On Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 8:52:43 AM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 9:48:11 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 06:02:09 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 8:51:21 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 25 Jun 2019 03:40:18 -0700 (PDT), "Dr. Deb"
wrote:

On Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 8:46:29 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I just had a bandsaw delivered. I expected it to be delivered upright
on a pallet but it's laying down, fastened to a long pallet. It was
going to be a problem to move into place but as it is, it's going to
be really unwieldy. I'm kinda stumped.

The problem is that it's in my garage and, somehow, I need to get it
into my basement. Fortunately I have a walk-out basement but the door
is in the back of the house and no paved access to the rear. I could
assemble the saw in the garage and move it but it would probably be
better to move it in its shipping packaging. The shipping weight is
440lbs. so it's not going to be easy. Ideas? I thought about hiring
a piano mover but thought the folks here would have some other good
ideas.


Not knowing the topography of your place, but could you get a couple of buddies and some 2-3" pvc and, using them as rollers, roll the crate out of the garage and down to the basement ?

That idea had crossed my mind but my yard is *really* rough. I don't
think anything that small would work. I suppose the "pipes" don't
even have to roll but the crate does have to get from one to the next
without burying itself in the ground.

I built an all-terrain dolly for the move of a 450 lb planer. Picked up 4 - 10" dia pneumatic wheels from HF (https://www.harborfreight.com/10-inc...re-30900.html), and fashioned a dolly platform of scrap 2x4's. Anchored pcs of 3/4" conduit to the underside and used 5/8" all thread, dbl nutted, as axles. Pneumatic tires glide over uneven grass...

That's a really good idea. Add the trailer around to the back of the
house and a ramp (already have) and it would be quick work.

This might be overkill, but better to consider this now vs. mid-move:

Buy a spare wheel and design the dolly such that you can change a wheel
under load i.e. jackable.

While searching for dual-wheel lawn carts, I found that a common complaint
in the reviews was flat tires. Since they all use those same style foreign
made wheels, you should be prepared for that.

The 13" wheels on my cart did not specify a max psi on the tire itself,
but the manual says 25 psi max.


Then the problem becomes righting the saw and getting it into the
mobile base. I tried to lift the light end. I could get it to my
chest but there was no way to reverse my hands to push it upright from
a curl.

Nothing personal, but don't you have any friends?

Maybe hire a couple of high school football players?

When my brother moved, he hired a couple of guys from the Merchant
Marine Academy. He lives on Long Island in NY.

Point is well made/taken...I would never attempt handling that kind of load without assistance, one little miscue and...