
up in the truck for hauling is the hardest part, but still not that bad.
I'm 49 and in decent, but not exceptional shape.
--
Ross
www.myoldtools.com
"ALYSONSDAD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Moving out of state and need to move the unisaw. Don't have gigantic arm
and
> back muscles. Don't have much in what you would call help. I know the
motor
> comes off. What else can I remove? and would welcome and appreciate all
> suggestions.
>
> Thanks much in advance.
AlysonsDad asks:
> know the motor
>comes off. What else can I remove?
Motor, fence rails, cast iron extensions. You've saved a good bit right there.
You might also have long extension tables and their legs that can come off.
Charlie Self
"Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for
President. One hopes it is the same half." Gore Vidal
On 22 Sep 2004 23:18:30 GMT, [email protected] (ALYSONSDAD) wrote:
>Moving out of state and need to move the unisaw.
I don't have a Unisaw, but my Wadkin is pretty similar.
I went to collect it with a hired van, my engine crane, the trained
gorilla and the usual collection of sack trucks and ropes. The guy I
bought it from had two hulking sons on hand to help too.
Then once I'd took the table extensions off, and the table itself, I
stuck it on the sack truck and stuck it in the back of the van all on
my own. I didn't even take the motor off. For safety's sake I think
two of us did the big hump in and out of the van step together, but
all the rest was single handed. Given the amount of moving tackle I'd
brought along, I was amazed just what a lightweight it was, once you'd
separated body and table.
Compared to the last time I'd been down in Essex, delivering the
trained gorilla's enormous lathe, this was a picnic. Moving the lathe
takes three of us, the crane, some danger and around three hours'
solid swearing to get the stand bolted back together.
--
Smert' spamionam
I worked for a fellow that lost one out of the back of his p/u truck. We
knew the difference.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:45:07 -0500, "DanG" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>If it is a local move, back a pickup close to the saw. Lay down
>>some old blankets. Lean the saw to the truck bed and turn it up
>>onto its top. I've got a carpenter buddy who moves his this way
>>from job to job..
>
>
>
>
>
>
> a unisaw? some of the lighter contractor's saws, maybe...
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>"ALYSONSDAD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> Moving out of state and need to move the unisaw. Don't have
>>> gigantic arm and
>>> back muscles. Don't have much in what you would call help. I
>>> know the motor
>>> comes off. What else can I remove? and would welcome and
>>> appreciate all
>>> suggestions.
>>>
>>> Thanks much in advance.
>>
>
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:26:46 -0500, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>fred preston wrote:
>>remove the top the motor and the fence. that should make it lite
>>enough for one man to handle.
>
>
>And when you go to look for your balls, check your socks.
>
>OK, not saying it can't be done but really you want some
>help unless you like finding yourself or your saw in harms
>way.
>
>UA100, who did move a Unisaw with the top and motor removed
>with the help of a youngster but wouldn't try it solo unless
>he liked his balls in his socks...
lmao!!!! however with a little thought about leverage and the use of
ramps and dolly it aint that bad. but then i usualy just place my
balls in my pocket so's they dont get lost! lol....i moved mine myself
from a room in the house to the shop 40 feet away down 5 steps and
accross the yard with the top and 30 inch beis still intact. now mind
ya i am only 165 lbs. i did have a large door to get it out of the
house. i built a ramp with supports that wae 16 feet long and put some
concrete blocks under it every 4 feet or so and used a crow bar to get
it on some blocks then repeated the process till it was tall enough to
get a four wheel dolly underneath. when i rolled it down the ramp i
used a large rope around a 4x4 across the doorway to keep some sort of
controll on the saw. didnt want it to getaway from me. :-}> work smart
and ya dont have to work hard! brute force is the worst way to move
heavy objects.
fred
If it is a local move, back a pickup close to the saw. Lay down
some old blankets. Lean the saw to the truck bed and turn it up
onto its top. I've got a carpenter buddy who moves his this way
from job to job..
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)
[email protected]
"ALYSONSDAD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Moving out of state and need to move the unisaw. Don't have
> gigantic arm and
> back muscles. Don't have much in what you would call help. I
> know the motor
> comes off. What else can I remove? and would welcome and
> appreciate all
> suggestions.
>
> Thanks much in advance.
"fred preston" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:26:46 -0500, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>fred preston wrote:
>>>remove the top the motor and the fence. that should make it lite
>>>enough for one man to handle.
>>
>>
>>And when you go to look for your balls, check your socks.
>>
>>OK, not saying it can't be done but really you want some
>>help unless you like finding yourself or your saw in harms
>>way.
>>
>>UA100, who did move a Unisaw with the top and motor removed
>>with the help of a youngster but wouldn't try it solo unless
>>he liked his balls in his socks...
