Originally Posted by
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....... Anyone else ever had to lift one with an overhead crane?.....
I have but it was bolted to a pallet and inside a crate. We just used a big sling under the whole thing.
If I really had to lift with a crane I would use a spreader bar spanning almost the full length of the machine.
Then put a length of round bar, as close as possible to the draw tube inner diameter, through the spindle sticking out both past the hydraulic cylinder and the chuck and put a sling on each end with these slings attached to a short spreader bar so they each had the same load. The door would have to be open of course.
At the other end of the machine I would take a sling all the way down to the base casting.
Probably a third sling would be needed going to the top of the frame the control cabinet is mounted on because the machine will be back heavy when lifted on the centerline of the spindle.
And I would lift the first inch two very carefully and check the machine was stable before lifting any higher.
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