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RF30 Basement Install

YYCHM

YYCHM

(Craig)
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Looking to borrow an engine hoist for a few days...

Preferably something that can be disassembled and setup in a basement. Not sure what dates at the moment but probably within the next two weeks. I'm in the NE but willing to pickup anywhere in the Calgary local.

Thanks,

Craig
 
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Mines available. The wheeled frame is the heaviest. I think it would take two people to get it up and down, The other parts would only take one person.


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Craig, my driveway is gravel and at the time I didn't have a hoist so I disassembled the mill to get it out of the back of my Canyon.
Looking back, if I had a hoist I could have probably lifted it out if the head was lowered all the way and it was rigged with minimal slack in the webbing.

Because it was disassembled when I put on the table using my hoist I dropped a loop of chain through the opening in the head and stuck a bar through the bottom of the loop and then put tension on it. Worked like a charm.
There may be pictures somewhere here or on H-M.
 
The bottom of the frame is about 30”x20”. The support legs spread out, at the ends they are about 4 to 5 feet apart.


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I lay down 3/4" junk plywood on my gravel. works just fine that way. There are some pictures of this in the '3 tons' thread.
 
Hi Craig,

I have about 20 pieces of 3/4 plywood cut into 2’x8’ sections (4x8 sheet cut in half). You can borrow as many as you think you need to put down onto the gravel to make the hoist roll easier.
 
RobinHood said:
Hi Craig,

I have about 20 pieces of 3/4 plywood cut into 2’x8’ sections (4x8 sheet cut in half). You can borrow as many as you think you need to put down onto the gravel to make the hoist roll easier.
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Great! Thanks.
 
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So, with little warning Bill @thriller007 showed up at my house with this this morning. We struck a deal and managed to scooch the machine from his truck to mine. Now I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how to break it down to move it into my shed and ultimately my basement.

I'm really pleased:)
 
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oh man that looks fun ( maybe not the moving but the new machine) we will expect pictures and observations.
 
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