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turboex · 02-11-2003, 06:56 PM

Ok i have a full front clip that I am picking up friday, (tehy will not deliver). I have a 6X8ft trailor to pick it up on. the clip is on a pallet and they will use a fork lift to get it on there. The traiolr has a good full ramp but how will i get the pallet off it? The weight is 1300lbs total. any ideas guys? So far here are our options.

1. put a hand pallet mover on teh trailor first and use it to roll it down the ramps.
2. Use steal pipes and roll it off roman style.
3. back the truck up and hit the brakes hard and slid it bit by bit. Im not worring about damage as the ramp as only a 35 degree angle to it.
Any ideas guys? how have you do this? Could i put the stock wheels on it an move it?

kandyflip445 · 02-11-2003, 07:02 PM

Rent a forklift before you go pick it up and take it to your house. Then go get the clip. Return the forklift when you get your clip off.

turboex · 02-11-2003, 07:11 PM

How much does that cost to rent?

SR240DET · 02-11-2003, 07:13 PM

could you use an engine lift?

kandyflip445 · 02-11-2003, 07:20 PM

I don't know. Just go to a place where you can rent heavy equipment and ask them. Try to look for a good price. Also, have everything set up ahead of time so you can do it as quick as possible.

turboex · 02-11-2003, 07:34 PM

Heres our new idea. Hook the pallet to a chain and get ten or so people to pull it down the ramp on the trailor. how this sound. I figure 1300lbs and 10 people maybe less and we should be good

SR240DET · 02-11-2003, 07:45 PM

couldnt you ge some wheels in the front and get a few of your friends to wheel it down the ramp?

turboex · 02-11-2003, 07:46 PM

thats an idea to. but i jsut have to pull htem of my 240 thats out side. Its like 15 degrees up here. gotta love north dakota

Natty · 02-11-2003, 08:35 PM

There is only one way to do it

Jeff

turboex · 02-11-2003, 08:46 PM

LOL nissan forklift. good one. But i gotta save some cash. were gonna pull this thing of there

hooter · 02-11-2003, 09:55 PM

I used a jack to jack up the clip, stuck a couple of furniture dollies underneath and slid the clip down the pull out ramp on the back of the uhaul box van we rented to transport the clip.

-Charlie

*Jeff240sx* · 02-11-2003, 10:00 PM

Well... just pick it up you sissy!
You can do the smart thing, and get a winch, wrap it around a tree, and pull it down the ramp and into place.
-Jeff

Tyler Durdan · 02-11-2003, 11:27 PM

What about five or six guys just picking it up and moving it. One on each corner, and two on opposing sides. Lift with the legs, and laugh and point at the wimp of the group. It's only like two hundred pounds per guy...come on now.

**mrmephistopheles** · 02-12-2003, 12:31 AM

Maybe get some heavy weight wheels for the bottom of the pallet(s) so you can roll it around once it's on the ground.

turboex · 02-12-2003, 04:46 AM

theres no trees, i live in north dakota. LOL. we will pull the biatch of this thing. ill take plenty off pics for ya. Check back friday night

Nismo241 · 02-12-2003, 04:55 AM

why not just use an engine picker, thats what I plan ojn doing, just hook it up to the motor as if you were pulling it out and it'll lift, and if that doesn't work do what hooter did, in theory both should work damn well. Hopefully

turboex · 02-12-2003, 05:17 AM

the motor is 500lbs, the clip is 1300lbs, that a good bit extra to put on the motor mounts. Im sure we will get it, but its gonna be fun.

some guy · 02-12-2003, 03:23 PM

put two steelies on the clip and push the clip. You might need three or four people, but I think it's do-able.

chokudoriS13 · 02-12-2003, 03:30 PM

Too bad you don't have a tree

Jim96SC2 · 02-12-2003, 04:41 PM

Rent a hoard of midgets.

kandyflip445 · 02-12-2003, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jim96SC2
Rent a hoard of midgets.

Yup. Midgets or forklift.

