Moving a longarm
 

We are moving about five miles from where we live now. I'm worried about moving my longarm. Any advise?

I moved 25 miles. I took the sewing head and carriage off the frame and moved them in my car. I couldn't undo the bolts on the table legs to get it apart. I thought I'd have the mover's do it. Instead, they moved the frame with rails whole and were able to go through sliding patio doors to get it in the new place.

i moved my sewing head and attachments separately in the car and the frame was moved in two pieces in the truck

It’s not really the moving that is the issue. If you have the original box- great, otherwise strap it in the backseat with a seatbelt. It’s leveling the frame once you get it to the new place.

When we move HandiQuilters, we take the track off (leave it whole) and break down the table into 3 sections. We leave the 5 poles whole, but can break them down if needed. We fit the frame in the back of the pick-up truck, with the head and carriage in the back seat. My boss charges $300 to break it down, move it and reassemble it. There may be someone in your area that is willing and knowledgeable, who can do the job for you.

Thanks I think I'll ask where I bought it for help.

We have moved a 12" long Gammill 2x. The first time we took apart (rollers, leg assembly & rollers) all the components and rented a trailer long enough. At the end we had 6 (4 lifting & 2 positioning the legs) persons to move it up the stairs & put it back together. The table weighs a lot & was the key to moving it d/t length, weight & width. The table doesn't break down.

The second time we removed the head and transported it in the car. It took 4 men to move it out of the double doors of the house, down the stairs, to the driveway & into the trailer. The table fit assembled into a stock trailer and we'd added wheels. Is was only necessary to take it off the trailer and it stayed in the garage. We used car jacks to raise it for leveling.

We were much more organized the second time.

Take picture of the long arm before you tear it apart. It helps when you put it back together. I moved mine once and refered to the picture often.

Thanks everyone. Taking pictures is a good idea.

take pics- yes, and if you gave to disassemble, mark pieces with masking tape....like A,B,c, or some kind of code that will let you reassemble.