"Rob Morden" wrote in message
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I just bought a Monarch EE10 - an old one with the drive out of it so
I can afford it. Unfortunately this is the first machine I've bought
that is over 1 ton and I need to unload it when they deliver it.

I recall Iggy that you said some time ago that you had a place that
you rented a forklift from for a day at a pretty reasonable price.
Could you recommend somebody.

I'm in Aurora IL USA and have a slightly sloped asphault driveway to
work on. The guy delivering will have it on a Ford Superduty flat bed
and I need to get it into the garage so it at least clears the door.
I have wheels for it at that point.

I need more space, and more time.

I'll post pictures of it somewhere when I get it next month.

If you need a rigger you might try Diamond Rigging in Batavia (IL). They
treated me well on service and price for local pickup and delivery of a
Clausing lathe. It will probably be expensive if you have them meet the
delivery truck at your house. A potentially much cheaper option would be to
have the Monarch delivered to them and have them deliver it to you when they
have another job in your area. Another option might be to contact a local
service station that has a tow truck and have them off-load the lathe. The
tow truck probably couldn't put it in final position, but pipe rollers might
work for that.

Mike