[rescue] Just rescued these thanks to gov deals. 2 SGI origin Systems

[Dave McGuire]

  Sounds to me like the systems will be in good hands.

  Don't forget to take pics!

           -Dave

On 02/14/2018 09:58 PM, PhreakShow Telephone Company wrote:
> I got your info :)  thanks.  I work at an amish farm.  Moving big
> stuff is fun :)  Amazing what you can do with a heavy duty wagon and a
> movers dolly  plus a couple of straps.     I think if i break them
> down thatll be the way to go.  I too am too cheap to rent a liftgate
> truck.   As it is i might have to take the farm truck down and pick up
> a livestock trailer that way anyways.  Empty live stock trailer lots
> of room :) plus a nice ramp.     You can do alot with very little.
> I collect antique phones and I moved 3 switchboards down a flight of
> stairs iwth just a movers dolly.  Those are about 600lbs a pop fully
> loaded.   Always fun
> 
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 1:27 PM, JP Hindin <jplist2008 at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 14 Feb 2018, Steve Hatle wrote:
>>>
>>> Yup - when I had my O2K, the only reasonable way to move it as far as I
>>> was
>>> concerned was a dock truck with a lift gate.
>>>
>>> I wasn't willing to pull it apart into small enough components to move
>>> individually, but I guess that could be an option.
>>
>>
>> I moved six Onyx2 racks between houses and breaking them down is actually
>> trivial - if a little time consuming. I gave OP some hints elsewhere, but
>> it's as easy as removing the skins, six-eight screws and the module comes
>> out. If you pull the PSUs the whole lot can be moved with a couple strong
>> guys - and that's including up and down some pretty tight stairs. Thankfully
>> the aluminium racks are a delight to move.
>>
>> I'm too cheap to rent a liftgate for any of this crap. Hell, I moved a
>> 2200lbs IBM SP/2 up a flight of stairs by hand. Of course, I was young and
>> dumb then.
>>
>>  - JP
>>
>>
>>> --------- Original Message --------- Subject: Re: [rescue] Just rescued
>>> these
>>> thanks to gov deals. 2 SGI origin Systems
>>> From: "Lincoln Fessenden" <linc at lincgeek.org>
>>> Date: 2/14/18 11:24 am
>>> To: "The Rescue List" <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>>>
>>> As someone who has move these (hi Dave and Brian) I can also attest that
>>> moving them in a standard van is not going to be an easy task, and
>>> probably not logistically possible. These are BIG and HEAVY.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 08:31:05PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
>>>> On 02/13/2018 08:16 PM, PhreakShow Telephone Company wrote:
>>>>> I discovered gov deals last week. And well needless to say im very
>>> thrilled
>>>>>
>>>>> 2 SGI origin systems. 2 Big racks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Im hoping they will fit in the back of my van. Well worth the 7
>>>>> hour drive. Been wanting big iron to restore. This is it.
>>>>
>>>> Awesome, congrats! And that's an amazing price!
>>>>
>>>> As someone who has moved quite a few of these, though, I must
>>>> recommend not even trying with your van, assuming we're talking about a
>>>> regular "van". These are anything but standard racks; it'd be quite a
>>>> challenge to lay them down. I'm guessing my 2400 weighs about 850.
>>>>
>>>> -Dave
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
>>>> New Kensington, PA
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>>>
>>> -Linc Fessenden
>>>
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA