Shipping Heavy/Large Items Via UPS (was: Re: PDP 11/23 advice) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

11 Mar 2013

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 Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:09:10 -0400
 From: allison <ajp166 at verizon.net>
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 On 03/10/2013 10:16 PM, David Riley wrote:
  On Mar 10, 2013, at 8:39 PM, allison wrote:

   Are
chassis something that pop up from time to time? Are there multiple
 models that will take this board set?  If its Qbus it's likely a suitable
candidate.

 Geography defines how easy it is to find stuff.  Here in MA I tend to
 trip on it
 and I could not even give it away.   In foreign countries not so much
 L'll bet.  I'll repeat my previous offer (made after you mentioned you had
to
 take some BA123s to the dump): If you'll ship a BA11-M, -N or -S,
 or a BA23 or BA123, I'll pay shipping and a reasonable fee.  Around
 here (Philadelphia), they are surprisingly scarce (either that, or
 I'm looking in ALL the wrong places).  Either that or I look in all the right
dumpsters.

 I took the 123s to the dump.  Reason is crating for shipment would be
 expensive.
 They weight more than I can lift easily.

 BA23s are amazingly heavy as are BA11s.

 For that reason when I have excess I've always made it clear shipping is
 NOT
 going to happen.  They just don't go in a cardboard box via UPS.

 So happens I have a complete BA11 box with cards last used it was
 operational.
 However shipping if out of the question, can't pay me enough to deal
 with that.

 With that I'll add this...
 Over the years Ive gotten a lot of systems and parts because people got
 into
 the hobby and found they could not deal with the space or technical issues.
 I've see a lot more go to the dumpster for the same reasons.  Often the
 collection they have is a lot of random hardware and really short of docs.
 Without documentation your not going to get far and the internet is not
 all the answer.  Consider that before you start.

 Allison 

UPS will ship fairly large items in their cardboard boxes, but it's
*expensive*.  I recently received some DECmates with their RX02s
(which were still in their furniture/carts).  Each 3x3x3 box weighed
nearly 150 pounds.

The previous owner gave them to me for the price of UPS packing &
shipping them.  He took them to his local UPS Store and had them do
everything from that point.  A friend of his helped him take the stuff
to the UPS Store.

The items were not crated like Allison mentioned above, but were
severely bubble-wrapped.  Some of it was double-boxed in addition to
the bubble wrap and packing peanuts.

Needless to say, the UPS driver was less than thrilled about the size
& weight of the boxes -- fortunately I was there to help him unload
his truck.  His truck was the standard size brown truck, not a
tractor/trailer like they subcontract for really large items.

Bob