>
> lmao!!!! however with a little thought about leverage and the use of
> ramps and dolly it aint that bad. but then i usualy just place my
> balls in my pocket so's they dont get lost! lol....i moved mine myself
> from a room in the house to the shop 40 feet away down 5 steps and
> accross the yard with the top and 30 inch beis still intact. now mind
> ya i am only 165 lbs. i did have a large door to get it out of the
> house. i built a ramp with supports that wae 16 feet long and put some
> concrete blocks under it every 4 feet or so and used a crow bar to get
> it on some blocks then repeated the process till it was tall enough to
> get a four wheel dolly underneath. when i rolled it down the ramp i
> used a large rope around a 4x4 across the doorway to keep some sort of
> controll on the saw. didnt want it to getaway from me. :-}> work smart
> and ya dont have to work hard! brute force is the worst way to move
> heavy objects.
>
> fred
Hey Fred, are mine in there?! I moved a uni out of my basement myself.
Laid some plywood on the bulkhead steps and dollyed her up. I might have
taken a more conservative approach, but the saw belonged to someone else:)
I'd seriously consider uping the price on the house a couple thousand
dollars and leave it there. ;~) Then buy a new one and have it delivered.
"ALYSONSDAD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Moving out of state and need to move the unisaw. Don't have gigantic arm
> and
> back muscles. Don't have much in what you would call help. I know the
> motor
> comes off. What else can I remove? and would welcome and appreciate all
> suggestions.
>
> Thanks much in advance.
Do you have a local moving company that can help you? A few years ago we
moved from a house into storage and then into our present house when it was
finished. We had a local company do both moves and they were quite
reasonable. A friend of mine and my daughter's family had the same company
move their furniture onto a rental truck and all the charged was labor for a
couple of movers for 2-3 hours.
When they did our move they brought 3 guys out to move our 800 pound gun
safe which is far outclasses the Unisaw, even with all parts attached. I
would think a crew like this would move a Unisaw and complete shop equipment
onto a truck for a couple of hundred bucks. By the way the same company
delivered that safe, when purchased years before, for $70.
.
[email protected] (ALYSONSDAD) wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Moving out of state and need to move the unisaw. Don't have gigantic
> arm and back muscles. Don't have much in what you would call help. I
> know the motor comes off. What else can I remove? and would welcome
> and appreciate all suggestions.
>
How are you planning to transport the rest of your shop equipment? A
woodworker with a Unisaw seldom has just the cabinet saw. There's
generally a ton (literally) of other 'supporting stuff'. The top and wings
can be removed, as well, if that makes sense to you. The challenge I see
is that even the pieces are of an awkward size and weight for one person.
How would I go about it, without the sons and nephews and friends that
congregate at such times? Pallets, a rented engine hoist, and the proper
equipment for loading, securing and transporting all this neat gear. In
fact, even with 6-10 healthy bodies around, those items make sense.
Securing the load, so that it can be safely transported, and not destroy
itself and everything else in, and including, the truck, is an art form
unto itself.
There was a thread earlier this year, about moving shop tools, and a lot of
wisdom was shared. Google is your friend.
Otherwise, consider a sell and rebuy approach. Transportation 'out-of-
state' is not free, and unless you have a classic saw...
Patriarch
And his lower jaw for awhile..
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Eric Ryder wrote:
>>I worked for a fellow that lost one out of the back of his p/u truck.
>
>
> Are we talking about his ball(s) or the saw?
>
> UA100
fred preston wrote:
>remove the top the motor and the fence. that should make it lite
>enough for one man to handle.
And when you go to look for your balls, check your socks.
OK, not saying it can't be done but really you want some
help unless you like finding yourself or your saw in harms
way.
UA100, who did move a Unisaw with the top and motor removed
with the help of a youngster but wouldn't try it solo unless
he liked his balls in his socks...
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:45:07 -0500, "DanG" <[email protected]> wrote:
>If it is a local move, back a pickup close to the saw. Lay down
>some old blankets. Lean the saw to the truck bed and turn it up
>onto its top. I've got a carpenter buddy who moves his this way
>from job to job..
a unisaw? some of the lighter contractor's saws, maybe...
>
>
>"ALYSONSDAD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Moving out of state and need to move the unisaw. Don't have
>> gigantic arm and
>> back muscles. Don't have much in what you would call help. I
>> know the motor
>> comes off. What else can I remove? and would welcome and
>> appreciate all
>> suggestions.
>>
>> Thanks much in advance.
>
On 22 Sep 2004 23:18:30 GMT, [email protected] (ALYSONSDAD) wrote:
>Moving out of state and need to move the unisaw. Don't have gigantic arm and
>back muscles. Don't have much in what you would call help. I know the motor
>comes off. What else can I remove? and would welcome and appreciate all
>suggestions.
>
>Thanks much in advance.
remove the top the motor and the fence. that should make it lite
enough for one man to handle. when you get where you are going you
will need to true the saw up anyway.it will also transport easier and
in less space without the fence rails attached.
fred
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:23:44 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Eric Ryder wrote:
>>I worked for a fellow that lost one out of the back of his p/u truck.
>
>
>Are we talking about his ball(s) or the saw?
>
>UA100
prolly BOTH!!!! lol....
fred