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So I managed to scoop up a Grizzly G4003G 12x36 lathe over the weekend. It's gotta go in the basement now and I've run into a snag. It weighs about 1000lbs and there's 6 stairs and then the basement floor. I've got nothing to secure a winch to, unless my neighbors let me roll my truck thru their backyard.....but that ain't gonna happen. I was thinking of using two 4x4's together across the front opening of the Bilko door frame and use a Come-Along to ease down the lathe. I put 3/4" plywood over the stairs. This is kinda how Nelson moved his SB Heavy 10. I've never used a Come-Along before. I know it can raise/pull in a increments via the pawl but I didn't know it could lower loads in a controlled manor. I thought you could only release the load totally in an all-at-once way. Am I wrong? I just read that a lever chain hoist can be operated vertically or horizontally so methinks I'm going to go with that. Any other ideas appreciated. Thanks.
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