Rob Morden wrote:
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.
I rented a Lull 644B reach forklift for my lathe move. That is
the kind that can deliver a ton of drywall through a 3rd floor
window while a dozen feet from the house. At 21,000 Lbs,
though, it did a NUMBER on my back yard. And, the DAMN thing
got stuck MANY times, anyway, despite "4WD" and tires a foot
wide and 5' diameter. If it had lockable differentials it would
have worked a LOT better. I got this through Hertz truck
rental, and they gave me the rate for a much smaller machine, as
this was the smallest they had on hand that day. It worked, but
I'll never run one of these through my backyard again.

For a more recent move, I got a little DaeWoo hard tire machine,
and aside from low ground clearance, it worked better. I did
get it stuck, too, but it was easier to deal with, at less than
half the weight. I got this from a local outfit that rents and
services lift trucks, ONLY.

If you have to deal with driving over the ground, you need 5
sheets of 3/4" plywood, and expect to crunch them a bit.

Jon