That would work on an open bed truck, but not a box truck - the walls get in
the way :)...
-j

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From: OldTools [mailto:oldtools-
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MA Newbold
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:35 PM
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Subject: Re: [OldTools] Lifting heavy things


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