"BW" wrote in message ...
I finally got moved into my new house and the machines are nestled into the
garage. I have to move the lathe and bridgeport into the cellar. I have a
walk-in door to the basement but the problem is getting the stuff to the
door. There is about 40' of grass to move the stuff over. I moved the
bridgeport head and table on a skid by using rollers under it. It was quite
a job. I am leery of trying to move the base the same way. Any suggestions
on moving the base ? There is not enough room to get a large machine in to
carry it.

2 lengths of angle iron with the v upwards, supported if needed
(depends on how big the angle iron is, how soft the ground is) with
scrap timber crossties. Then you can either lube the rails & bar the
base along, or use rollers as per flat ground. Done this myself, it
works quite well.

Assumes the ground is reasonably flat/level of course.

PDW