Moving Giant 30ft Lathe With Huge Forklift

In this video we will move our giant 30ft / 10 meter lathe out from our workshop and load it to giant trailer to be transported to it's new owner. We will use hydraulic jacks, special heavy duty rollers and giant 16 ton forklift to get it loaded. You will also see how it's disassembled for the transportation. This is part 1 on of video series, on next episode you will see how it's put back to use on it's destination.
Link to old lathe video • Our HUGE Russian CNC L...

[@juukyll]

Didn't know that Timo is such a poet! 😮 "Good machine, good price. And new, good life."

[@mustfindaway]

it's the soumi way

[@MeMoCorpsegrinder]

Pretty good

[@bobh64]

Glad someone knows what they are doing,

[@Beyondthepress]

Maybe first time on this channel?

[@vincei4252]

@@Beyondthepress LMAO, no. The fact you are all still in one piece says a lot.

[@WoodworkerDon]

Nobody Died during the making of this video. 👍🫡

[@perpetualbystander4516]

​@@WoodworkerDonBut what about that little guy tirelessly working from within the lathe for 20 years? 😜😅

[@BB1951]

"We are going to send it to retirement home and never visit it." LOL!

[@sgtmayhem]

Timo is simply amazing, I can see where you got your problem solving skills from. The crew that moved the lathe is very skilled.

[@vincei4252]

Congrats on selling the lathe to someone that can use it.

[@jft1911]

That really did go smooth. Usually these types of jobs have multiple snags, and the 2 hour job ends up taking all day!

[@simontay4851]

Not in finland they don't. It was all properly planned safely.

[@robertrosicki9290]

The preparation and moving of the lathe showed the skill that comes from years of experience and knowledge . Great job by your father and the movers .

[@aggrogator4045]

"How much can it lift?" "Depends on what you're lifting" "Feathers, not iron"

[@davidlamont5793]

That fork lift will easy lift 20+ tonnes or more feathers or iron😂

[@thomasechols8834]

only scots get that joke, the rest of the world won't think that is cheating.

[@jamesa7506]

​@@davidlamont5793 No way it'll lift 20 tons of iron! Maybe 20 tons of feathers but not iron. 👍

[@IanGrams]

For anyone that doesn't know this reference, I highly recommend searching "Limmy's Show: What's Heavier?"

[@multyryex1761]

@@davidlamont5793 16

[@StevenHess]

The guys that rig heavy machinery for moving are artists.

[@YamiOni]

This one was a must watch for me. When you announced you had sold it, I had no idea how you were going to get that beast out of there. Your moving company really knows what they are doing! Super impressive!

[@choptupkoi7535]

Love the Amon Amarth shirt, just saw them in April in Vancouver, killer band.

[@rjung_ch]

Lifting it that high sure looks sketchy, but it can lift it like a toy, insane power!

[@UKVampy]

I always love how down to earth this channel is.

[@sdspivey]

Next episode: "We need to get something large lathed..."

[@ArmandKarlsen]

[muffled "Ai JUMALAUTA..!!!" in the background]

[@CommunityGuidelines]

Really cool to see the process of moving such a massive machine.

[@readrepairs]

Maybe the best YT movie I ever saw. Just shows what can be done with experienced people, good tools and patience. No shouting or over-excitement./. Very impressive.

[@Delibro]

I just love such an environment.

[@martinswiney2192]

Seeing this reminded me of moving a 33’ Axelson lathe back in ‘94. The boss man insisted on lifting it with steel cable lifting straps. It was about 10 feet in the air when the cables on the tailstock end broke. That thing hit the floor hard. Broke the lathe in half since headstock was still in the air. Completely destroyed the usefulness of the lathe. Glad I was busy running a lathe and was just a witness. No one was hurt but that was just stupid luck.

[@simontay4851]

Should've used more steel cables. Was it repairable?

