dirtydiesel Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I'm strugging to find anyone that will hire me a teletruc (or similar) for one day including deliverey to site (10miles from newark). I only actually need the fork truck for less than an hour, to move my lathe and mill from a building with a small(ish) door, and onto my trailer. Does anyone know anywhere that would do this? Or even better is there any forum member that has a setup that could help, the job could be done with a 1ton@4m hiab with a very skilled operator (ie not me) Any ideas apprieciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl hurst Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I guess they wont hire you one becouse of licence issue, prob best to get wagon hiab set up, i got one my way and he charged me 200.00 to move 4 machines which was done in one trip, must be some one your way that can do same, Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 a local farmer with a telehandler/forklift might be willing to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 It's not a licence issue they just only seem to do week rates@ around £425. I've not had much luck with the local farmers, only the ones with unsuitable machines are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Could it be lifted with a large engine crane and moved on rollers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Could it be lifted with a large engine crane and moved on rollers? I could probably lift the lathe with my engine crane, it's only a harrison 12 but the i don't think i'd be able to get a decent lift on the bridgeport. this plan is scuppered though by the gravel yard as i'd never get the engine crane to my trailler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istruggle2gate11 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Regularly hire them for work mate and doubt you will find one from a typical hire company without paying that kind of typical figure (plus plant insurance, ipaf or similar) - and finding a company that will supply a driver for a day or so is hard and usually expensive. One option - what about a small digger (the 3ton or 8 ton type) pretty sure between us we could walk it on your trailer with that - and usually available for day hire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty43 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 If you have a decent local builder's merchants (ie. not part of a chain) then they would probably be willing to help when passing for a small number of beer tokens, they all operate 1 ton hiabs for sand etc so have the equipment and anything the taxman doesn't see.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I could probably lift the lathe with my engine crane, it's only a harrison 12 but the i don't think i'd be able to get a decent lift on the bridgeport. this plan is scuppered though by the gravel yard as i'd never get the engine crane to my trailler. If it were me I would use the crane to lift one end at a time to slip some pipe rollers underneath it. Then I would lay a wooden roadway over the gravel to the trailer and then use the crane there to lift onto the trailer. If the crane won't roll on the gravel then it can be carried out there and then the trailer backed under the load. For the Bridgeport I would use the old fashioned 'jack and pack' to get it to trailer height. Anyway, that's the way I would do it but I'm a glutton for 'prehistoric' working methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robhybrid Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I moved a lathe a few years ago by making a steel frame, jacking up the lathe with a farm jack and putting it on the frame then used my winch to pull it across the garden then up my ramps and onto my trailer. Damaged ramps slightly but got job done. We couldn't get a vehicle within 25' of the lathe as they had built a conservatory in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkrentfitter Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 have you not got an a plant depot local to you?they usually do day hire and run jcb fleet so should have a"tele truck" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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