I'd caution against the use of cement blocks, as they are very weak - especially in the orientation you're showing.
Originally Posted by
John Sincerbeaux
I went through the same exercise a few months ago. I purchased a Northfield 16" jointer from a guy in Michigan. He had used two forklifts to load the nicely crated machine into an Old Dominion truck. I knew the crate was too long for the lift gate but OD said it could be delivered and off loaded using just a pallet jack and the lift gate? To make a very long story short, it took the driver, myself, two friends and two pallet jacks to offload the 2000# beast. I forgot to mention a chainsaw we used to trim and re trim the crate/pallet to get it on the lift gate while 1/4 of it was hanging off the gate
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To get the jointer off the pallet, I used blocks, 6x6's, and a floor jack to lift then lower the jointer off the pallet onto my driveway. From there, I cut the 6x6's into 2' lengths and used them as risers for the pallet jack. Never touched the tables at any point of the move.
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