[@martinswiney2192]

@@simontay4851 part of it was the cables were too small (shop foreman’s decision not the crane operators) and the tailstock end was being picked up by a mobile crane parked outside the shop with its boom stuck thru a 16’ garage door. The headstock was being lifted by an overhead crane. It was on an extended flatbed trailer. So they had to pick it up and then move it off to the side of the truck. The lift started ok and they had it off the drivers side of the truck. I think what got it was the boom on the mobile crane got at an odd angle and tensioned the cabled n snap BOOM. Just that fast. It was also a two piece bed and was held together with six 2” diameter 4150 rods threaded on each end and just sandwiched the ways together. They also acted as dowels for alignment. It pulled these rods apart like a gorilla ripping the arms off a christian missionary. Yeah. It also busted the bearing housing for the lead screw and feed shafts at the tailstock end. It came flying off quite energetically a few seconds after the dust settled, literally. It went flying across the floor, the lead screw was about 2 1/2” diameter ( this was in 1995 so excuse my memory on exact sizes but it was big). It almost took a guys legs out from under him. Stopped just shy of him. I ended up being the one to do most of the attempted repairs including making the new rods that joined the ways. Once reassembled the lead screw was waving like crazy so we just took it out. We used the lathe for roughing out large shafts. Thats all it was good for. It had come all the way from a Navy yard in California to Birmingham AL just to bust its ass. Had been used as a barrel lathe for naval guns. Was 33 ft between centers so probably 5” guns. Sorry for the whole story. Flashback. Oh. Thought boss man was gonna have a heart attack for real. Dunno what that cost him but figure $100k with transport.

[@FryChicken]

Wood is kind of an incredible material... 3 blocks supporting that whole thing.

[@brolohalflemming7042]

Yeh, was thinking that when I watched them crushing the wood block. Then was thinking about the Battleship New Jersey videos with that sitting on wood blocks in dry dock.

[@Chuckiele]

I mean, they said the lathe was about 15 tons. Theyve pressed wood with over 100 tons before it gave up :)

[@andybobandy641]

I've always said that it is a pleasure to watch experts at work. When they make an impossible job look easy, it's super impressive.

[@phasm42]

A clear demonstration of why forklifts are heavy af 😮

[@IanDarley]

Yes, their full name gives away the physics 'counter-balance forklift'

[@Kragatar]

I like how patient and methodical Finnish workers are. Here in America workers tend to be pissed off swearing and yelling the whole time.

[@AA-zv6yo]

Hey, it's our way of coping. Doesn't mean anything 😂

[@simontay4851]

Yes, in finland they do it properly and safely with the route planned. No shouting, rushing or bodging like america.

[@AlexKall]

Those pros make it look easy! Also good on Timo disassembling it!

[@halko1]

Looks so effortless for professionals. Everyone seems to just know what they're doing. Probably because they do.

[@bellowphone]

I wish I had asked you before you sold the lathe. I wanted you to make me a washer for the back wheel of my bicycle, but it's too late now.

[@jamesa7506]

It's always pretty awesome to see huge pieces of anything being moved like entire houses and ships. Thanks for sharing this with us! 👍

[@rancillinmontgomery2480]

Been to Finland in ‘92 with the US Navy. Invited to a Sauna BBQ. Got all sweaty, beat us with branches and jumped in a freezing river and repeated many times then had great food. They took us next day to Valpuri Russia for lunch and a tour. Good times.

[@thephoenixking1086]

I like how these channels don't just show you crushing things, but you the behind the scenes etc. Great content.

[@WoodworkerDon]

Good Machine. Good Price. New Life. -- Timo 2024. Prrritti Guud. 👍

[@TheCorpsehatch]

Machines like this when maintained properly will last another 100 years or more. Going to free up a lot of space in the shop.

[@johnturner4400]

Fun fact. Laurie always wears his ear defenders in the car!

[@user-mt5bc3bt2g]

He can't hear anything without them

[@donniev8181]

Looking forward to the next installment, maybe they can explain what they're going to be using it for.

[@HP_rep_mek]

Interesting as hell! Thank you for making a video about the move🙏

[@Janduin45]

You should see the forklift we got at my work. It can do 32 tons at 1200mm out on the fork. If we add additional counterweights the hydraulics can do about 50 tons. It also has 5m long 300x100mm forks. It started life as a harbor forklift in Norway.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Sounds like enough to move fully loaded 40ft containers.

