Brent,

I picked up a 2800 pound mill (Index model 45) in new jersey.

the seller had a boom truck and he boomed it into the rental F250 i
was using for the pickup.

Upright in the bed? That must have been an interesting drive, or do I
not have enough respect for F-250's?



When i got home i called my local towing company (ON the next block
form my house) and explained the situation and asked them to show up
with a boom truck rather than a tilt and load

the boom truck lifted the mill 1" and i drove out from under it then
we lowered the mill onto the hydraulic ram of the truck and backed it
down onto a pallet at the end of my driveway

WHEN i got my shipping container i moved it using a combination of
inexpensive chain hoists a cheap 2 ton shop crane LOTS of web slings
and 4 inch solid concrete blocks to make platforms or supports for the
crane wheels as needed

I don't quite get it. Lowered onto the ram of which truck? Did the
mill sit on the palette pending arrival of the shipping container? If
so, how did that help? At 2800 lb, I would almost certainly hire a
rigger, but I'm curious just the same. Similar ideas might be helpful
to me on smaller scale.



ANY liftgate should be rated for at least 1000 Lbs

the little gates on the MAC and SNAP on tool trucks have to carry 1000
pound toolboxes so thats kinda bs that a shipping company lacks
something appropriate

Understood. Let's just say that I recognized the voice, and will call
again. If they understand that the sale is conditional on the answer,
it might change things too.

Bill