Robert Devereaux Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Any suggestions from you guys that have been down this road many times? I purchase a heavy 15" planer. My delivery choices are at my business or at my home where my shop is. I have plenty of room for an 18 wheeler to pull into the parking lot at my business. My plan was backing my pickup up to the delivery truck and sliding it into my bed. Then getting it home and backing my truck up to my detached two car garage workshop and.......then what. Having the freight company deliver to my house isn't going to work. I have a long narrow winding driveway that leads to my house and then my shop is behind my house. It simply couldn't make the trek. I was thinking about renting a cherry picker ( engine hoist) and getting it off my pickup that way. Any ideas would be really appreciated. Thanks, Bob D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbles1982 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Do you have a machinery hire place nearby? They should have a hand pulled forklift that would do the trick. http://upload.ecvv.com/upload/Product/20087/China_hand_pallet_truck20087221517181.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooddok Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Bob it will probably come in two or more boxes if it is new. You can probably rent a roller section like you see in distribution centers and just roll it off the back of your truck right into your shop. However this does mean you will need some extra muscle to do so. Get a couple of friends and offer beer and possibly food. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trip Posted January 2, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 What I've done in the past... Have the unit delivered with a liftgate equipped box truck to your home. Have the palette lowered onto a moving dolly. Use several sheets of 5/8 CDX to lay a path from the end of your driveway to your shop entrance. I've used this method for tools weighing up to 1700lbs... Anything beyond that, I hire riggers... BTW: over 1,200lbs, I switch to 3/4 CDX... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatworks Today Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yup.. Request a lift gate service, even if you have a forklift.. Asking them to unload carries the burden on them for safe delivery. Once you start dragging out equipment or trying to make-shift the process any damage is on you... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Do you have a business nearby that has a dock? When my table saw was delivered the driver was very helpful. He suggested taking it to a business in town and having them off load it into my truck. We got out there and he talked to them and they set it in my truck. As a matter of fact the owner at the business( a foundry) told me they would help out anytime. Took it home and broke down the crate, several of the parts were loose. Got my BIL to help me get off the truck and assembled in place. I live in a rural area and getting someone with a skid steer is pretty easy. I made a new friend at the foundry and built them a clock for the office to show my appreciation. Just some suggestions. Good Luck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 A "brother-in-law" is not adequate help to lift a 700lb planer off a truck. Planers come in one box, assembled, save for the extension wings. They're very heavy. I used a chain hoist to lift mine off my trailer...that's an option if you have a place to mount it and you have enough overhead clearance to get into the shop. I couldn't do it anymore the way my shop is currently arranged. BTW, if you choose to buy a hoist from Harbor Freight, go with the 2 ton instead of the 1 ton. It's been a few years, but I posted a thread about the 1 ton almost killing me...or at least amputating my toes. I'll be ordering a 12" jointer in the near future so I'll be dealing with the same problem. I'll be getting the lift-gate service, then calling over a few buddies, feeding them pizza and beer, and we'll just kind of "slide" the beast into the shop where I'll uncrate it. It's not something that two people can do. Three guys would be minimum, four would be better, and six would be ideal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 A "brother-in-law" is not adequate help to lift a 700lb planer off a truck. Planers come in one box, assembled, save for the extension wings. They're very heavy. I used a chain hoist to lift mine off my trailer...that's an option if you have a place to mount it and you have enough overhead clearance to get into the shop. I couldn't do it anymore the way my shop is currently arranged. BTW, if you choose to buy a hoist from Harbor Freight, go with the 2 ton instead of the 1 ton. It's been a few years, but I posted a thread about the 1 ton almost killing me...or at least amputating my toes. I'll be ordering a 12" jointer in the near future so I'll be dealing with the same problem. I'll be getting the lift-gate service, then calling over a few buddies, feeding them pizza and beer, and we'll just kind of "slide" the beast into the shop where I'll uncrate it. It's not something that two people can do. Three guys would be minimum, four would be better, and six would be ideal. You haven't seen my brother-in-law. Besides he's a farmer and these guys can figure out a way to do damn near anything. I'm no dummy(only my opinion) but you put something in front of a farmer and he won't quit til it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Call the delivery company they may have a smaller truck. I did this and had my shop split between two trucks that would fit delivered right to my door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 My uncle and i lifted and moved my grizzly 8" jointer. I highly wouldnt recommend that though, you could blow out your anus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Freddie. Yeah, the jointer comes in two boxes, though. I moved mine with a buddy as well. The planer is a different story...it comes mostly as one bulky and heavy as hell package on a skid. I would strongly urge you not to attempt lifting one of them out of the back of a truck with only two guys...even if one of them is a farmer. I'd hesitate trying it with four guys. You risk doing serious damage to your brand new tool, not to mention the potential serious complications with your anus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Eric, i have the g0495x. Comes together in one crate and is heavier than the g0490. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcustoms Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 You can also call the shipping company and see where the closest hub is and go there and pick it up... They will fork it into the bed of you truck... I would opt for lift gate service at my home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Mine is shipping weight 796 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Mine is shipping weight 796 pounds. Well then I'm surprised you still have an intact anus. That's too much weight for two guys to *safely* handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Youre right, thats why i wouldnt recommend it haha. I felt the weight the entire time we moved it across the shop, kinda felt like dying a little bit. My uncle however is a bodybuilder, and he bear hugged my bandsaw and moved that on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Did you lift that thing out of the back of a truck or just move it across the shop floor? If it's the latter, no big deal...you could probably do that yourself. But lifting it out of a truck...different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 My BIL and myself hoisted my jointer out of the bed of a truck, and up a hill to my workshop. My anus is still intact, however it was probably only a 300lb jointer or so. As Lawrence would say, watch your cornhole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 On the floor. Off the back of a truck would be a snapped back for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghmyn Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 When I moved my jointer into the house, I had a body builder friend on one side, and me with another friend on the other of the table box. It went pretty smooth. I would rather have 1 too many people instead of 1 too little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 On the floor. Off the back of a truck would be a snapped back for sure. I see. The "off the truck" part is the problem OP has... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochese Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 http://www.harborfreight.com/1-ton-capacity-foldable-shop-crane-69445-8866.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 His problem is still better than an exploded balloon knot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Eric, I wasn't insinuating that my BIL is some kind of behemoth although he is a big guy. What I was saying is there is more than one way to unload a 700lb. planer. Using brute strength is not too smart or safe. If you use your head and apply the proper lever or ramp setup I'm sure you could safely slide the equipment right off the truck and onto the floor of the shop. Yeah you could pay more for a fancy lift truck but that would take all the fun out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Hungarian Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Now when i bought my new 500lb jointer a few months ago, i brought it home from Grizzly on my little HarborFreight 4'x8' (flatbed) trailer. Just wheeled the trailer into the garage, shut the garage door, and then unpacked/assembled it myself at my leisure, very carefully. The trailer bed was just high enough that i could slide the 400lb jointer top onto the (wheeled) jointer base, after jacking the trailer up a bit. Did it all myself, going slowly, carefully, and never actually lifting anything up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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