Copier Installs

[Leebs14]

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

[copier tech]

Re: Copier Installs

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!

[ZOOTECH]

Re: 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?

Cheers everyone

http://www.copytechnet.com/forums/ra...t=copier+carts


Some good ideas from this thread.

[allan]

Re: Copier Installs

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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.

[Ben Around]

Re: Copier Installs

x 2 on the hired hand

[habik]

Re: Copier Installs

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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[walterman]

Re: Copier Installs

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.

[MFPTech]

Re: Copier Installs

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

[Elmo]

Re: Copier Installs

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

[jonezy999]

Re: Copier Installs

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[habik]

Re: Copier Installs

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

You may loose the sale.


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