I am planning on buying a Grizzly 1023SL or SLX. Either way, the saw is close to 500 lbs. Their web site says they will deliver to the curb and it is my responsibility to get it off the truck and into my basement.
Firstly, how do I get it off the truck if they come around when my neighbors are at work?
Secondly, how do I get it down to my basement? This requires going up 3 steps into the house and then down a (wide) set of stairs.
I’m sure there are some of you that have done this but at the moment this is a showstopper for me.
Burt
Replies
Almost all freight companies can arrange for delivery with a truck that has a lift gate. It may cost you a little extra. However, getting the thing down the steps and into your basement is a whole nother problem. That one you're going to have to figure out. You can build a ramp in the stairway and slide it down -- belayed by a hefty rope tied to something like your car. Or you can hire the defensive line of the local football team. (Don't laugh! I know someone who did exactly that!)
First off, depending on the freight carrier, you might have to make sure a 18 wheeler can make a delivery to your house. If you're worried about help when it arrives at your house you can do what I did. You can pick the saw up at the freight company's hub. They will load it into your truck/van/trailer. At least you can be sure that the unloading part is taken care of. You can also have all the say in when it is picked up. For my saw the freight company gave me a 12 hour window when the said the saw would be dropped off. That didn't work for me. My saw came with the main top attached to the cabinet and the wings were in a separate box. It is a bear moving, even with the wings off. I would clean the shipping grease off the saw and then remove the top from the cabinet. That should make it easier for you and someone else to get the saw into your basement. Have a blast with the saw.
Ryan
Take it apart....With the table off and the motor off it is mostly tin...a two wheeler will move it just fine...
Burt,
It's not so bad. I picked mine up at the truckers in the station wagon..and it wouldn't quite fit so we opened the box.
The saw is top heavy with the attachable plates(35-45lbs each) on top of the cabinet and the fense(40 lbs) and rails(40 lbs) are packaged seperately. You can even take the top off the cabinet(100 lbs). The cabinet would be just the motor and the four sides then and maybe weigh around 80 lbs. I'm just guessing at these weights but as you can see if you eant to disassmble all the individual weights are managable.
Congratulations and good luck
I just received the same saw. Mine arrived by Overnight freight. I arranged for another $65.00 for hydraulic tailgate delivery. Remember the grizzly shipping fee is for depo or tailgait delivery only. If you have ever stood at the back of a tractor trailer, thats about 5' off the ground! It arrived and the driver used a pallet jack, and I helped heave the thing up my driveway into the garage. All together it will be 7 boxes. I did not have steps to negotiate though. That $65.00 was the best money spent. The thing arrives in several pieces. The base cabinet and center part of the table is together. You could disassemble the top from the base and lighten it substantially. The downside would be realigning it. Mine was dead on, so this could be a bummer. The other idea of the football team sounds cool. You could contact a moving company, or rig a block and tackle set up and slide it down some boards on the steps. Good luck, and let us know how it turns out. I love my slx. I'd love to see some pictures of the move!
Edited 9/9/2004 9:09 pm ET by bones
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm not far from a high school football team so that may be a possibility. I've also heard that the type of hand truck used to move refrigerators is also a possibility, tho I may want to have someone else do the actual moving.
For a while I began to look at (ugh...) bench top saws since they are moveable from the home stores right into a sedan. Glad I don't have to look at that as an option!
Come to think of it, the people who moved us into our house were very strong, reliable and inexpensive, so after all, there ARE other options.
Many thanks to these suggestions,
Burt
Bones,
What was your reasoning for the slx purchase? I'm thinking the sl is too small and the slx too big. I can't determine if a fence extension is available. The slx might serve as a glue-up table or other work area, or is this not a good idea?
My work area is 14 x 25. A 7' table seems extravagant considering the space.
It is not as much of a problem as you might think.
I just helped a friend move a Unisaw out of his basement; he wanted to take the top off, get an appliance dolly, and hire a bunch of weight lifters, etc.
I took my two-wheeler over there, left the top on (since it fit nicely through the door ways), and we had it out in less than 5 minutes with no stress and stain (and believe me, neither of us are weightlifters).
Lifting such a beast (up or down) is another story. Make sure the trucking company will put it on the ground for you, where you can get at it with a two-wheeler.
I would strip off the packaging; if the top is attached, see if it will fit through your doorways. Don't hesitate to take it off, since there are only four bolts holding it on -- all of which are easily accessible. You will have to do some adjusting when putting it back on, but you would probably want to do that anyway.
I would not try to move this thing without a two-wheeler, though.
Finally, some truckers become very accommodating with a little schmoozing and a $20 bill. And they always carry a two-wheeler with them.
Have fun with the new saw.
Burt,
I have purchased a lot of stuff from Grizzly, including the exact table saw.
I have never paid more than their advertised shipping price, nor made any special arrangements. Every time a Fedex Freight truck arrived, with a lift gate and a trolley. The driver offloaded the truck, pushed the trolley up my driveway, into the garage and placed the machine in my garage.
Suggest you phone Grizzly and ask them which carrier they will be using to your home address. Phone your local depot for this carrier and ask them how they deliver.
Willie
Burt
Stop worrying.
About 2 years ago, I bought a used 5hp Grizzly from a fellow going out of business.
He had already removed the rails when I arrived.
We tipped it onto a dolly and rolled it into my van. No big deal.
At my shop, I made a small 2x4 ramp and rolled it from the van to the shop.
Again, no trouble.
I moved it around the shop (fully set-up, no mobile base or dolly) for a year till it was in it's perminant spot.
Just walked it along myself, no help.
Just moved a huge 2000lb 12" jointer to my shop 4 months ago on a custom made dolly (mobile base) with only a friend to help.
It's all leverage and balance (and a good dolly).
Give the trucker an extra $20 and he'll help.
Jeff
This forum post is now archived. Commenting has been disabled