Well UPS freight delivered my beast yesterday afternoon. This thing is the heaviest item in my shop next to my 12" jointer which weighs in at 1050 lbs. I had paid for liftgate service and the driver was kind enough to wheel the pallet jack down to my shop and place the crate there. I showed my appreciation with a $20 bill and a can of Coke. However, getting the crate off the truck was a bit anxiety producing.
The crate is/was longer than it is wide while the liftgate was just the opposite. I bet you know where this tale is headed. As he was bringing the crate onto the liftgate, due to the dimensions of the liftgate, he was also trying to turn the crate 90 degrees at the same time. Mind you, the liftgate at this point is like five feet above the ground. Anyway, in the process of making the 90 degree turn, the wheels at the operators end of the pallet jack slid off the liftgate!!! Yikes. In my mind's eye I saw that crate (with my AB inside) falling five feet to the the street. Luckily, that didn't happen, but it sure got my heart rate to jump!! Whew!
Reply With Quote
] and it really is a "beautiful" thing! Glad she didn't get a scratch! Your bed configuration...........interesting that your legs are not on then ends where the headstock is. I turned on a friends AB, and he had his at the ends...........any particular reason for your choice to do it the way you have it in the picture? [just curious! 
]
