Shop Move to Florida

[WoodWrangler]

Well, last weekend was the "big weekend" for the shop move. With the help of many NCWW friends and a few others, we were able to get the shop loaded up without too much hassle. That was on Friday, then the following Saturday a buddy of mine and I made the drive down to Florida. That was luckily uneventful ... until we the final parking, when I got the truck stuck in a ditch. Some redneck ingenuity and a little luck and the stuck 10,000+ lbs of truck & tools was unlodged. The following morning some of my family and friends showed up to unload into a buddies shop for storage. It may be a while before I get shop set up again ...

THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HELP ME!:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up

Some pictures of this journey ...

Preparing the shop for the big move.

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Some muscle to get the beast up the ramp and onto the truck ...

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Some smarts to get things loaded the "right" way!

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Things are getting empty ...

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Only half way there ...

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My buddy Kevin flew up from Florida and drove back with me ... and even shared some of the driving!

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When we got there, I backed right into the soft ditch and got the truck stuck.

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Finally got it to the new shop where the tools will be stored

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Storing the lumber on the loft

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Friends and family helped unload

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Packing up the corner of the shop with my tools

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[Glennbear]

I am glad things went well Jeremy, having all that help was great!!! :icon_thum Seeing this thread caused some memories to surface. When I made the move from NJ to VA I had to utilize temporary storage in NJ after the house was sold and also in VA until the shop was built. :eusa_doh: The day we moved things into storage in VA it was pouring rain and I managed to get the edge of the truck jammed up against a guard pole at the storage facility.:confused_ Eventually we got the job done. :wsmile:

 

[Bas]

Congrats on a successful shop move Jeremy. Having gone through one not too long ago (also with LOTS of help from NC WW'ers as well), I can appreciate the effort. Now you get to cuss and rant for the next 3 months because you can't find stuff

So the new shop, is it bigger?

 

[Ray Martin]

All the best, Jeremy... and here's hoping you're in a new shop soon

 

[WoodWrangler]

So the new shop, is it bigger?

Dunno yet. We have not bought a house down there yet and our life is still in limbo. We still need to sell our house here in Charlotte, and my wife and I are still interviewing with companies down there. Hopefully the jobs will become more clear in the next month, or so.

The plan though is to get a house with a large garage (3 bay or larger), or a house cheap enough that I can afford to build a shop with cash. We will see ...

 

[Trent Mason]

Jeremy,

I'm glad that you all and your tools made it down there safely. I know that things are uncertain for you right now, but everything will unfold in the order it was intended to and I bet you'll be making sawdust again in no time. :icon_thum

 

[timf67]

Sorry I missed all of the fun! Just couldn't risk bringing the boys since they would have been more of a hindrance! Glad it went well!

 

[Mt. Gomer]

Congrats on the successful move and best of luck on the rest! I've spent some time in limbo myself over the years, I have great confidence it will all work out for the best.

Travis

 

[Nutball]

Glad the move has gone well to this point, Jeremy - hope you get the space to get the shop up and running again soon.

Sorry I couldn't make it over to help load the truck, but I got held up at work a bit and figured there wasn't much point heading over there after 6:00.

Good luck with the job and home search in Florida.

Paul