[@jlucasound]

Now this _IS_ "Beyond the Press"!! We LOVE It!!! 😘🥰 ⛓⚙‼

[@IanGrams]

This was super interesting. It's impressive how easy the crew made moving such a massive machine around. Thanks for sharing this!

[@cleanmachine08]

I have personally moved a few lathes, all much smaller than this. They made that look so easy. It was stressful enough just watching on my phone!

[@UberMegustador]

this was so cool! Doing jobs like this for a living must be rewarding.

[@jlucasound]

The Movers are Such Experts. Very Impressive.

[@ugowsky]

=D In Slovenia we also say "ku ku" (coo coo) when peeping through the hole or something.

[@jacob1121]

I think it is most of Europe who says it as it originates from the cuckoo clock.

[@chitlitlah]

It must be a pretty universal onomatopoeia.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

I say 'cooo-eeee'. 😊

[@h276wah7]

Your dad is a very capable guy, can see where you get it from 😎 Much love from UK

[@gth042]

Impressive, thank you! Yeah, Timo's fishing buddy has been lusting after that lathe for 20 years. I'll bet you can't wait to hear the story of how he got the thing out of the shop. 😜 ...With all that weight gone, does the shop's concrete reverberate differently when the press jumps -- does the earthquake sound different?

[@josh33025]

I wouldn't mind seeing it actually work in its new home.

[@TheNismo777]

Thats a big machine! Its been serving your need well

[@jlucasound]

What an Awesome Machine Tool!! Beautiful!

[@maggusmaggistar7534]

The Company did a rly rly great Job! Things like that are not easy at all

[@gazzer883]

Great to see some heavy lifting, I have assisted moving some heavy machines in the ast and you made this look easy.

[@storfarbrorn489]

Great shirt!

[@rickypsencik5947]

Wow,I was impress.😊

[@Gkuljian]

This is the best machine moving video I've ever seen. I've moved a few in my time.

[@johngibson3837]

Hey up youse, that was a sad day to see such a beautiful machine leaving but also new beginnings, top job by all involved and a spot on video thank you

[@arvidsalle2979]

Love these videos

[@TheGreatAtario]

That forklift is an absolute beast, holy shit

[@johnalees99]

I miss moving big things, even though I can't quite say I have had something this big on my truck. Fun once you get over 3 or 4 tonnes on the back. My last work had a few guys that used to specialise in moving MRI machines into hospitals and clinics. That paid very well enough that we could cover the cost of hiring big forklifts and cranes and still turn a nice profit on the job.

[@trogs2024]

Pretty Good!

[@jasonharding9490]

The juxtaposition between the machinery and the leafy residential area is crazy, only in Finland. Amazing to see this, thanks for the video.

[@PiazzaWoodWorks]

Epic video

[@stephenstebbing9460]

You guys are grouse. Cheers,

[@alexb.1320]

Great riggers, they made it look easy.

[@notold37]

What a great video, loved this one, cheers from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

[@UncleManuel]

His t-shirt is as metal as the lathe. 😁✌️

[@EricDKaufman]

She is driving like a true Fin, until she looked at the camera.

[@biohazard20161]

I noticed the 50% understeer of the rear trailer tires. One of the heavy haul trucks that I drove had a feature like that which for normal driving was controlled by a huge metal wedge that you tightened up into the fifth wheel, and for really tight turns you could control the trailer steering by the hydraulic controls on the right side of the trailer, which are powered by a small diesel engine that is only used for the hydraulics when loading, unloading, or when making extremely tight turns. The entire tractor-trailer combination had a total of 48 tires on the ground, 8 on the truck, and 40 tires on the trailer. It was a huge truck, I could walk under the open doors on the truck and not hit my head on the bottom of the doors.

[@Thepriest39]

Riggers know how to move heavy machinery very well. That’s their job. They moved my HAAS VF4 from our old building to our new one with ease. They take their time doing their work. Work like this can’t be rushed.

[@DudokX]

Holy shit thats a big boy forklift!

[@bobqzzi]

Great video

[@donaldevans5752]

Brilliant video , so so interesting .

