When needing to move machinery, a millwright is often called due to their expertise in handling heavy or cumbersome pieces of machinery. Some may wonder what types of tools they use in the course of their job. Here are some of the most often used tools for Moving Machinery in Austin.
• Skates are used due to the ease of moving things with wheels. They are either square or rectangular and have wheels on each of the four corners. These are most often used when moving appliances and machinery that may be too awkward to lift in a conventional fashion. The load is then simply glided across the floor to its intended position of placement.
• Roller skids are similar to skates, but they do have one difference. They are actually bolted to the machinery so that they do not come loose. Typically, a forklift will lift the machinery so that the roller skids are able to be slid underneath the load. The load is then lowered back down onto the skids, and the skids are then bolted on. Roller skids can accommodate loads up to approximately 35,000 lbs.
• For machinery that is heavy but not too large, toe jacks can be used. They work by lifting the corners of the load so that a skate or skid can be rolled underneath it.
• For extremely heavy equipment, air bearings are used for Moving Machinery in Austin. An air compressor is used to pump into the bearing elements, which are attached to a platform. The platform is then put underneath the machinery, and it is “floated” across the floor. This is an ideal tool for machinery that possesses a distribution of weight that is uneven.
• Flat bed tucks are used when the machinery is being moved to an entirely different physical location. The machinery is lifted onto the bed and then strapped down or otherwise restrained so that it remains safe from damage during the travel.
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