Questions about moving a Tree 2UVR

[lbhsbz]

So I'm headed out in the morning to pick this thing up....

I've rented a hydraulic drop bed trailer.

The seller has a forklift with which to load it onto the trailer. I've got plenty of strapping. Is it safe to wrap the straps around the head near the turret and lift from there?

I don't have a forklift at my house...I've made a nice cart with 6" casters on it that are rated at a combined 2400lbs, and I've got about 6 nice pieces of cut up pipe. I'm thinking that the cart was a dumb idea and I shoulda saved my money (casters were $30 each).

In transport, should I rotate the head of the mill to lower the center of gravity? I've got at least 6 heavy straps to secure it to the trailer. Will oil leak out of the head if I do this? What will happen if I don't do this?

In setting it on the trailer, would you set the mill directly on the trailer and figure out how to get the pipes under it once we arrive at the destination?...or set the mill down on the pipes on the traler and rely on only the straps to keep it still during the journey.

[doctor demo]

I'm not in the know about specifics on the Tree, but as far as the trailer/load goes don't put the mill on pipes or casters for the trip.
A better alternative would be directly on the trailer deck if it is wood, or if the deck is metal, a sheet of plywood or a rubber mat like a truck bed mat would be My choice.

Steve

[Black Forest]

I moved a Tree last Thursday but mine was a different model.

The same principals will apply. Be very careful!

[Rich Carlstedt]

That mill weighs about 2400 ~!
I removed the head when i moved my buddiy's Tree.
Make sure you keep the load centered on the wheels, and for heavens sake, Put blocks under the rear of the trailer, so it won't tip when you run the mill back. Use a come along to keep it under control.
Another friend didn't listen on that advice, and when he slide the mill ( a BP) to the back, It lifted the rear end up on his little truck, and flipped the mill.
Lost, one milling head.

[macona]

I agree, the cart may not have been such a hot idea. It would have been, and still be, better to put that money to renting a forklift for a day. Thats exactly what I am doing if I move again. No messing around.

[Rustybolt]

This is my experience moving BPs and such. I'm sure somebody here will call me on it.
Getting the head as low as possible is a good idea. Also lower the table as low as you can and lock it. I move it as far forward as it will go as a counterbalance to the rest of the mill.
I put pieces of two by for under the straps and then cross strap the mill running the straps across the knee behind the table.When in doubt, add another strap. If the trailer has a wooden floor I block the base in with two by fours and dry wall screws.
The whole object is to make the machine as much a part of the trailer as you can. Tighten the bejesus out of the straps and make wide turns.
Congratulations. Trees are fine mills.

[Rustybolt]

This is my experience moving BPs and such. I'm sure somebody here will call me on it.
Getting the head as low as possible is a good idea. Also lower the table as low as you can and lock it. I move it as far forward as it will go as a counterbalance to the rest of the mill.
I put pieces of two by for under the straps and then cross strap the mill running the straps across the knee behind the table.When in doubt, add another strap. If the trailer has a wooden floor I block the base in with two by fours and dry wall screws.
The whole object is to make the machine as much a part of the trailer as you can. Tighten the bejesus out of the straps and make wide turns.
Congratulations. Trees are fine mills.