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<blockquote data-quote="Fox Hunter" data-source="post: 917177" data-attributes="member: 39861"><p>HEED the above statement! I speak from experience.</p><p></p><p>Years ago, I was part of a crew that moved a 52,000 lb section of printing press, (26 tons) 130' across a concrete factory floor. We used solid 1 1/2" round steel stock instead of pipe. Once the crane had set the unit down on the 'rollers,' it took us about 2 hours to cross the distance with a turn in the middle to the final position. All done with 5 men and the smallest Towmotor I have ever seen.</p><p> </p><p>We had to do it this way for head clearance passing under a beam. Skates would have been too tall by about an inch. </p><p> </p><p>About half way across the floor, the move went a little too easy and the impatient boss on the towmotor almost got too far ahead of us moving rollers. We over-shot a planned course correction by 8 or 9 feet and had to back it up.</p><p> </p><p>The more pipes you have, the easier the job will be. Just don't let em' bunch up and go slow. You'll be ok.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fox Hunter, post: 917177, member: 39861"] HEED the above statement! I speak from experience. Years ago, I was part of a crew that moved a 52,000 lb section of printing press, (26 tons) 130' across a concrete factory floor. We used solid 1 1/2" round steel stock instead of pipe. Once the crane had set the unit down on the 'rollers,' it took us about 2 hours to cross the distance with a turn in the middle to the final position. All done with 5 men and the smallest Towmotor I have ever seen. We had to do it this way for head clearance passing under a beam. Skates would have been too tall by about an inch. About half way across the floor, the move went a little too easy and the impatient boss on the towmotor almost got too far ahead of us moving rollers. We over-shot a planned course correction by 8 or 9 feet and had to back it up. The more pipes you have, the easier the job will be. Just don't let em' bunch up and go slow. You'll be ok. [/QUOTE]
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