Moving a Harrison 140

[Brad93]

http://www.rotarymachinetools.co.uk/machinery/harrison-140-gap-bed-centre-lathe/

I would say that’s gone mate, it’s not listed on the used machines section of their site. Worth an email thought

 

[Rig Pig]

I collected my milling machine with an engine crane, pallet truck and a rented van with a 1 t tail lift.

 

[Dieselman 63]

I moved my Bantam with an engine crane and a Hi-Ace van, the bed, tray and cabinet come apart nicely and we even had room to carry the crane too. Didn’t half give the van some ballast on corners!

 

[Richard.]

Well I put mine in the boot of the car and I didn’t even have to put the seats down

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Well I put mine in the boot of the car and I didn’t even have to put the seats down

Volvo estate?

 

[Richard.]

Volvo estate?

Mondeo hatch back.

 

[Hood]

Well I put mine in the boot of the car and I didn’t even have to put the seats down

Aye but that wee tiddler could have been carried in a seat satchel on a push bike

 

[Brad93]

I won’t strip it down. Harrison’s aren’t meant to be separated.

I think I can make it work need to go see it first - if the seller ever emails back.

 

[addjunkie]

You can lift them easily onto a pallet with two engine cranes, as the have the holes through the base, for a tube.

On to pallet then winch it on to your plant trailer, or similar.

I hired a tail lift van once wasnt too much from memory.

If you want the machine there are always ways.

Doddle with a tele handler.

 

[Brad93]

You can lift them easily onto a pallet with two engine cranes, as the have the holes through the base, for a tube.

On to pallet then winch it on to your plant trailer, or similar.

I hired a tail lift van once wasnt too much from memory.

If you want the machine there are always ways.

Doddle with a tele handler.

I’ve got a telehandler at my end it’s just not so easy to take that down there at 5 tonne.

 

[doubleboost]

Dont be tempted to take the lathe off the cabinet
They are set up at the factory

 

[Brad93]

Dont be tempted to take the lathe off the cabinet
They are set up at the factory

Yep definitely aware of this. We had for a short time, a Harrison 140, many years ago before I was into metalworking, but it didn’t turn anything straight.

God knows what had happened to it but the headstock wasn’t inline with the bed.
Well beyond me and my dads capabilities at the time so we flipped it on to someone that knew how to fix it and made a bit of a profit.

 

[Maker]

The headstock should have some movement relative to the bed. On mine there's 4 cap head bolts holding it in place and it does need adjusting, it cuts a taper of about four thou' per foot!

 

[Brad93]

This thing cut about 1/2" OUT per foot lol

 

[doubleboost]

There are 2 holes in the cabinet 2 bits of 3/4 round bar and 4 big lads

 

[grim_d]

The headstock should have some movement relative to the bed. On mine there's 4 cap head bolts holding it in place and it does need adjusting, it cuts a taper of about four thou' per foot!

On these harrisons the headstock is scraped to and sits on vees. Try as you might there is no adjustments there.

Unless it's different because it's a gap bed?

I thought mine was needing adjusted but even if you loosen the bolts and tap it around it always goes back to where it started when you tighten the bolts.

If you are having issues your bed may have a twist or your bearings may need tightening in the headstock. That cured my problems.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

This thing cut about 1/2" OUT per foot lol

Indicating someone's been messing with it already (?)

 

[Brad93]

Indicating someone's been messing with it already (?)

I think it may have been lifted by the chuck/spindle tbh

 

[Gareth J]

You can still take a fair bit off the top. Tailstock, gap, chuck, topside, changewheels and, with not *that* much work, the saddle. It all adds up.

 

[Brad93]

On these harrisons the headstock is scraped to and sits on vees. Try as you might there is no adjustments there.

Unless it's different because it's a gap bed?

I thought mine was needing adjusted but even if you loosen the bolts and tap it around it always goes back to where it started when you tighten the bolts.

If you are having issues your bed may have a twist or your bearings may need tightening in the headstock. That cured my problems.

No idea mate it was sold years and years ago