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Rando:
Hi all,
I'm picking up an old EM machine this weekend, the house has no stairs to navigate, but I will either be doing solo or with the limited assistance of my 12 year old son.  Looking for suggestions for the best way to get this out of the house and into my pickup.  Out of the truck and into my house is the next issue, but I'm more concerned about getting the machine out of it's current location first.

I've never moved a pin before, limited in my pin knowledge.

Planning on bringing some sawhorses to enable me to support it when I remove the legs.  Is this something that my son and I should be able to carry, or should I invest in some type of dolley to get it moving.  Suggestions?

HaRuMaN:
Kinda depends on how strong your 12 year old is.  Might want to consider setting it on a dolly and just rolling it out.

ChadTower:

Have the kid hold your tools.  EMs are heavy.  Don't put him in a position to try to hold that thing up.  My son was big at 12 and I still wouldn't have asked him to do that.

Sawhorses might help but you probably don't need them. 


* Open the door on the back of the head, remove the head bolts at the bottom, and remove the head. 
* Take the back legs off while holding the game up somehow.  I usually rest a pin on my quads.  Lower the back to the ground.
* Push the pin back so it's resting on the back of the body.  Remove front legs.Move it as two separate pieces with a hand truck and reverse the process when you get to your house.  Remove the backglass if you feel it is safer during moving.

spoot:
Buy a case of beer as bait for one of your friends to help move it IMHO.

Rando:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 01, 2013, 10:06:44 am ---
* Open the door on the back of the head, remove the head bolts at the bottom, and remove the head. 
* Take the back legs off while holding the game up somehow.  I usually rest a pin on my quads.  Lower the back to the ground.
* Push the pin back so it's resting on the back of the body.  Remove front legs.
--- End quote ---
Thanks Chad,
Question about step 1, I haven't removed the head before, aside from the bolts, I would assume that there is some type of wiring/cabling connecting the head to the body.  Should be all ok/non-issue to disconnect whatever is there?  I'll research with my existing pin, but as this one is older (1969) I don't know that I'll be seeing the exact same thing.

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