You didn't put it in the trunk of the BMW?
You at least grabbed the couches, right?
(Nice score, that will pop some holes.)
Nah I passed. I'll give you the guys number though so you can go snag them.
There was about 4 dump truck loads of junk in those buildings including about 700 funky cookie jars in various levels of broken. True hoarder hole.
How many horsepower is that motor? I would say that your tilt trailer was an advantage in loading that machine.
The motor on it is a 25HP I think now, but it originally shipped with a 7.5 or 10HP
I would not have been able to get it without a crane with any other kind of trailer. This drill was was right at the height of the door and the two spline protective tubes that screw into the top are missing. I have no idea how the original guy got it in the building. The kid selling it had no idea what was involved moving a chunk of iron that big. I think it was a good learning experience for him, even if he never is involved with something like that again.
Roto-Broach annular cutters are the greatest invention ever for big holes. These big rigid machines with power feed just effortlessly push them through parts, leaving beautiful clean holes. Not anywhere as clean as EDM though.
I think a lot of shops over look the value of a good drill for hogging out material. There is no quicker way than a drill or rotobroach to remove metal. I think the modern problem is finding skilled workers vs button pushers. There is a big industrial repair shop (all manual machines) being auctioned in a month in Vancouver, WA and from the guys I've talked to its closing has more to lack of available employees than lack of work. I'm sure most of the equipment will sell for much less than the rigging bill.
Greyson