forklift rental in San Jose, CA?

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Thu Oct 19 03:43:49 2000

[more about the computer rescue mentioned in my last message]

Unloading in Milpitas, CA will be even more fun since we don't have a
loading dock at this end, the ramp isn't wide enough, and the truck
companies won't rent trucks with lift gates for one-way moves.
Apparently they don't think that people move large heavy awkward items
one-way. It's a shame since I know from personal experience that a
VAX-11/780 (or 785) will just fit on the lift gate of Budget's 15-foot
trucks. (For safety, I recommend having at least three people to
stabilize a VAX while a fourth operates the lift. However, in an
amazing display of sheer stupidity, a friend and I unloaded a 785 by
ourselves.)

Has anyone had experience with forklift rental? I did a web search
and turned up *zero* hits. From a different rescue operation, it
is known that a forklift is a excellent way to move a PDP-11/60,
which is almost as big as the 11/780. However, that time there was a
lumber yard across the street that was willing to send the forklift
and operator over to help; this time there's no lumber yard nearby. :-(

Eric
Received on Thu Oct 19 2000 - 03:43:49 BST