They may have a Tommy gate and pallet jack or possibly one of those tail gate fork lifts but not a cherry picker and itâs usually curbside only for liability reasons. It should be crated as well and need unpacking/unbolting from itâs pallet first anyway. It would be wonderful if it were the last delivery of the day with a curious and helpful driver but not very likely. At least not around here.
Liftgate, pallet jack, to set it on the curb. Yes, for liability reasons, they normally donât do more. The driver will set it in the garage, I already conned them for that much, but thatâs all. I am not concerned about doing it myself. In fact I prefer it that way. It will all be fine.
Looking young runs in the family. To me, I look 60 and thatâs my age, so it looks like what it is. To me, itâs old enough. Average age expectancy in the family is 62-65. Grandma was the only one to ever make it farther, but she was a mean old bird, LOL.
Hopefully the engine hoist straddles the bench from one of the sidesâitâs sure not going under those bottom 2x4sâyou might have to borrow some ones weight on the liftâif you boom out further than the front wheels they tend to tip forwardâask me how I knowâ every hurricane scare I have to load my 15k generator with(you guessed it a motor hoist) in my p/u
Itâs one of the biggest hoists Iâve seen. Pulled enough motors to know just how much fun they are. This one will lift over 8â and the legs are wide enough I can slide the bench lengthwise in between them, so the hoist can be stationary and I can slide the bench in place under the lathe, lower the lathe on it, slide the hoist away and then move the bench/lathe with the pallet jack. Should be fairly straight forward.
All this hoopla over a little ol lathe. Geesh. 
I drove a 20â flatbed lumber deliver truck for 20 years. Had to unload woodburning stoves, refrigerators, 24â x 48â concrete culverts, all sorts of things. By myself. Many times at the end of a long hot day. And sometimes I had to pick those things up for returns. Down is much easier than up, when the bed of the truck is 52â off the ground. Back then I weighed 135 lbs. :bigsmile:
You find ways, and a lot of times that someone trying to be helpful but having no idea what theyâre doing is the one thing that gets something broken, or someone. Sure, a forklift is nice. When you have one. Bubba is handy to have around sometimes as well, doesnât know his own strength. But putting up with him the rest of the time isnât worth any of it.
We all know Justin is creative, Iâm pretty confident heâs gonna figure it out and be just fine. 
08/05/15 - Updated the OP, Drill Press and Foredom Clone are up and ready to go.
Lathe comes tomorrow!
That you got the vibratey attachment for the grinder? :party:
Hon, this is the new normal. :heart_eyes:
Tell her it will return to normal when the money runs out. :bigsmile:
Honestly, how could she be upset about strangers on the internet giving you nearly $4k to buy tools to help you earn some income? Seems like a weird thing to complain about.
Had I but only known, I could have given you a nice solid old jewelerâs drill that is much better than that one you just bought. It was given to me some 18-20 years ago and barely used.
Nice that you got one though, Youâll love it, much better control with the variable foot pedal, itâll be come the go to fine detail tool in the shop.
What are you going to do with the smaller drill press? Keep it or sell it?
Nice. I'll be around soon to run the new tools in for you. I'll start by drilling random holes in the table on the drill press. 
I am going to keep it for a week or so and make sure the new one is working properly. Once that happens, I will post to see if anyone close to me, wants to come and get it. I think it should go to a fellow member, if someone is close enough to make it worth while picking it up.
Write me down as interested, itâd be worth the drive to me as the piece of junk we have here has been bad pretty much from day one, 27 some-odd years ago. Dad and I have cursed it many a time, and yet we keep it here for some reason, beats me.
08/06/15 The lathe is here!! Added a "starter video" in the bottom of the OP.
More to come, LOL.
really enjoying this journey⌠PLEASE be safe!
w00t!
I just added a bunch more photos, in the OP, that the wife took, of the arrival. I was amazed she came out and took photos, since she hasn't wanted anything to do with this whole thing. Women, never have figured them out.
OMG! That is one serious looking piece of machinery!
Watch out, the chips are gonna be flyin soon! Very nice Justin, congratulations⌠itâs a BOY! lol
I hope you will be an exception, it would be a shame to wait 60 years for a lathe and then die just 2 years after you got one!