Here's my new milling machine which was built around 1947 and rebuilt at some point between now and then according to the tag on the side. I started building my own attachments to save money but I've spent an awful lot on tools to do that 
Securing it to the trailer was kind of hard to figure out. I ran the straps first. The left front strap wraps around the right side of the ram then connects to the left rear of the trailer. The right strap does the same thing to prevent it from wanting to twist the machine around. There was nothing to attach to on the base casting so I wrapped a chain around it as tight as possible and used my three remaining chains to secure it at three points (2 in the back, 1 in the front). It rode very well coming home. The motor in front of it is part of a 3 to 1 phase converter.
I haven't moved it into the building yet because I don't have an engine hoist and none of the auto parts places around here will rent one. I would hang it from the ceiling but it's an awful lot of weight to try that! I don't want to spend more than $50 to move it. Does anyone know how much the base casting weighs? I thought about disassembling the head, ram, and table then trying to move it in pieces.
Another idea I had was to build a heavy duty pallet out of 2x4's and 8 lawnmower wheels. I would remove the gate and strap the pallet to the back of the trailer so it couldn't roll. Then I would use the tractor to slide the mill off the back. When it got near its tipping point on the edge of the trailer i would hook my pallet fork frame to the machine and strap it to securely, then carefully finish pulling it onto the pallet (about 2" drop)
Securing it to the trailer was kind of hard to figure out. I ran the straps first. The left front strap wraps around the right side of the ram then connects to the left rear of the trailer. The right strap does the same thing to prevent it from wanting to twist the machine around. There was nothing to attach to on the base casting so I wrapped a chain around it as tight as possible and used my three remaining chains to secure it at three points (2 in the back, 1 in the front). It rode very well coming home. The motor in front of it is part of a 3 to 1 phase converter.
I haven't moved it into the building yet because I don't have an engine hoist and none of the auto parts places around here will rent one. I would hang it from the ceiling but it's an awful lot of weight to try that! I don't want to spend more than $50 to move it. Does anyone know how much the base casting weighs? I thought about disassembling the head, ram, and table then trying to move it in pieces.
Another idea I had was to build a heavy duty pallet out of 2x4's and 8 lawnmower wheels. I would remove the gate and strap the pallet to the back of the trailer so it couldn't roll. Then I would use the tractor to slide the mill off the back. When it got near its tipping point on the edge of the trailer i would hook my pallet fork frame to the machine and strap it to securely, then carefully finish pulling it onto the pallet (about 2" drop)
