Machinery Moving Guides
Practical guides on moving machinery — clearance, floor protection, rigging equipment, and how to choose between skates, dollies and sliders.
The Machine Fits. Your Hands Don’t. Why Working Clearance Matters
Direct answer Working clearance is the room needed for the jacks, skates, sliders, cribbing, steering equipment and personnel to actually perform the move, not just the space the
Steel vs Nylon vs Polyurethane Rollers: Choosing the Wheel
Direct answer On a wheeled machine skate, the roller material decides four things: load rating, floor marking, noise and debris tolerance. Steel carries the most and rolls on
What Are Machine Skates?
Direct answer Machine skates are low-profile movers that carry heavy machinery across a floor without a forklift or crane. Traditional skates are…
The Pulling Point Is Strong Enough. But Is It in the Right Place?
Direct answer A pulling point can be perfectly rated and still be in the wrong place. Where the force is applied matters as much as how strong it
The Cribbing Is Holding the Weight. But Is It Stable?
Direct answer Whether the cribbing material can carry the weight and whether the cribbing stack stays stable while carrying it are two genuinely different questions. A stack can
Machinery Skates: Specifications, Sizing and What They Cost
Machinery skate specs verified from manufacturer catalogues: 0.5 to 100 tons per skate, deck heights 3.5 to 4.75 in, prices $51 to $1,776.