Looking for some input from others on here who have done the same. I’m getting a Powermatic PJ-882HH this week and need to get it into my basement. For my PM2000 and PM15 I made a sled out of plywood to go over the stairs and anchored a block and tackle in the bed of my pickup and lowered the machines on the pallet down the plywood. The only sketchy thing is getting the machine out of the pickup and on to the stairs in preparing for decent.
I was thinking of renting a low trailer or lift gate truck to lessen the slope out of my pickup. It doesn’t help that the area in front of my basement entryway is grass so I can’t really use a engine lift or pallet jack on the grass.
How about getting a winch because I would be able to control it better than the rope on the B&T?
The jointer is on a long pallet, could I lower it down the stairs without making another sled?
I’d love some advice on preparing for this move so any advice would be great.