I have moved a total of 7 Bridgeports now and with the exception of two where I was helped by the new owners I have done these on my own.
Tools used were just a folding 1 ton crane as can be bought from Machine Mart [ mine was ] and a Transit sized van.
They take to pieces easily and you are left with 5 or 6 lumps in cluding the column.
The column will fit inside the side loading door on a transit with no problems and the rest will fit on an ISO pallet with things like the bed hanging over the sides.
Stripping these to move them is an advantage as you get to check parts you never normally see.
Points that can cause problems on a Bridgy is all the crap that gets under the saddle / knee area, the head bolts stretching, teeth off the tilt worm and the bevel gear coming loos on top of the knee screw.
All these points can be addressed on buildup.
My Bridgy had to be done this way as it was stood in a corner and had been hemmed in by larger machines. It also had to be done over a holiday whist the plant engineer was away [ long story but the machine was a bargaining chip he had ]
I was told it had to be gone before he got back, went in at 10am on a new years day and by 2pm was back home with it all still loaded in the van.
Took two part days between other work to get it out, checked and rebuilt and sited. Normally with an early start I can get one collected, delivered and re-erected in the same day provided no spares are needed.
Even rocket science isn't rocket science.
