I met fellow North Carolina Woodworker, Terry Reilly, in Fayetteville today and followed him in my car with trailer to Paul Sutton's shop where three old men (I was the youngest by a lot at 58 
) wrestled the beast. We successfully (?!?!?!?) loaded Paul's Delta RC-51 20" planer onto my trailer. That thing is a REAL beast- I am still researching the weight, but it is somewhere between 850 and 1000+ lbs!!!!!! Our first attempt to load it using a very heavy-duty mover's hand truck resulted in the planer falling on its back. We decided to leave it like that. Using some of Paul's lumber we were able to lever it up enough so we could slide some 1X6s under it. We then hooked a come-along to the top of the planer and the front of the trailer and dragged the planer and wood sleepers onto the trailer until it was centered over the axle. It took a lot of work, but we were successful. The trip home to little Washington was uneventful. I am leaving the planer on the trailer until tomorrow when I will attempt to roll the trailer under my hoist, raise it upright, and maybe, depending on the strain on the cable, hoist it to my shop.
A big thanks to Terry for finding the deal and setting up the transaction. If I get it up to my shop I'll be able to align and test it to see if it is a keeper. If I keep it, I'll be selling my Delta DC-380 15" planer w/Shelix, so stand by.
A few pics:
Paul Sutton (l) and Terry (r) behind the loaded beast:
Your's truly on the left and Paul:
The beast in my driveway:
A couple of final notes: Cost is classified (unless you have already talked to Terry), but CONSIDERABLY less than $1000!! (think slightly more than a Dewalt DW735 benchtop planer) :-D:-D:-D:-D:-D Paul was the original owner, so the machine is in good shape- more cosmetic shop rash than wear from use! It has 4 knife cutterhead and came with a spare set of knives. It has a 5 hp, single phase, main* motor which is plated at 21 amps so I should be able to use my existing 30 amp circuit. *it has motorized table height. And did I say IT IS HEAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!
) wrestled the beast. We successfully (?!?!?!?) loaded Paul's Delta RC-51 20" planer onto my trailer. That thing is a REAL beast- I am still researching the weight, but it is somewhere between 850 and 1000+ lbs!!!!!! Our first attempt to load it using a very heavy-duty mover's hand truck resulted in the planer falling on its back. We decided to leave it like that. Using some of Paul's lumber we were able to lever it up enough so we could slide some 1X6s under it. We then hooked a come-along to the top of the planer and the front of the trailer and dragged the planer and wood sleepers onto the trailer until it was centered over the axle. It took a lot of work, but we were successful. The trip home to little Washington was uneventful. I am leaving the planer on the trailer until tomorrow when I will attempt to roll the trailer under my hoist, raise it upright, and maybe, depending on the strain on the cable, hoist it to my shop. A big thanks to Terry for finding the deal and setting up the transaction. If I get it up to my shop I'll be able to align and test it to see if it is a keeper. If I keep it, I'll be selling my Delta DC-380 15" planer w/Shelix, so stand by.
A few pics:
Paul Sutton (l) and Terry (r) behind the loaded beast:
Your's truly on the left and Paul:
The beast in my driveway:
A couple of final notes: Cost is classified (unless you have already talked to Terry), but CONSIDERABLY less than $1000!! (think slightly more than a Dewalt DW735 benchtop planer) :-D:-D:-D:-D:-D Paul was the original owner, so the machine is in good shape- more cosmetic shop rash than wear from use! It has 4 knife cutterhead and came with a spare set of knives. It has a 5 hp, single phase, main* motor which is plated at 21 amps so I should be able to use my existing 30 amp circuit. *it has motorized table height. And did I say IT IS HEAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!
