Wes Ramsey
09-21-2015, 10:36 AM
I had decided last week to go with a brand new Grizzly 17" G0513X - then I found a decent used one on Craigslist in OK. Turned out to be a great deal on a great saw! For $700 I got the saw, 2 or 3 Timberwolf 3/4" 3TPI blades, a few smaller ones and a variety of new 142" blades I can have resized, a Carter Magfence, Kreg bandsaw fence and a Woodriver mortiser. I had a better mortiser on my list to buy in the next couple of years, but for the price I couldn't pass it up. The saw is 2 years old, and what little use it has seen was by someone that knows how to properly setup and use a bandsaw. Score!
I agonized all week about the best way to move it and came up with a plan to use my big box yard cart (minus the plastic tub). It worked out really well - I stood the cart up behind the saw, strapped it down and winched it into the truck bed with a come-a-long. I built the trailer platform to just clear the tailgate and strapped it down really well. Unloading was the same process in reverse. It was surprisingly easy and I had no trouble unloading the saw by myself. Probably over-engineered for moving a 400lb saw, but maybe someone can use the idea in the future.
I forgot to take pics of it in the truck, but here are some pics I took while unloading it:
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I agonized all week about the best way to move it and came up with a plan to use my big box yard cart (minus the plastic tub). It worked out really well - I stood the cart up behind the saw, strapped it down and winched it into the truck bed with a come-a-long. I built the trailer platform to just clear the tailgate and strapped it down really well. Unloading was the same process in reverse. It was surprisingly easy and I had no trouble unloading the saw by myself. Probably over-engineered for moving a 400lb saw, but maybe someone can use the idea in the future.
I forgot to take pics of it in the truck, but here are some pics I took while unloading it:
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