[Packrats] Re: [SunRescue] drive tray on 670MP

[Hatle, Steven J.]

I and a buddy of mine have thought about the panelvan concept as well!
However, while the idea of a Suburban might be sold to spouses under the
guise of "honey- sure it's big, but it's 4x4 and has space for the dog in
his crate as well as room to haul stuff" etc. 

A panelvan would have _no_ other obvious purpose but for the hauling of big,
old computer stuff, and would light up her radar like an inbound nuclear
missile <grin>.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Petersen [mailto:havoc at apk.net]
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 12:53 PM
To: packrats at sunhelp.org
Cc: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: [Packrats] Re: [SunRescue] drive tray on 670MP


Heh.  Howabout GMC Panelvan?  A buddy & I have considered one a few times...
Not a full-size van, but the Snap-on tool truck/UPS delivery truck style van
:)

Suburban's aren't bad, but it seems to me height is important in a rescue
vehicle too...Actually, an Astro minivan works out reall well.  Big enough
to swallow an IBM 19" AS/400 Rack (believe me, if it'll take that, it'll
take a lot of things...)  Still would be nice to have something like a tall
panel van though...

I sense thread divergence, crossing this to packrats :)

Chris

-- 
Chris Petersen
Systems Engineer, Industry Services, Unigraphics Solutions Inc.
Co-founder, auctions.workstations.org
Email: havoc at apk.net



> 
> Well, I have a Mazda pickup with a topper- which was a downsize from the
> full sized Ford pickup w/topper I wrecked in a snowstorm last spring. I
miss
> the space of the Ford, but it's a lot friendlier on my 80 mile a day round
> trip commute <grin>.
> 
> If I had the choice and the money, I think a Suburban (or an old IH
> TravelAll) would be the computer hauling hobbyist vehicle for me.  .  .
> 
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Bradford [mailto:mrbill at mrbill.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 11:43 AM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] drive tray on 670MP
> 
> 
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 09:42:30AM -0400, Tim wrote:
> > My father-in-law and I did a similar thing, without the cart, to get my
> > 690 MP out of my Geo Tracker and into my storage shed.  Only damage was
> > to the tailgate of the tracker which got scratched after I unbolted it
> > and leaned it against the bumper.  Of course my father-in-law, who isn't
> > a computer guy, never can understand why I bring big old computers home,
> > especially when I am not even sure they work :-)
> > Tim
> 
> Why is it that we all drive these little-SUV type vehicles?  I've got a
> Sportage, and I think someone else on here (Chris Drelich?) has a similar
> truck...
> 
> Mine's got a HP H20 in it right now, gonna take it down to the reseller
> and trade it in for a 715/80 w/monitor this afternoon.
> 
> Bill
> 
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