moving a machine

[scalebowler]

no costco but I did check out uhaul and found this. http://www.uhaul.com/rentalitems/ Looks like a dolly is cheaper to rent and only 5 dollars for moving pads too. Is that a rental fee or how much they cost?

[Kilroy]

Rental fee

[scalebowler]

How do you guys pad the wheel wells in the back of the truck? I need to know because it is becoming pretty hard to get all this figured out. (The plan keeps changing every 5 minutes now that it is getting close to time to bring it home) Also how do you secure a machine in a pickup with no spots for tiedowns or anything that will allow you to secure it? My roommate wants to use the c clamps that are holding the top down to the truck. (Sounds like a really bad idea to me)

[mznb1u]

I would just put a moving pad or blanket between the machine and the wheel wells in case the machine slides around in transit.  Obviously, you will want to watch your speed and no abrupt braking if at all possible.  I would be surprised if the truck does not have any tie down hooks.  What kind of truck is it?  Even my little S-10 has those in the corners near the top of the bed.  I am assuming that you will be transporting the machine with the gate down and that is why you need to have tie-downs.  If that is the case, you should be able to secure some type of tie-down across the gate area by tying into the area where the gate would normally latch in the up position.

I agree that using the c-clamps for the capper sounds like the start of an "America's Funniest Home Video" with the machine and cap leaving the bed at the same time.  Those things are strong but they are not intended to hold that type of load--however, take plenty of pictures if you go that route! 

  Tim 

[loman4ec]

if you are laying it down you really don't need to anything other than shut the tailgate. I just drove a jukebox and a milk machine 150 miles home with nothing tied down.

[Kilroy]

what Josh said.
If it looks likerain, I bring a  tarp and bungerr cords,

[scalebowler]

OK awesome. I am not having my room mate bring it back anymore. My uncle is going to be down here this weekend and he said he can take it back for me and we don't have to have it loaded up and ready to go on the curb at 8am like before.

[dw55]

i hauled my last machine 6 hrs on it's back and when i got it unloades i let it sit for 24 hours so all the oil would go bact to the compressor. been running for 1 month now with out any problems. machine if from the 60's with original compressor.

[scalebowler]

Hey guys if I lay the machine on its back should I put something in the bottom to support the compressor? I swear I saw that someone said that on another thread somewhere but I don't remember.

[dw55]

you can have machine proped up some if you do not want to lay it  flat. compressor is bolted down so it will be ok.