Comments on: Moving a #4 http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/moving-a-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moving-a-4 A forum for all brands of flatbed cylinder proof presses Wed, 23 May 2012 01:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alistair http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/moving-a-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1935 Alistair Tue, 20 May 2008 16:02:11 +0000 http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/27/moving-a-4/#comment-1935 Hello all, I'm hoping to pick up my No.4 in a few weeks, my plan was to move it myself using a rental truck with a tail lift. My worry is the weight, on the stats page it is listed as 1100 lbs, the tail lift has a capacity of 500 KG. Using an online converter that puts the press at 498.9 KG which doesn't leave me with much room for error. I can remove the parts mentioned above, but don't imagine that will reduce the weight by much, just wondering if any of you have experience of such a move, and can impart any wisdom to save me ruining a press and truck in one miserable afternoon. Thanks, Al Hello all, I’m hoping to pick up my No.4 in a few weeks, my plan was to move it myself using a rental truck with a tail lift. My worry is the weight, on the stats page it is listed as 1100 lbs, the tail lift has a capacity of 500 KG. Using an online converter that puts the press at 498.9 KG which doesn’t leave me with much room for error. I can remove the parts mentioned above, but don’t imagine that will reduce the weight by much, just wondering if any of you have experience of such a move, and can impart any wisdom to save me ruining a press and truck in one miserable afternoon. Thanks, Al

]]> By: Lynda Campbell http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/moving-a-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1739 Lynda Campbell Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:39:15 +0000 http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/27/moving-a-4/#comment-1739 Thank you, Eric, Paul, Alex and Barbara. Great advice and new to me. I'm forwarding on to my rigger. Can't wait, Lynda Campbell Thank you, Eric, Paul, Alex and Barbara.
Great advice and new to me. I’m forwarding on to my rigger.

Can’t wait,

Lynda Campbell

]]> By: Barbara Hauser http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/moving-a-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 Barbara Hauser Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:09:44 +0000 http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/27/moving-a-4/#comment-1736 Hello Lynda and congratulations on your new press. I can't offer much advice on moving the press since my own move was a particularly easy one -- not one single stair. However, before your press arrives you might consider the surface on which it will sit. If it is not a basement or slab, you probably will want to have some sort of platform ready to distribute the weight more evenly over the floor joists. I made one from 3/4-inch plywood, though you could go even thicker. Also, I bought four 1/4-inch hard rubber feet from NA Graphics which keep the press rock solid on the platform. The movers will probably have a level but just in case they don't you might have one handy so that the press can be leveled while they are still there. Good luck! Hello Lynda and congratulations on your new press. I can’t offer much advice on moving the press since my own move was a particularly easy one — not one single stair. However, before your press arrives you might consider the surface on which it will sit. If it is not a basement or slab, you probably will want to have some sort of platform ready to distribute the weight more evenly over the floor joists. I made one from 3/4-inch plywood, though you could go even thicker. Also, I bought four 1/4-inch hard rubber feet from NA Graphics which keep the press rock solid on the platform. The movers will probably have a level but just in case they don’t you might have one handy so that the press can be leveled while they are still there. Good luck!

]]> By: Alex Brooks http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/moving-a-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1735 Alex Brooks Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:28:42 +0000 http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/27/moving-a-4/#comment-1735 I found that removing the sheet metal piece on the non-operator side made moving much easier. That way the movers could lift from the cast-iron bed on both sides. Unless your #4 is built the same way as the Universal series, it should be an easy removal. I found that removing the sheet metal piece on the non-operator side made moving much easier. That way the movers could lift from the cast-iron bed on both sides. Unless your #4 is built the same way as the Universal series, it should be an easy removal.

]]> By: Paul Moxon, Moderator http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/moving-a-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1734 Paul Moxon, Moderator Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:28:15 +0000 http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/27/moving-a-4/#comment-1734 I would also remove the inking system, In this case both the top frame oscillating roller and the bottom frame form rollers assembly. Don't forget to clean out the shelves and cabinets. I would also remove the inking system, In this case both the top frame oscillating roller and the bottom frame form rollers assembly. Don’t forget to clean out the shelves and cabinets.

]]> By: Eric Holub http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/moving-a-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1733 Eric Holub Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:48:34 +0000 http://vandercookpress.info/vanderblog/2007/11/27/moving-a-4/#comment-1733 Most professional movers will know to lash the cylinder down, but I have heard of a few times where it was left loose, causing damage in transit when it rolled. Another cause of damage is using a forklift or pallet jack to lift the press from beneath the storage shelves. There isn't enough strength there to take the weight of the press without bending. Most professional movers will know to lash the cylinder down, but I have heard of a few times where it was left loose, causing damage in transit when it rolled.
Another cause of damage is using a forklift or pallet jack to lift the press from beneath the storage shelves. There isn’t enough strength there to take the weight of the press without bending.

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