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    Copier Installs

    Hi everyone, as is one man band I can repair and service pretty much everything, I'm a half decent salesman and have grown my business from scratch to now and the one thing I always struggle with is installs and copier moves. I simply cannot pick the machines up myself. I now need to find a solution, i preferably don't want to buy a large van with a taillift and wondered what everyone else uses, is the anything that will help me load a copier into an estate car or small van by myself?

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    I've been moving & installing copiers for many years using a small van & car.

    It does of course depend what models are moving? obviously a transit type van with a tail lift means you can usually work on your own, however if you don't want to invest in a large van, you can spilt most copiers into two parts & fit them into a small van, you would however need a hand lifting them in & out etc. You would struggle getting any medium sized copier in an estate car, I only used mine for desktop printers, finishers & DF's
    For carrying colour machines up stairs (assuming customer doesn't have a lift) I used to strip down the machine, remove all drums, transfer unit, fuser etc to reduce the weight.
    I have seen some guys load a copier complete into the back of a small van using a ramp, they basically line the ramps up to the copier casters then take a huge run up & push it in! I however wouldn't be happy using that method!
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    Re: Copier Installs

    Quote Originally Posted by Leebs14 View Post
    Hi everyone, as is one man band I can repair and service pretty much everything, I'm a half decent salesman and have grown my business from scratch to now and the one thing I always struggle with is installs and copier moves. I simply cannot pick the machines up myself. I now need to find a solution, i preferably don't want to buy a large van with a taillift and wondered what everyone else uses, is the anything that will help me load a copier into an estate car or small van by myself?

    Cheers everyone
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    https://www.google.co.za/search?q=st...2F%3B400%3B400

    U can modify this design to have a bigger base and eyelids to take straps. works well for stairs. I normally use a hired hand.

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    x 2 on the hired hand

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    Have 2 vans one with tail lift and a staircrawler taking up to 300kg but there are days when stair crawler is not possible to use. Then its a strip and big muscles. Ahh and knowing the laws of physics to your advantage of course. You ll be surprised how easy can a quarter of a ton be handled........sometimes


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    I use a 6x10 trailer and am able to roll most copiers in/ out by myself. If the mfp's weigh more than 200lbs, I work in conjunction with some help.

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    why don't you contract a moving company for big machines and stick the bill to the customer?

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    We use vans with tail lifts have done for years for deliveries and collections
    if stairs are involved and its a big machine
    companies in the UK like Relay do a delivery/relocation service they have all the equipment for taking machines upstairs
    we have used the a few times and never had any problems

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