On 1/28/2015 8:23 AM, james duprie wrote:
> In the a couple of years, I am going to have to figure out how to move a
> 1500 pound machine into a closed truck. There are no anchor points in the
> truck that can take the load, and it will be going up a ramp in order to get
> into the truck.
>
Short answer:  block it up and winch the truck under the machine.

Details:  In a previous life, my father and I used to move 27-40 ft 
boats on cradles by using jacks, wooden rollers and a come along or a 
power winch.  The 27ft boat was on a wooden cradle on grass alongside 
our garage.  We had to load it onto a trailer and haul it 75 miles to 
launch it.   That was our first big boat move.  We wound up moving 
several different boats up 40 ft long at the DIY boat yard where we 
stored the boat for the winter.

We jacked and blocked the cradle up until it was higher than the trailer 
bed and backed the trailer under the front of the cradle. Then we hooked 
a come-a-long between the trailer and the far end of the cradle and 
tightened the cable.  We put rollers/pipes on the trailer bed and 
lowered the front of the cradle onto the rollers. We then released the 
dump truck parking brake and took it out of gear (engine off).  Then we 
slowly winched the trailer under the cradle.  The truck followed the 
trailer.  We added more rollers as more cradle was above the trailer 
bed.  Once the cradle weight was fully on the trailer, we rolled it to 
the proper load position and blocked and secured it with chain binders 
so it would not roll.

You could do a similar move if you can secure your come-a-long to the 
rear of the truck and run the cable to the back of your machine.  You 
may have to rig something to keep the machine from tipping off the 
blocks if the truck is very heavy.  You'll also need enough overhead 
clearance to lift the machine and you may have to build a 
cradle/platform to support the machine.

I think lifting straight up is easier and safer than trying to push/pry 
the machine up a ramp.

Charlie