Need ideas on moving large steel plate
03-03-2008, 12:25 PM
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Need ideas on moving large steel plate I have a racecar chassis setup surface plate that i'm going to sell to a friend. It's 20' long, 8' wide, and 3/4" thick, and weighs in at 4900lbs. We need to figure out a way to move it to his garage about 20 miles away. Are there any companies that have equipment large enough to pick this thing up & deliver it? I called the place it was purchased from, American Steel, and they offer no such service. I don't know where else to look. Any ideas guys???
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03-03-2008, 03:35 PM
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Many small Crane or Rigging companies have portable electro-magnets for their rubber-tired cranes that can come to your site and pick the plate up and swing it onto a flatbed-semi for the 20 mile trip....no big deal. WJ
03-03-2008, 04:05 PM
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First you are going to need something strong enough to lift the plate. I own a construction company and use these roadway plates all the time. The best thing to do is torch (burn) 2 holes in the top 2 corners of one side of the plate.
Before you burn the holes you are going to have to chock up one side of the plate, this way you can slide your chain or binders through. Your best bet is to use a the front end of a backhoe to lift the plate. But that's only half the battle. You need a trailer big enough to transport that plate. A tag along trailer will do, being pulled by a dump truck.
Before you burn the holes you are going to have to chock up one side of the plate, this way you can slide your chain or binders through. Your best bet is to use a the front end of a backhoe to lift the plate. But that's only half the battle. You need a trailer big enough to transport that plate. A tag along trailer will do, being pulled by a dump truck.
03-03-2008, 04:07 PM
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Thanks WJ, thats what I wanted to hear. I wasn't sure if such a thing even existed. I've found one guy who said he could move it, but i'm not too sure how he would go about it.
The problem with most methods is the possibility of bending the damn thing if they're not too careful with it. It has set screws to level it out once its im place, but if its not completely flat we're in trouble.
The problem with most methods is the possibility of bending the damn thing if they're not too careful with it. It has set screws to level it out once its im place, but if its not completely flat we're in trouble.
03-03-2008, 04:15 PM
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Thanks for the info Big Mike. I'd love to just drag it out of the garage and load it on a flatbed contruction trailer. There is actually one of those sitting in the yard that belongs to the septic tank guy who ises the garage with me. The only problem is i'm sure the guy buying the plate will not want to cut any holes in it. That is what is making it such a pain in the ***.
03-03-2008, 04:16 PM
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Haha!!! We can only hope so. If theres a will, theres a way...
Come to think of it, what size chain would we need to safely move this thing? There are already 1/2" holes drilled 6" from each of the four corners, and enough room under the sides to trig it up a little bit. Hummmmmmmmmmm
Come to think of it, what size chain would we need to safely move this thing? There are already 1/2" holes drilled 6" from each of the four corners, and enough room under the sides to trig it up a little bit. Hummmmmmmmmmm
03-03-2008, 04:25 PM
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Salvage yards also have these electro-magnet setups, as well as some riggers. They pick up tons of steel at once w/these magnets. Other than the magnet method, you're gonna have to torch-burn holes in the plate to attach lifting lugs or shackles....like Big Mike said...good luck. WJ
03-03-2008, 04:31 PM
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you would be surprised, i wourk with 2" plate that is 8' x 8' and we cut 48" diamter flanges out of and they are alway bent a little, not enought to notice until i machine it.
maybe if you can get a couple pieces of pipe under it, weld a pad eye on the front and hook a comalong onto it and roll it on a trailer.
maybe if you can get a couple pieces of pipe under it, weld a pad eye on the front and hook a comalong onto it and roll it on a trailer.
03-03-2008, 08:14 PM
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Call a towing company. They can haul it on a flat bed/rollback. Shop around for the best rate. Shouldn't cost more than $150 to get it moved. I drove a rollback for almost a year delivering fork lifts, bobcats and other small equipment. It's really not as complicated as some folks on here are making it out to be.
03-05-2008, 09:50 AM
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Haha!!! We can only hope so. If theres a will, theres a way...
Come to think of it, what size chain would we need to safely move this thing? There are already 1/2" holes drilled 6" from each of the four corners, and enough room under the sides to trig it up a little bit. Hummmmmmmmmmm
Come to think of it, what size chain would we need to safely move this thing? There are already 1/2" holes drilled 6" from each of the four corners, and enough room under the sides to trig it up a little bit. Hummmmmmmmmmm
