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   PeteBradley | Jan 11, 2013 12:23pm | #1

   Another way

   With a vehicle that has a back door, tailgate, or side door, I've moved some really big machines with the following method, but for best results, they have to be significantly taller than the gate or door.

   Lay a big sheet of cardboard down in the bed of your jeep so it extends over the open gate and fold it down over the edge.  Lean a big board from the ground to the bed.  The board needs to be tall enough that it's got a good angle on it (60 degrees or less) and extends above the bed.  Wheel the machine box right up to this ramp and tip it up against the ramp.  Now grab the bottom of the box and lift so the box tips up along with the board and starts to slide in.  Your vehicle should be taking at least half the weight.  Getting it out you can do the reverse or slide it down the ramp.

   This depends a lot on the height of the box, so if it's not much taller than the bed, it will be much harder to deal with. 

   66lb is probably the motor, so that box is what it is.

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   RalphBarker | Jan 11, 2013 12:58pm | #2

   That depends

   Although some wieght can be reduced by disassembly, a big chunk of the weight will be the cast iron frame. Depending on whether it is on an elevated dock, or a street-level floor, you might still beed a couple of helpers to load and secure it for transport.

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   kmetzger | Jan 12, 2013 10:02am | #3

   Unloading a Shop Fox bandsaw

   Thank you both for your suggestions. I should have pointed out that I have a Jeep Patriot SUV and the boxes are on a pallet.

   
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   Julimor | Jan 12, 2013 11:12am | #4

   The guys at the shipping company should be able to help you get the two boxes in separately and they keep the pallet. Once you get home, using the board method described above would help you offload the boxes to your driveway or garage floor. If you have a hand truck, you can move them from there.

   I bought a 18in Jet bandsaw that came in one piece on a pallet.  Freight weight was 330 pounds.  It was delivered to the house and offloaded from the truck with a lift gate.  From the street, the driver helped me wheel it up the driveway and into the garage. 

   Using a hand truck, I moved it to the stairs going into the house (3 steps) and with a block and tackle hoisted it up the steps onto a piece of cardboard.  I have Pergo floors so I slid it on the cardboard over to the basement stairs and attached the block and tackle to the bandsaw and began lowering it down to the basement (17 steps).  It wasn't easy!  I was exhausted when I was done, but I did it all without any help. But I was much younger then.  When I move, I'll call in the movers to get it out.

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   user-64052 | Jan 12, 2013 04:33pm | #6

   if one had studied

   physics while in school it would be elementary. i usually have a sheet of plywood in the back( you can cut it down if it is too large for your vehicle). pull it out until it is on an incline where you can situate the object on it; lift the bottom and slide it in. the pieces are not banded to the pallet and the top one would not take much effort to put in. if you are stuck there must be someone there who can help you. the other option which seems obvious is that they must have a fork lift available if they are moving things around on pallets. get them to load it for you.. I have been working by myself for almost 40 year and just about 68 and I move everything still by myself. you just have to stop and think about it and apply some common sense and always emember to use your knees instead of your back

   ron

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   VAM | Jan 12, 2013 04:12pm | #5

   Open the boxes

   The two biggest items you might be able to remove easily would be the motor and the cast iron table (if it is cast iron).  That should leave a manageable amount for you to move.

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   surfside123 | Jan 14, 2013 02:51pm | #7

   One advise, make sure to protect cast iron parts and the trunnions . Will the body fit on your jeep?