I had to move this
again, and I thought ahead to take a couple of pics, to remind me what worked. I could not recall how I had moved it the last time, 12 years ago. This time, I didn't separate the mill from the table, but lowered the head as far as possible, then I removed the spindle sheave, the belt idlers, and the belt cover base plate. This allowed use of a sling and chain, so I could lift the assy. without bending the belt cover base.
The engine hoist could get the table 19" above the floor, which was enough (barely) to set it on granddad's 1952 homebuilt trailer. 70 years on, it's still useful.
Due to impending rain, I first trialed lifting the Mill/Drill onto the trailer whilst the trailer was backed into the garage. This was proof-of-concept, that the sling/chain/hoist would have enough lift to get it onto the trailer's bed. But that combo would not go out the garage door. I pulled the trailer outside, then moved the lift and Mill/Drill out and re-hoisted it in the driveway, where I had only sky (and rainclouds) above me.
The table + Mill/Drill weighs somewhere between 500-800 lbs, but I was able to skid it to the center of the trailer (above the axle) and strap it down -- four straps. I was not sure it would remain in place when turning or if braking hard, but the drive was only 10 miles and never above 40 MPH, and I had no issues.
Head lowered, belt drive still on:
- Jet-16 Mill/Drill, in garage @ Duvall, Wash. Head lowered to max.
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- Jet-16 Mill/Drill, in garage @ Duvall, Wash. Head lowered to max.
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Annotated pic, showing belt sizes. The three different belts will have to be reinstalled in the same locations:
- Jet-16 Mill/Drill: Belt sizes and layout, before removing belts, idlers, sheave.
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Belt drive removed, along with the belts cover base:
- Jet-16 Mill/Drill: Spindle sheave, belt idlers, and belts cover base removed.
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- Jet-16 Mill/Drill: sling under table top, ready to hoist and move outdoors.
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- Jet-16 Mill/Drill, in garage @ Duvall, Wash. Moving to driveway with engine hoist.
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Proof of concept: the engine hoist + sling combo can lift high enough to get the unit onto the trailer's 19"H tailgate:
- Jet-16 Mill/Drill, in garage @ Duvall, Wash. Trial lift, to see if the hoist could lift high enough to get it onto the trailer.
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- Jet-16 Mill/Drill, in garage @ Duvall, Wash. Trial lift, to see if the hoist could lift high enough to get it onto the trailer.
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Repeat the loading outside, because the Mill/Drill itself will barely clear the garage door's header (about 2" clearance of the round column):
- Jet-16 Mill/Drill, in garage @ Duvall, Wash. On the trailer for real.
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Unloading at Public Storage, Woodinville, Wash.:
- Jet-16 Mill/Drill, in garage @ Duvall, Wash. Removing @ Public Storage, Woodinville.
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- Jet-16 Mill/Drill, in garage @ Duvall, Wash. Removing @ Public Storage, Woodinville.
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- Jet-16 Mill/Drill, in garage @ Duvall, Wash. Removing @ Public Storage, Woodinville.
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- Jet-16 Mill/Drill, in garage @ Duvall, Wash. Safely in storage.
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I wasn't able to roll the hoist into the storage unit, as there's a 1.5" lip where the bay's pad is above the driveway. I had to set the unit down in the driveway and lift one corner and pivot the unit until I could set one table leg down on the higher pad, then repeat for the other three corners. I'm glad I could (barely) lift one corner, but rain was coming . . .
[later]
That purple polyester sling is a Tuflex Liftall EN30-6', and it was great but a couple of feet short for ideal. I've ordered an 8' version, new $25 shipped with tax, for next time. Slinging under the table top worked really well, once the belt drive and cover base were removed.
- Sling, Tuflex Liftall EN30-6'
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- Sling, Tuflex Liftall EN30-6'
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