Disclaimer:  Do not try this unless you posess a large amount of patience and have a good idea of what you are getting into.  

That said, this is how I moved a 2,400 pound Enco vertical mill by myself with low-cost rental items.  The trailer, come-along, and tie-downs were rented from United Rentals.  My wife helped by fetching tools, providing refreshments, and taking pictures.

Picture one: Trailer backed up to the shop from where the mill was purchased.  An ex Harley-Davidson repair and perfomance shop which had purchased the mill new for a particular task which did not pan out.  So the mill was still like new.  

Picture two: Mill on rollers which were Harley front-fork tubes kindly left behind by the former owner when he moved out.  Mill head turned upside down to lower center of gravity.  Come-along attached to front of the trailer.  While it is not obvious the 
Picture three:  Mill on trailer.  If you look closely at the trailer you will see where the tongue joins the bed there is a pin.  Also on the near side of the bed beneath the words "Redi Haul" there is a pivot.  On the tongue brace there is a jack.   Duri
Picture four:  No, the the lawn mower was not used to drag the mill off the trailer.   I needed a "deadman" and the lawn tractor, braced with a 4X4 and a couple of steel boxes behind the tires performed the function.  The ramp was held level on the same p
Picture five:  Mill in its new home.  It still needs to be positioned in the shop but that will be easy compared to what it took to get it to this point.  The mill was raised and lowered on and off the rollers using a pry bar and stacks of steel blocks an