Hi all
A quick question here.
I’m moving a huge Jointer.
I need to lift it up onto some wheels.
Anyone know how much weight will 4×4 pressure treated take.
I’m planning to span the under carraige of the jointer crosswise with 2 or 3 pieces.
Probably weighs close to 2000 lbs over-all.
Just want to be sure, or do I need 6×6’s.
Jeff
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look for clear parts with no big honkin knots..it'll hold. Check into a local lumber place for yard chocks..some times free (when it's not firewood season)..
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Check at a pallet shop or a steel mill.
they should have hardwood 4x4s
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I'm sorry you won't get an answer because there is no answer.. You can pressure treat any wood. fir/spruce/ pine/ etc.. each wood has a differant load capacity. further each board will vary depending on all sorts of varibles. growth rings specific gravity, grain direction etc.. In addition your post does not indicate which direction the load is across grain, end grain, etc. I can help you if you provide me with more data but if you're asking me to seat of the pants it, I'd think it probbably would..
I'm moving a jointer this week.
Weighs in somewheres close to 2000 lbs.
I will be blocking it up and using the timbers to act as levers to raise it, then hold it while we put a pallet underneath it.
Doing one side at a time, kind of lift up, support, and slide in the pallet.
Then planning to bolt the timbers to the pallet on either side with wheels on them.
Probably 4 or 5, 1/2 in bolts per timber.
Large pallet wheels (1000 lb rating each) so I don't want the jointer too high up so it can't tip when we move it up a ramp into a trailer.
I have a bunch of the 4x4's here that I keep for alot of different uses.
Jeff
Guessing our joiner aint more'an 3 ft wide. 3 4X4s will carry a coupla tons no sweat.
We stack 8000lb molds on two treated 4x4's in order to get a forklift under them. Regularly stack two or more high. These molds come out of the presses at 400 degrees. Never had a failure.
Mark