I'd agree with moving it in a covered box.

When we moved boats, we had access to multiple hydraulic jacks and 
blocks, so lifting was simple.  We used 6" diameter 10 ft long wooden 
rollers and a 6 cyl power winch, a couple deadmen, a snatch block, and 
an antique truck to push the boats.  The parts that caused us concern 
were going up a 6" incline to get the boats from the storage area onto 
the railroad car to launch the boat, and using the rollers to turn the 
rigs 90 degrees.  I'd have issues with trying to pry a 1500 pound 
machine up a ramp and I'd have to be sure the ramp could take the load.

Your experience and resources are obviously different, so you'll have to 
find a system that you find comfortable.

Have fun and be safe,
Charlie


On 1/30/2015 12:29 PM, james duprie wrote:
> Open trailer isn't an option (not do I already have the trailer, but it is
> going from NH to Tx, and I don't want to expose it to road grit, weather,
> and other unpleasant things...
>
> It still seems like lifting it and sliding it directly onto the bed would be
> more effort and risk. Given that it is already on a pallet I WILL have to
> lift it a few inches to get the rollers under it (lift one end, put a roller
> under each skid rail, use the lever to slide it along until the rollers have
> moved about 1/4 - 1/3 of the way towards the middle, add rollers under the
> elevated end, walk a bit further until it tilts onto the new set of rollers
> (6 under it now - 2 under each skid rail), then roll along adding rollers in
> front as they fall out the back.
>
> Lifting the extra distance to get to the truck bed involved a lot of adding
> blocks, tilting, adding more blocks etc until it is the right height, then
> sliding it into the truck (probably need rollers to move it forward to the
> nose anyway). In order to keep it stable, I'd need a lot of good sized
> blocking (or custom made supports), and still end up having to roll it to
> the truck (about 80 feet). It just seems like the whole thing will be easier
> of its done with rollers all the way...
> (the object is about 65" wide by 50" long by about 48" tall)
>
> Of course, I guess I could just rent a power pallet jack, but that wouldn't
> be any fun....
>
> -J
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C and MA Newbold [mailto:cgnewbold@c...]">mailto:cgnewbold@c...]
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 9:06 AM
> To: james duprie; oldtools@s...
> Subject: Re: [OldTools] Lifting heavy things
>
> Have you considered using an open top utility trailer?
>
> I also think you could do it in a box truck as the only inside access needed
> would be to position rollers.  You could do that before the machine enters
> the box and adjust them by pushing/pulling with poles to put them into place
> if the machine is too big to walk around.
>
>