P.s.

I looked at the trailer again today, and talked with the guy there again, and that's why I feel even more uncomfortable in hauling the mill in it, the guy said that the trailer is used to haul riding lawnmowers. I think before that he said it has a 1000 pound weight recomendation. so since the lathe only weighs 1100 pounds, I think I should be good to go for hauling the lathe in it.

Sammy, I appreciate your encuragement in helping me be secure in using the trailer. and I have to tell you the news I found out today so that you dont think I'm just totally disregarding your advice. I think the picture of the trailer might be a little decieving.

I am limited by height and width and the only trailer that will work is this one.

since I will only have my mill on it for just a minut or two, I am sure it should be fine to back it into the garage, and unload the mill with.

Thanks all for your help, It's good to listen to all your advice, it helped me a bunch thanks.

Your a really great guy, I appreciate your attention to my posting. thanks for reposting my pictures. I found out some great news, there is a space just in front of the garage that is almost level, I put a level on it, and I only had to lift the end of the level 1/8" to get the bubble to be in the middle. I think that will work. now I can just use my truck to haul the machines, and set them down right in front of the garage, and role them in on 1/4" steel round stock, that seems to work best for me, it's easy to get them out from under the machines.

 Today I spent the day welding some fillets on the brackets I made for the gantry, and I got started on the troley, all I have to do with the troley now is run a 1" drill down the pipe I got to make the wheels that go over the 1" round stock that makes up the 2 top bars of the troley, and also use a couple pieces of the pipe to make spacers that will keep the hook centered on the 1" bar on the troley, and single-point threads on the hook bar, then the troley is done. oh and I have to weld some filets on the 2 bars that hold the wheels, those bars will be welded to the body of the troley. and I have to finnish making the flanges that bolt the top beam on the gantry, and weld them in place.

I'm extremely tired, it's been a long day, and thank God it started raining, the temperature warmed up, and that makes it easier to be outside working.

when the troley is finnished, I will snap a picture of it.

I feel like I still have a ton of work to do. after all this is finnished, I will have a nice fredom of being able to transport my machines without having to pay a bunch of money to do it, I will have a decent gantry crane, and be able to lift them my self, maybe I could even help someone elce move their machines, that's the kind of guy I am, I am always glad to help people that are strugling.

I wish I had more time to do a better job on my gantry, I feel like I'm just slapping it together, but atleast it will be functional.