FJ Edwards Swager - Weight?

[mm289]

Hiya,
going to pick up a No 6 Swager this week, just wondering if anyone has something similar and has an idea of weight.



Can detach from the base but just wondering if the main body is a 1 man lift or more likely 2 man? Guessing if it is cast it is probably the latter

Cheers,

 

[Spark plug]

I'm usually quite good at guesstermating the weight of things, I would put it some ware in the region of 5 CWT. so probably a 3 man lift.

I've encountered F J Edwards stuff before and it's always heavy.

 

[MoreWellie]

ask them if they have something like a car engine crane available to help load it, never lifted anything like that but I would think it would be safer with 3 or 4 people

 

[Wendelspanswick]

I reckon on your own you could 'walk' that across a flat floor and lower it into a van, trailer, even an estate car.
Getting it back up out at the other end would need help though.

 

[MattF]

I reckon on your own you could 'walk' that across a flat floor and lower it into a van, trailer, even an estate car.

Problem is if it decides to start tipping. Once they start going, you're screwed. Two decently bloke'ish blokes should heft that well enough, I'd guess, or one bloke easily if broken down into main pieces.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

....or one bloke easily....

You volunteering?

 

[mm289]

Lol, I am thinking 2 of us with strops so you don't have to bend over to pick up.

Needs to come down some steps which is a pain , seperate form girder stand and then put on trolley when it is on the flat....

Getting in the back of disco could be more fun

 

[mm289]

Got it home, easy 2 man lift - you would need to be pretty built to do it on your own

Couple of pics - model is "SMF 1" or at least that is cast into the stand. Looks older than the typical "UR" range ones you see often, has a couple of nice features including an adjustable lower roller like the "Lazze" rollers only he adjusts the top one in and out - wonder if he got the idea of these old english ones.



Also came with a set of 12 dies


Being stripped down and cleaned as we speak....

Cheers,

MM

 

[Burdekin]

Very nice bit of kit. Well done, great buy.