GeoLane at PTD dot NET wrote:



I finally got around to writing up my experiences moving a Bridgeport
mill last October. It adds to the excellent one that Richard Kinch
did when he moved his. We had quite a discussion regarding what was
safe and what wasn't, with some disagreements among some who had done
it different ways.

http://metalworking.com/dropbox/
Moving_a_Bridgeport_2J_Head_Milling_Machine_2.p df

Topics covered.
A photo essay describing the equipment needed to move a Bridgeport
milling machine,
One safe way of strapping the machine onto a trailer
How to lift it off the trailer
HOW TO GET A WIDE TABLE THROUGH A NARROW DOOR
Photos from the web of other people's moving experiences.


I uploaded the files Saturday AM, so I don't know when they'll
actually appear.

RWL




Nice work moving the machine.

One thing that you might have done is to put a piece of plywood in the
trailer under the machine. Metal on metal slides easy, wood on metal is
much less slippery. This also goes for carrying a machine on a
forklift. I saw someone drop a keyseater last week because he had the
thing directly on the forks and then hit a bump.

John