Rigging and Dismantling a 60,000Lbs Boring Mill- Jacksonville, FL

Описание: Watch us dismantle a massive 1969 Giddings & Lewis vertical boring mill – a true American workhorse weighing in at ~60,000 lbs! From stuck rails and a jammed tooling head to forklift tipping drama and an 8,000 lb overweight trucking nightmare, this no-instructions rigging job was full of surprises. Dave earns employee of the month (shirts not forgotten this time) while we use the Fat Cat forklift and plenty of "owl shit" penetrating lube to get it done.

We break down this beast for a standard flatbed move – counterweight rigged from the top, upright laid down smooth, and lessons learned the hard way about listening to the rigger on truck needs!

Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro & Dave inspecting the giant 1969 Giddings & Lewis
0:25 – Full machine overview (12ft tall, 15ft table, 20ft long!)
0:48 – Couplings & hex bolts removal prep
1:00 – The infamous weight plate (46,900 lbs... but we knew better)
1:10 – Hidden inside bolts & tight reaches
1:18 – Worn shiny rails vs. rusty trouble spots
1:39 – Disconnecting couplings & prepping table
1:55 – Fat Cat forklift to the rescue + owl shit lube soak
2:01 – Table legs floating, cribbing, slow lift & removal
2:15 – Tooling head lift attempt fails – counterweight issues
2:51 – Head stuck solid, forklift tipping risk!
2:53 – Team reaction & counterweight still 2ft to go
3:00 – Drone footage & rigging the counterweight from top
3:38 – Extracting counterweight with tight clearance tilt-back
3:50 – Upright removal (tight bolts inside – no manual!)
4:17 – Dave lays the upright down like a pro
4:41 – All parts disassembled
4:55 – Weights recap & truck loading
Truck calls in overweight at weigh station – customer trucking fail!

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