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Several months ago I saw an ad on Practical Machinist for a 24" Cincinnati Bickford Super Service heavy single spindle drill press. Upon deciding that I absolutely needed this machine and it's capabilities, I asked the seller if I could send a deposit and have him hold it for the summer. The seller agreed and the machine was mine.
Fast forwarding three months, and after finally moving all of my possessions from Waukegan to Indiana, a friend and I decided that it was finally time to drag home my three and a half thousand pound drill press. All this was to happen with a trailer that had been pulled back to Waukegan from Saginaw MI only three or so weeks beforehand. This trailer has become fondly known as the Saginaw Special IronPoacher, AKA SS IronPoacher.
The trailer is under all of the Quincy compressor goodness here:
Upon arrival, my friend John and I saw the drill press front and center in the seller's shop. It was even larger than I had imagined, and in beautiful condition.
The interesting part of the move had yet to come, as the machine had to be dismantled into several pieces for three reasons:
1) I was not confident that the trailer cross-members would handle 3500lbs, as it would only touch two.
2) The TC40 that would be unloading the drill press would be rated for 2000lbs maximum lift.
3) The machine is almost two feet taller than my garage door.
This is how it went:
Removing the head:
Clamping down the nose (keep in mind this machine generates thousands of pounds of drill thrust so lifting here is ok if clamped):
All loaded up before strapping:
Home at last:
This is my 40hp New Holland next to me Toro 8-25. Yes my tractor is in a residential area:
Unloading:
For now the machine must sit outside, well wrapped in plastic. It will be going inside in a few months. I hope.
This is how the machine looks all put together:
This machine should serve me well for years to come. And for those wondering, yes, I have a very specific project in mind for it. And I could not have done it without my New Holland!
Several months ago I saw an ad on Practical Machinist for a 24" Cincinnati Bickford Super Service heavy single spindle drill press. Upon deciding that I absolutely needed this machine and it's capabilities, I asked the seller if I could send a deposit and have him hold it for the summer. The seller agreed and the machine was mine.
Fast forwarding three months, and after finally moving all of my possessions from Waukegan to Indiana, a friend and I decided that it was finally time to drag home my three and a half thousand pound drill press. All this was to happen with a trailer that had been pulled back to Waukegan from Saginaw MI only three or so weeks beforehand. This trailer has become fondly known as the Saginaw Special IronPoacher, AKA SS IronPoacher.
The trailer is under all of the Quincy compressor goodness here:
Upon arrival, my friend John and I saw the drill press front and center in the seller's shop. It was even larger than I had imagined, and in beautiful condition.
The interesting part of the move had yet to come, as the machine had to be dismantled into several pieces for three reasons:
1) I was not confident that the trailer cross-members would handle 3500lbs, as it would only touch two.
2) The TC40 that would be unloading the drill press would be rated for 2000lbs maximum lift.
3) The machine is almost two feet taller than my garage door.
This is how it went:
Removing the head:
Clamping down the nose (keep in mind this machine generates thousands of pounds of drill thrust so lifting here is ok if clamped):
All loaded up before strapping:
Home at last:
This is my 40hp New Holland next to me Toro 8-25. Yes my tractor is in a residential area:
Unloading:
For now the machine must sit outside, well wrapped in plastic. It will be going inside in a few months. I hope.
This is how the machine looks all put together:
This machine should serve me well for years to come. And for those wondering, yes, I have a very specific project in mind for it. And I could not have done it without my New Holland!
