Install service
New turf, polished floors, long carries — no wheel marks.
Newly laid grass, mulched garden beds, polished concrete, epoxy warehouse floors, heritage tile. We land the machine without leaving a mark — planned before the truck leaves the depot. $0 to the workplace.
The method
Getting a 280 kg vending machine across a sensitive surface — safely
A forklift across new turf leaves twin trenches that stay for months. A trolley across polished concrete without pads leaves rubber tracks and pressure marks. The right approach on a sensitive-surface install is patient, planned, and boring — and that's the point.
1. Plan the run before the truck leaves
Measured distance from the truck to the final position. Photos of the surface. Any obstacles — irrigation heads, garden edging, expansion joints. Delivered with the machine, not solved on arrival.
2. Pallet jack + rolling polycarbonate panels
Machine strapped to a heavy-duty pallet, pallet jack under it, and rolling ground-protection panels laid ahead — usually recycled machine front lexans, about a metre square. Two panels down, roll forward one panel length, leapfrog the rear panel to the front, repeat.
3. Protected floors — same principle
On polished concrete, epoxy warehouse coatings, or heritage tile we swap the outdoor panels for felted pads or thinner protective sheet. The trolley never touches the finished floor.
4. Two crew, planned timing
Long-carry installs run at roughly one hour per 100 metres per machine with a two-person crew. Slower than a hardstand roll-in — and the difference between a happy facility manager and a repair bill.
Field notes
Read the Tomago install this service page is built on — 150 metres across new turf, two machines, two hours, not a wheel mark.
Read: Vending install across new landscaping — Tomago →FAQ
Soft-landscaping installs — FAQ
Can you deliver a vending machine without damaging new grass or landscaping?+
Yes. On sites with new turf, mulched garden beds or freshly sealed paths we use a manual pallet jack with rolling ground-protection panels — usually recycled polycarbonate sheets — to spread the load and leapfrog the machine across the surface without leaving wheel marks.
What about polished concrete, epoxy warehouse floors or heritage tiles?+
Same approach. Polycarbonate panels, felted trolley wheels, and slow controlled movement. We plan the run before the truck rolls so no one is improvising in front of the facility manager.
How long does a long-carry install take?+
Rule of thumb: about an hour per machine per 100 metres of soft-surface carry, with two crew. Compares to 10–15 minutes on a straight hardstand roll-in — the extra time is the trade for zero damage.
Do you charge extra for a long-carry or protected-floor install?+
No. On the free vending program the operator absorbs the full install cost — including additional crew time and ground-protection panels. The workplace pays $0.
What details should I include on the request form?+
Distance from the nearest truck-accessible hardstand to the machine's final position, surface type (turf, mulch, polished concrete, epoxy, heritage tile), and any recent landscaping or floor sealing. The more we know up front, the smoother the install.
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