Nismo241 · 02-12-2003, 11:39 PM

The problem I'll have with mine is that my driveway is like a 35 degree angle down wards so I'm afraid it will run away from me when I try to put it in the garage

turboex · 02-13-2003, 01:03 AM

Problem is i live in north dakota. I payed to have it droped in my driveway.garage. However the shiping company that we have up here does not provide that service. Oh i got me a pallet jack from work so i should be ok

azn_romeox · 02-13-2003, 01:37 AM

Some guy did it with a couple of guys. Just find some neighbors/friends and go at it. All you need is 6 people. If it weighs only 1300 pounds. Get about a couple of your friends 7-8 of them. That clip will be easy. Its like a weight training workout. I'm foreal. Do it.

jsr20det · 02-13-2003, 02:38 PM

get like 6-12 of your friends and ask them for help. Im sure they'd be glad to. And buy'em lunch or dinner or some drinks and whatnot. Nothing to expensive though =].

*HaLo* · 02-13-2003, 03:51 PM

Why don't you jack the clip, install two steel wheels with tires and roll it down? 2-3 people should be able to balance it...

turboex · 02-13-2003, 08:09 PM

Heres what i have decided to do, I am renting a tilt bed trailor that is 10X18 and i got me a pallet jack from my shop. The trailor is totally flat and ill just tilt the traiolr and slowly raise the pallet and let it roll down. Should be no problem. It arrives tomorrow and ill post pics and a little review of my dealings with jdmrecycler.com. So far so good, now to see the product

02-11-2003, 06:56 PM	#1
turboex Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: minot ND Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How do you move a front clip????? Ok i have a full front clip that I am picking up friday, (tehy will not deliver). I have a 6X8ft trailor to pick it up on. the clip is on a pallet and they will use a fork lift to get it on there. The traiolr has a good full ramp but how will i get the pallet off it? The weight is 1300lbs total. any ideas guys? So far here are our options. 1. put a hand pallet mover on teh trailor first and use it to roll it down the ramps. 2. Use steal pipes and roll it off roman style. 3. back the truck up and hit the brakes hard and slid it bit by bit. Im not worring about damage as the ramp as only a 35 degree angle to it. Any ideas guys? how have you do this? Could i put the stock wheels on it an move it?

02-11-2003, 08:35 PM	#9
Natty Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 944 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	There is only one way to do it Jeff __________________ 1991 White 240sx Fastback LE, rusty spoiler, weak driveshaft, exhaust rattle.... Rattles are just your cars way of saying 'I love you.'

02-11-2003, 10:00 PM	#12
Jeff240sx I hate you too... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tampa, FL Age: 42 Posts: 5,828 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Jeff240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well... just pick it up you sissy! You can do the smart thing, and get a winch, wrap it around a tree, and pull it down the ramp and into place. -Jeff __________________ Whatup?

02-11-2003, 11:27 PM	#13
Tyler Durdan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Don't mess with Texas Posts: 546 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What about five or six guys just picking it up and moving it. One on each corner, and two on opposing sides. Lift with the legs, and laugh and point at the wimp of the group. It's only like two hundred pounds per guy...come on now. __________________ "Pure adrenaline attached to a license plate.  Isn't it time to experience one yourself?"                           -Dan Gurney Turbo for Sale

02-12-2003, 04:55 AM	#16
Nismo241 Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oregon Age: 41 Posts: 236 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	why not just use an engine picker, thats what I plan ojn doing, just hook it up to the motor as if you were pulling it out and it'll lift, and if that doesn't work do what hooter did, in theory both should work damn well. Hopefully __________________ Branden Rosa 1990 RB240sx

02-11-2003, 07:02 PM	#2
kandyflip445 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arden, NC Age: 40 Posts: 4,460 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kandyflip445 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Rent a forklift before you go pick it up and take it to your house. Then go get the clip. Return the forklift when you get your clip off.

02-11-2003, 07:11 PM	#3
turboex Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: minot ND Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How much does that cost to rent?

02-11-2003, 07:13 PM	#4
SR240DET Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: orida Posts: 1,490 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	could you use an engine lift?

02-11-2003, 07:20 PM	#5
kandyflip445 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arden, NC Age: 40 Posts: 4,460 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kandyflip445 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I don't know. Just go to a place where you can rent heavy equipment and ask them. Try to look for a good price. Also, have everything set up ahead of time so you can do it as quick as possible.

