How do _you_ move equipment? What "tools" do you use? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

21 Oct 2003

give piano movers a try.

I had a Hammond (guts same as a B3), its weight 450# plus 100# for the
amp/speakers all moved
for moved for $250. Their fee was $200 for the move and $50 for each set
of stairs.

...
 From memory, the size of what I was moving did not make
a difference as long as it
fit in their truck.

A fun note was the three guys that showed up where Somlians (sp?),
originally
...
 from Hawaii.  They got out all their moving
stuff, but then took a look at the organ, two of them just
picked it
up with out any stress and carried it into the truck .. scary :)

-pete

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred N. van Kempen [mailto:waltje@pdp11.nl] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 2:39 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: How do _you_ move equipment? What "tools" do you use?

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, JP Hindin wrote:

...
  I am faced with picking up a sizeable IBM some hours
from where I live 
...
  in the next few weeks. What I had originally planned
to do has fallen 
 through, and now I am left trying to work out how best to lift what 
 has been estimated as 800+lbs of 1978 IBM. Heh.  Heavy iron requires the use of
heavy neighbors.

Er. Did I just say that?

Ahwell. Tis true.  Although I can usually move the smaller stuff in
either my own (sedan) car, or a small van, big stuff needs a truck with
a not-too-high loading bay.  I'd kill for a used U-Haul truck here,
really... those, albeit ragged down, are perfect for loading up old
iron...

And, then, of course, the neighbors and friends come into the picture,
'cos at some point, the goods needs to be moved into a storage, garage,
or, in my case, upstairs room :)

(yes, that is always a neighborhood project here.. and they love it ;-)

Cheers,
	Fred
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