Machinery Moving Guides

Direct answer Renting machine skates makes sense for a genuine one-off move. Beyond that, buying wins fast. Published US rental rates run…

Direct answer Some machine skates build a lifting jack into the skate itself, so one tool both raises the machine and carries…

Direct answer Working clearance is the room needed for the jacks, skates, sliders, cribbing, steering equipment and personnel to actually perform the…

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

Direct answer Machine skates are low-profile movers that carry heavy machinery across a floor without a forklift or crane. Traditional skates are…

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

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 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.

Machinery dolly specs from manufacturer catalogues: capacities, deck heights from 4 to 7.86 in, kit contents and real prices. Slider sets from $142.97.

No forklift, no crane, no rental. How to move heavy machinery by hand on wheelless sliders: the physics, the tools and the safety rules. Sets from $142.97.

Machine skates, dollies, rollers, air skates and wheelless sliders compared — how to size, place and move heavy machinery safely without tipping it.

Machine skates, machinery dollies and Machinery Sliders compared on height, weight, capacity, cost and floor marking.

Low profile machine skates for low-clearance moving. Machinery Sliders sit 3/8 in from the floor.