02-11-2003, 07:34 PM	#6
turboex Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: minot ND Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Heres our new idea. Hook the pallet to a chain and get ten or so people to pull it down the ramp on the trailor. how this sound. I figure 1300lbs and 10 people maybe less and we should be good

02-11-2003, 07:45 PM	#7
SR240DET Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: orida Posts: 1,490 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	couldnt you ge some wheels in the front and get a few of your friends to wheel it down the ramp?

02-11-2003, 07:46 PM	#8
turboex Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: minot ND Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thats an idea to. but i jsut have to pull htem of my 240 thats out side. Its like 15 degrees up here. gotta love north dakota

02-11-2003, 08:46 PM	#10
turboex Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: minot ND Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	LOL nissan forklift. good one. But i gotta save some cash. were gonna pull this thing of there

02-11-2003, 09:55 PM	#11
hooter Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 146 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I used a jack to jack up the clip, stuck a couple of furniture dollies underneath and slid the clip down the pull out ramp on the back of the uhaul box van we rented to transport the clip. -Charlie

02-12-2003, 12:31 AM	#14
mrmephistopheles Magnanimous Justice Distribution Service Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BFE Age: 23 Posts: 14,372 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: mrmephistopheles Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Maybe get some heavy weight wheels for the bottom of the pallet(s) so you can roll it around once it's on the ground.

02-12-2003, 04:46 AM	#15
turboex Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: minot ND Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	theres no trees, i live in north dakota. LOL. we will pull the biatch of this thing. ill take plenty off pics for ya. Check back friday night

02-12-2003, 05:17 AM	#17
turboex Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: minot ND Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the motor is 500lbs, the clip is 1300lbs, that a good bit extra to put on the motor mounts. Im sure we will get it, but its gonna be fun.

02-12-2003, 03:23 PM	#18
some guy Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NV Age: 67 Posts: 57 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	put two steelies on the clip and push the clip. You might need three or four people, but I think it's do-able. __________________ How HK gansters talk: °àñRÅüÓÑ = Zebra chops people Äã‰ò½ª¾Í·ÅñRß^í = If you got enough ginger,let your horse come over here ÄãÖvØ¿¹í£¿ = What the ghost are you talk?

02-12-2003, 03:30 PM	#19
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02-12-2003, 04:41 PM	#20
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02-12-2003, 11:39 PM	#22
Nismo241 Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oregon Age: 41 Posts: 236 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The problem I'll have with mine is that my driveway is like a 35 degree angle down wards so I'm afraid it will run away from me when I try to put it in the garage __________________ Branden Rosa 1990 RB240sx

02-13-2003, 01:03 AM	#23
turboex Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: minot ND Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Problem is i live in north dakota. I payed to have it droped in my driveway.garage. However the shiping company that we have up here does not provide that service. Oh i got me a pallet jack from work so i should be ok

02-13-2003, 01:37 AM	#24
azn_romeox Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 288 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Some guy did it with a couple of guys. Just find some neighbors/friends and go at it. All you need is 6 people. If it weighs only 1300 pounds. Get about a couple of your friends 7-8 of them. That clip will be easy. Its like a weight training workout. I'm foreal. Do it.

02-13-2003, 02:38 PM	#25
jsr20det Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	get like 6-12 of your friends and ask them for help. Im sure they'd be glad to. And buy'em lunch or dinner or some drinks and whatnot. Nothing to expensive though =].

02-13-2003, 03:51 PM	#26
HaLo from Canada, eh! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 46 Posts: 5,201 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: HaLo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Why don't you jack the clip, install two steel wheels with tires and roll it down? 2-3 people should be able to balance it... __________________ -> HaLo Race Car: '98 E36 BMW M3 Daily Drivers: '23 Audi Q4 e-tron & '13 VW Touareg SOLD: 01 GPW Honda S2000 PARTED: 93 Pearl White 240SX LE Fastback w/SR20DET SOLD: 93 Super White 240SX SE Convertible w/Silvia Front

02-13-2003, 08:09 PM	#27
turboex Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: minot ND Posts: 252 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Heres what i have decided to do, I am renting a tilt bed trailor that is 10X18 and i got me a pallet jack from my shop. The trailor is totally flat and ill just tilt the traiolr and slowly raise the pallet and let it roll down. Should be no problem. It arrives tomorrow and ill post pics and a little review of my dealings with jdmrecycler.com. So far so good, now to see the product