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bill t.

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Re: My ipf8300 is finally in the print studio :)
« Reply #20 on: December 16, 2010, 05:08:08 pm »

Piano movers, now that's brilliant!  Pyramid builders would also be a good choice.

Would appreciate if somebody could measure the size of the packaged printer on its palette.  Will order one next week and want to know if I can pick it up at the depot with my little Toyota Tacoma pickup, or if I will have to rent a bigger truck.  We're in a difficult location, the guys to normally do the depot-to-recipient deliveries have us blacklisted.

Also, does the packing depend on the palette to brace the overall package, or can I reasonably slide the boxes off the palette and into my truck at the depot.  Got into trouble this way when bringing in the 9880, shoulda left the palette on.
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« Reply #21 on: December 16, 2010, 05:51:03 pm »

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Also, does the packing depend on the palette to brace the overall package, or can I reasonably slide the boxes off the palette and into my truck at the depot.  Got into trouble this way when bringing in the 9880, shoulda left the palette on.

You need the Palette if you are going to move it by truck - the palette gives the whole box and structure its rigidity.
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« Reply #22 on: December 16, 2010, 06:14:38 pm »

Will order one next week and want to know if I can pick it up at the depot with my little Toyota Tacoma pickup, or if I will have to rent a bigger truck.  We're in a difficult location, the guys to normally do the depot-to-recipient deliveries have us blacklisted.

Also, does the packing depend on the palette to brace the overall package, or can I reasonably slide the boxes off the palette and into my truck at the depot.  Got into trouble this way when bringing in the 9880, shoulda left the palette on.

I moved my iPF8100 (similar size,weight, and crating as the 8300) up a long driveway to my house in my Ford Ranger which is probably no bigger than your Tacoma.  This involved a transfer from the delivery truck that was too big to easily make the turn into my driveway. The delivery guy had a hand operated forklift and a lift gate on his truck. We backed the Ranger up to the lift gate. The wheel wells took up too much space in the Ranger's bed to put the Canon box right on the bed floor, but I positioned two 2x6 planks in the bed at the two locations designed for this purpose (like most pick up beds). The Canon crate was moved onto the planks with the hand lift. I don't remember whether I could close the tail gate after positioning or not, but the Ranger handled the load just fine. I'm not 100% sure I would have felt comfortable moving the printer a long distance in the Ranger, but with some good packing straps to secure it down as it rested on the planks in the bed, I think it would probably be safe. Anyway, I just let it rest on the planks with no further consideration when driving it about a hundred yards to my door. Then, with three other guys, we opened the crate and brought in the various pieces right off the skid rather than trying to lift the whole crate out of the truck. Bottom line: Doable, but you may feel more comfortable using a bigger truck.
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« Reply #23 on: December 16, 2010, 06:45:48 pm »

Bill,

I still have the remnants in the garage--I think it's just shy of "huge" on my measuring tape.

Including the palette, it measures 209cm long by 106cm wide by 121cm high.  The boxes are marked "51kg" and "170kg" for a total of 221kg, not including the wooden palette.
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« Reply #24 on: December 16, 2010, 08:54:49 pm »

Funny, I was going to say I didn't think it would fit in a Ford Ranger because of the wheel wells (I have a Ranger in the driveway). You definitely need the palette. While the sides of the box are the thickest cardboard I've ever seen, the base is not.

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« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2010, 10:35:52 pm »

Hey thanks for the answers guys!  Looks like the Tacoma is just wide enough between the wheel fairings, but I'll have to remove the fiberglass shell and leave the gate down.

Are big printers fun or what?  Woohoo, can hardly wait!
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« Reply #26 on: December 16, 2010, 10:38:41 pm »

Haha!  I had to use a sawzall to drop the cardboard sides--I'm not even sure my house is that well built! ;)
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« Reply #27 on: December 16, 2010, 10:52:06 pm »

While the sides of the box are the thickest cardboard I've ever seen, the base is not.
Looks like Canon has attended the school of hard shipping knocks.  Anti-forklift armored sides, I like that concept!

The world of freight shipping is a jungle, I have too often wished my boxes of picture frame moulding were that rugged.
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« Reply #28 on: December 17, 2010, 12:24:38 am »

Bill,

Post photos of the loading process into the truck when you are done :)

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« Reply #29 on: October 21, 2019, 05:00:49 am »

My ipf8300 arrived last week, and I read with interest the threads from Josh and others about moving the beast to a second floor. In my case the second floor involved a twisty set of stairs, and I *really* like my neighbours so I didn't want to hassle them and risk crushing them under this monster.

I thought about it for a bit and then inspiriation struck. I called a piano moving company. The printer is now in my studio! Here are a few photos of how it went:



The printer was attached to a 7ft "piano board", which neatly fit between the slots for the printer stand. They wrapped both ends with moving blankets, and the bottom that we stood the printer up on had extra padding inside too.


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Standing the printer up to get the pallet out from under it.



Final adjustments to the many straps holding it onto the piano board and rolling dolly (which was used to get it to the front steps).



Up the stairs. This was the "easy" part, as they'd already cleared the curved steps at the base of the staircase. The hand rail was removed from the wall to make more room. They basically had one guy pulling it up one step at a time via a strap, and the other two below pushing and steadying it.



In the upstairs hall, headed to the print studio. At this point it's basically smooth sailing. We tipped it down onto its belly again, undid all the straps and removed the piano board, and then stood it back up on a moving blanket to drag it into the studio.



Pulling it the last little bit to get it in the studio.

Anyway, it was an adventure. Total cost was $300 ($250 + $50 tip). I am glad I paid them to do it!

Neil


that's the process of transportation!)
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