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Moving Challenge Proof Press and Kluge 10x15 Automatic, In-Town.
The following is how "we" moved the presses. We had moved our first press, Kluge manual feed and a C&P paper cutter prior to this experience (see how we moved them later on this page).
What we are moving:
Where we are moving the presses thru' and to:
These presses are to be moved to a commercial high rise studio located on the 5th floor. The building has a large freight elevator but the pathways from the door to the main hallway on the 5th floor is very tight. Pasadena Freeway (110), the oldest freeway in the Southern California is to be used. This is a very narrow freeway with many turns. Very careful and slow driving is required.
Equipment:
challenge proof press was fairly easy to ramp it over onto the trailer. after removing the motor, it fit snug on the trailer sideways. on a hindsight, we should have padded the edges of the press even after securing all four corners (and the table) with tie downs. there were some visible paint chipping from the move. Please note that these presses are very top heavy so be careful not to tip them over. Note the webbing holding the cylinders tight, preventing the rollers to move.
mr. jesse by the challenge proof press
As for the kluge, the shop where we bought it from was able to load and push the press atop a skid onto the trailer. It was a flimsily skid to begin with so we cut the edges of it to make it skinnier as we had to go thru' a standard (i think, 34") door right after the freight elevator at the destination. Just as the previous Kluge move, we secured four points of the press against the trailer and off we went (2 miles) - the difference was that it was not on the pallet jack this time.
sir. john and sir. jesse attacking the motor
V pulley made the press too wide. We removed the motor to fit thru' the door.
After a day 'o rest, we realized that removing the pallet under the press posed some difficulties. How do you slide the palette underneath the press with a pallet jack?
We slid under four good looking 2x4s to lift the press. apparently, at this configuration, four studs had over 2Klbs of static load capacity - but don't quote us on this value. (fiber from the cereal's good for the press too!) |
The opposite side |
Now the press is off the pallet. Be careful not to tip the press at this point. |
One edge of too long to slide out so we removed this end of the skid (skill saw and a geologist's pick) We used scrap chipboard in place of 2x4 where thinner spacing was required. |
The s kid is removed. Quickly a pair of 2x4s were placed under the bolted 2x4s on the press. |
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Moved to the location... |
note: With four studs still underneath, lifting the press with the jack applies pressure to the area of the press shown - So be careful! |
Moving C&P Paper Cutter from Portland Oregon To Los Angeles (summer 2003)
the cutter was dismantled into 7 major pieces.
1) the frame with all the mechanism still in tact
2) the table
3) paper guide
4) the lever
5) counter weight
6) top wheel
7) 2 blades
we rocked the frame onto the back of the pickup (tailgate removed) with two people lifting from the bottom, another pulling/guiding atop the truck bed.
all the parts were secured using multiple tie/down and the tailgate was reattached/closed.
we could feel the weight on the back of the pickup as we drove I-5 south to LA but the ride was otherwise quite smooth one day ride. 1996 F150 4.6litre (smallest V8) 4WD did fine on grapevine.
click here to see all the posts on this matter from the letterpress archive
aug, 2003 - the cutter is working beautifully!!!
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moving 10x15 kluge (in town)
the way a professional press moving company moved in our kluge into our garage was quite rough and horrific and $250, so we decided to buy a pallet jack and do it ourselves...if successful, we have a palette jack to show for at the end! we used the same truck as did for the cutter.
Purchase: a brand new chinese palette jack, aka sir. long tooth huang (approx $250 on ebay, incl. local delivery) + a giant crowbar ($25) from here
the press, aka mr. booberton, was moved up onto the jack, one block o' 2x4s at a time using the giant crowbar. we eventually had the press atop a pair of 4x4 atop the jack.
Rental: uhaul 5x9 trailer with a long tailgate (EZ-Load Ramp Trailer) with automatic brake. about $40 plus one time hitch (ball?) and cable connector (approx $50). Remember, U-Haul is utterly incompetent when it comes to "everything!" They would charge you a "reservation fee" to make a reservation over the internet but will not grantee the rental!?!!? So it is better to actually call the local location - or better yet - visit the location for your trailer.
note the long tailgate. to remedy the slight bump at the end of the tailgate against the pavement, we placed another 1/4 plywood over it (with a 2x4 support) so the ride up the ramp was smoother.
two guys were able to move the press up the tailgate ramp, secured it using 6 tie downs (come-alongs). note the approx' center of gravity is over the trailer wheels). we closed the platen, making the center of gravity closer to the center of the press.
(see the press on 110 south merging onto I-5)
the press hat to be rotated 90° on the jack to fit into the freight elevator door (the 4x4 was too long and we didn't bring a saw)
these are too small |
these have tailgate that are
too short (acute ramp angle to push up the press) |
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