[@swampy1584]

That was amazing to see

[@randyerickson2154]

Aww yeah, logistics. Been there done that. Good job.

[@crescentwind1032]

23:09 That cut to Hanna driving after showing the Super Long Truck's Dashboard made it look at first like Hanna was driving the huge truck like a boss, haha,

[@lvcifer-616]

this is great

[@digitalta]

Good stuff

[@maddscientist1644]

Hannah needs her own channel teaching Finnish. Just an excuse to hear her talk :D

[@Failure_Is_An_Option]

Competent machine movers are worth the cost. I'd hire that crew no problem.

[@timkohchi2048]

looks like fun to me.. (but my friends think im crazy,lol!) well done everybody,

[@koreywilliams4570]

Thats awsome, i use to listen to amon amarth. Nice shirt

[@Joe_Damageo]

super interesting video

[@lephtovermeet]

I want you and a Nigerian guy to narrate my life.

[@Torby4096]

I think you once published a video where you used that machine. The part was longer than the lathe, so you made a hole in the shop to clear the part.

[@BetaMayra]

Hyvä ja jännittävä pätkä oli! :D

[@brianm6337]

The part of the video with it over the shed looked like it was a Brown Trousers 5,000,000 moment.

[@mdtransmissionspecialties]

I work on a lot of Linde h120 forklifts. Makes this lift look like a baby 😁

[@JobBorn86]

Hydraulic Sketch Channel hehe 😅 Always interesting to see machines of this size on the move.

[@pete5405]

19:13 ; could also be "lets make sure if the lathe falls down the forklift will go with it" 🤣

[@zapfanzapfan]

That is a beast of a lathe! What is the power draw at full power? Glad all that oil in/on the lathe didn't catch fire from the torch! 🔥

[@johnvender]

What a beautiful day in Finland. I imagine the temperature got to scorching >20 degrees Celsius 😁

[@foxconn042]

that thing was huge

[@EricDKaufman]

We love Timo! I have a barn.... how much would a 30 foot lathe cost anyway? Actually I have 3 barns, but only one that could fit this.

[@ronblack7870]

we had 3 hydraulic presses come in in january in the winter with buffalo snowstorms. your new one is a toy compared to these. 2000, 2500, 4000 metric tonne. 25 containers and 9 big pieces weighing as much as 80 tonnes . riggers had 2 50 ton forklifts to bring everything in and 400 ton gantry lifts to put them together. machines are 30 - 40 ft tall. took 2 months to install.i always love seeing rigging and moving equipment.

[@Mechanoid]

nice shirt

[@paweisyn7446]

Pozdrawiam z Polski

[@dennish411]

Nice shirt good band

[@erkinalp]

Now looking forward to "turning a huge forklift with our high speed lathe for no reason"

[@hulkthedane7542]

👍👍👍

[@iolithblue]

Is the main section of the bed one single casting?

[@andybobandy641]

Over the house!! :Sketch Factor 9 billion!

[@phonotical]

Wow, so many times I thought, if that drops or, if that chain snaps, that guy won't have any legs left 😅 definitely something best left to the professionals 🙈🙈 the funniest part was a lady in a big pink dressing gown walking a dog 🤣

[@welldoneworker]

I guess Lauri is a machinist with blood and bone, he stopped feeling his ear protection a long time ago. He just wears it where ever he goes. Did Anni ever remind you to put them away in certain places, for example on the kitchen table or before you go to bed? 😁

[@Beyondthepress]

If I have lost my bluetooth earbuds I use these at home also so I can listen podcasts etc. from my phone :D

[@AlexKall]

@@Beyondthepress I use my Peltors when I can't find my Sony headphones :D

[@erkinalp]

@@Beyondthepress i'm sure hanna got used to that very quickly

[@russcattell955i]

Back in 1996 I was sent on a job by Manpower to move several sets of machinery into a window making factory. As I was experienced with heavy forklifts in gas utilities.

[@thelongs5698]

Poetic justice would have been someone breaking a window just like in some of the original HPC videos

[@joshsamuelson1793]

Just a little bit of pucker factor on that big section. Lol