Pallet delivery recommendation

[Richard Evans 2Participant @richardevans2]

Can anyone recommend a good pallet delivery firm please?

 

Thanks

Richard

[noel shelleyParticipant @noelshelley55608]

I have used The Pallet Network and found them to be helpful. BUT be mindful that as commercially pallets are move by fork truck. If you don’t have this facility then a tail lift wagon will be needed to load/unload. A pallet truck needs a flat floor to work as it only has low ground clearance, rough concrete or gravel, it won’t be movable. Good Luck. Noel.

[Stuart Smith 5Participant @stuartsmith5]

Richard

i have sent you a PM.

Stuart

[Richard Evans 2Participant @richardevans2]

Thanks Noel!

Richard

[Chris CrewParticipant @chriscrew66644]

I don’t know what you are proposing to move but machine tools on an integral stand are notoriously top heavy and liable to topple if not properly secured to a pallet. Don’t entrust anyone but yourself with this task and use robust ratchet straps to secure the machine. I have a Colchester lathe in my garage that was allowed to topple by a so-called ‘professional’ pallet carrier. I only acquired the machine because the person who had bought it did not have the necessary skills or facilities to repair it and was going to send it to the local scrap dealer.

[Clive FosterParticipant @clivefoster55965]

Further to what Chris says when palletising, or otherwise moving,  a milling machine I consider it essential to provide solid supports between the ends of the table and the pallet.

Basically crank the knee up to the top, or close to it, of its travel, insert supports and crank the knee down to rest securely on them without attempting to actually lift the machine. Screw or nail the bottom end of the supports to the pallet and run a strap or similar round the top and the table. This effectively converts the lower half(ish) of the machine to a wide structural box making it very hard to topple as the centre of gravity will be somewhat below the table.

No risk of damage to the ways as, properly done, its a stable box so nothing moves independently to generate forces.

When I bought my Bridgeport home, albeit on a trailer rather than a pallet, I used supports of vaguely box construction made from 2″ square timber with chipboard paneling. Rode like Rock Steady Eddie. Timber floor top the trailer so I screwed the supports down. 20/20 hindsight says we’d have made the job even easier if we’d had a pallet to pit it on first.

Clive

[Pete RimmerParticipant @peterimmer30576]

I’ve used Speedshift several times. Most tail lifts will take 1 tonne and th epallet networks use that as a limit for tail-lift deliveries otherwise you’ll need to arrange forklift for loading/unloading. If you give that company a call they will advise you. Be aware that pallet networks sell ‘pallet spaces’ so you need to make sure that what you’re sending doesn’t over-hang the pallet, or else you’ll need to buy a 1.5 or double space for transport.

[Ian McVickersParticipant @ianmcvickers56553]

I`ve just booked through pallet2ship. My milling machine is off for regrinding on Friday. No previous experience with them, just picked one that would do residential pickup with a tail lift.

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