Best Way to Haul Slate?

bigshooter

bigshooter

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I am thinking of buying a Gold Crown I, it is 250 miles from my home and I am planning on hauling it in a pickup bed.

I am thinking the best way is to haul the slate is upright standing on edge sandwiched between some heavy plywood sheets, I am just trying to figure out how to hold it all in place.

I once hauled some large mirror panels from an antique back bar in a similar fashion but they were about 8 feet long but only a few feet high.

Any input?
 
I have hauled 2 sets of slates in a truck bed. One set was about 200 miles.

I layed both sets flat and had no issues. I seperated each slate with 2x4 runners on each side.
 
xianmacx said:
I have hauled 2 sets of slates in a truck bed. One set was about 200 miles.

I layed both sets flat and had no issues. I seperated each slate with 2x4 runners on each side.
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Really?

I thought hauling them flat would be a mistake, I figured since slate was somewhat 'soft' it would flex a little when the truck bounced, that is why glass panels are always hauled on edge, the flexing will break them if they are hauled flat.

Maybe slate is tougher than I thought.
 
I have hauled GC III slate 300 miles one way.

Lay tiedowns or rope on the bed of whatever your using.

I put it in the back of my van, lying flat on a mover's blanket, then another mover's blanket, slate piece, another blanket, slate piece and lock the tie downs to hold everything in place.

No problems, then I hauled it back again three years later, no problems.

Son-in-laws --- go figure.

Dodge vans are a half ton truck and more than able to carry the whole table if needed comfortable too.


300 miles is the furthest I have hauled a table but I have moved this table about five times with no trouble.

I weigh 150 lbs and usually use three guys to move tables. Two big guys and me to supervise :-)
 
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I've moved 30ish tables. I've always layed them down. Usually on a pallet, it helps distribute the weight. Its definitly impportant to tie them in place though they could slide around if you don't. I usually layer cardboard between the slates.
 
bigshooter said:
I am thinking of buying a Gold Crown I, it is 250 miles from my home and I am planning on hauling it in a pickup bed.

I am thinking the best way is to haul the slate is upright standing on edge sandwiched between some heavy plywood sheets, I am just trying to figure out how to hold it all in place.

I once hauled some large mirror panels from an antique back bar in a similar fashion but they were about 8 feet long but only a few feet high.

Any input?
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I have moved lots of tables and laying them flat is no problem. Most important is to not scratch the slates. Bring some card board or something to protect them. They weigh around 275 each I would guess. My wife and I move them ourselves with no real problems. "ONE WARNING'. If you are using rollers to move them around on the bed of the truck. Always use at least 2. You don't want the slate to have a single roller under it in the middle. I broke a one piece slate like that once. As soon as the roller reached the middle of the slate, it snapped. I ended up making a counter top out of it.
 
This is great advice. Stack the slates, one on top of another, with a layer of cardboard between them, on a wooden pallet. Manufacturers ship slates, 1 table to a pallet, and use the flat metal bands to tie them to the pallet. You hold the metal bands tight with tool that crimps a locking piece for each metal band. You won't need to tie the pallet down, as it won't move, unless you get in a wreck (it weighs about 900 lbs, with the 3 slates on it). Usually you move the pallet with a forklift, but you can just snip the bands, and move them one at a time. You'll need 3-4 people to move each piece, without straining yourself.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

CGiuli said:
I've moved 30ish tables. I've always layed them down. Usually on a pallet, it helps distribute the weight. Its definitly impportant to tie them in place though they could slide around if you don't. I usually layer cardboard between the slates.
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be careful how you set them down. flat only not one end then other. i used thich moving blankets between them thats about it
 
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