----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Sharp" <jss_at_subatomix.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 2:11 PM
Subject: Moving a VAX 6000
> I just got a VAX 6000. More details on the system itself will come later.
> Right now, I need to move it the short distance from its warehouse it my
> garage. I will probably do this tomorrow. I want to run my logistics plan
by
> the list and see if there are any problems.
>
> Basically, my idea is to borrow my parents' utility trailer, throw an old
> mattress (which I have) in it, lay the VAX on its side on top of the
> mattress, and tie down. 3.5 miles later, we'll slide the VAX off and push
it
> upright. Repeat the process to get the other cabinet.
>
> My only concern ATM is laying the VAX on its side. That won't damage the
> enclosure, will it?
FWIW, when I picked up my 6310 (for FREE, whodda thunk it!), it took me and
three geek-types to lay it down on its side in the back of my Aerostar
(~18-20" off the ground). Unfortunantly, I was unsucessful (completely; I
stopped after I noticed I was twisting the pin in half) in my attempts to
remove the hitch receiver, so we had to roll it over a 2" ball. I ended up
with a >small< crease in the side of it, barely noticable after I cleaned it
up a little. That says a lot about the construction of these beasts,
considering that she weighs in at 400lbs+! I hauled it ~50 miles in the
back of my minivan, stripped it to a shell, then my brother and I carted her
down the stairs to the basement. My friend Gunther was insturmental in the
reassembly, as I hadn't marked things quite as clearly as I thought-- see
http://aurora.regenstrief.org/VAX/anatomy for a pictorial disection of a VAX
6420
>
> --
> Jeffrey Sharp
Bob
Received on Mon Nov 18 2002 - 18:30:00 GMT