Weight of Myford Super 7 / ML7R

Weight of Myford Super 7 / ML7R

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16 October 2026 at 08:55 #869719
Andrew Tinsley
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I don’t yet have the manual for the above. Can anyone tell me what the weight is (less stand)? I need to make plans to move it and I certainly don’t want to drop it.

Andrew.
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16 October 2026 at 09:24 #869727
IanT
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Net weight including motor – 245lbs 🙂

Regards,

IanT
16 October 2026 at 11:11 #869742
Andrew Tinsley
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Thanks Ian,

I thought that two people would be able to shift it. But as all the folk I can co opt are geriatric. like me, a trolley and engine hoist look a better bet!

Thanks again,

Andrew.
16 October 2026 at 11:27 #869746
IanT
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I moved mine (by myself) some 25-30 years ago but for the Sieg I purchased an engine crane.

Thinking back, I did ‘lighten’ it quite considerably by removing the motor, tailstock, covers and cross-slide. I have a vague memory of lifting it in stages (at alternate ends) up to bench level but it would most definitely be with a crane these days. 🙂

Regards,

IanT
16 October 2026 at 11:47 #869750
peak4
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Clearly it’s top heavy and also likely to tip backwards.
If, and only if, the headstock drive belt is a split link one, removing that belt allows the whole of the motor and rear casting to come off as a single unit.
Without the motor/belt guards and tailstock, the whole thing becomes more manageable, and less susceptible to damage.

Bill
16 October 2026 at 19:24 #869797
duncan webster 1
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You can definitely take the motor and it’s mounting plate off, this makes it less back heavy
16 October 2026 at 20:26 #869804
bernard towers
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Motor off, tailstock off, chuck off, compound off and if you feel like it change wheels off. id hate to think how much that lot lightens it.
16 October 2026 at 22:15 #869825
peak4
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As per my previous post, provided the drive belt is a link type, you can remove the whole of the motorising assembly as a single unit.
Remove belt guards 90 & 91
The unit is then only attached by some screws, 63, and a stud 64, which is helpfully located in a slot rather than a hole.

As I recall, the left hand vertical pair, through the green holes, are fiddly to access, needing a long ¼” drive.

Hex Allen screw replacements might be easier.
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