Originally posted by gtslabs
Yes, it will be lowed off using a winch and cable to prevent it from getting away from us. But now I am wondering how steep the ramp would need to be to overcome static friction. I am pretty sure it would be less than an angle that would cause tipping.
I plan on using a rented pallet jack to move the mill around and into place. |
Just use the Pallet jack when you slide off the flatbed. IE lift the crate using the pallet Jack, attach the "crate" to the winch, and lower the bed until starts to pull on the winch cable. It should slide nicely on the pallet jack rollers.
however, you make have problem moving off the bed onto the ground. A grade above 8 or 10% will probably prevent you from pushing the jack off the bed and onto the ground. if the Angle is too large for the pallet jack its going to be too large to simply slide the crate anyway. ie its going to get catch the corner from the flatbelt and the ground.
Best way is to rent a truck with a lift gate, and avoid the whole mess in the first place. Or simply ask the freight dock if they have a local delivery service with lift gate trucks.