Shipping games laying down? or on side?

[blueboy]

I'm assuming shipping games standing straight up is the preferred method.
However my transportation doesn't allow the space for that
I'm wondering if shipping a game laying down, with the monitor up, is going to cause any problems?
Is shipping it on its side preferable?

Thanks
-Eric

[RayB]

What distance? I don't think either way makes much of a difference, other than you'll scratch your sides if you opt for on its side. I always put them on its "back".

[Scott84]

RayB,

You put them on there back? If i go to Starburst i will most likely be with my friends minivan. And if purchase a machine, that is the reccomended to lay it?

If im not worried about the sides, could it be put on its side?

[blueboy]

About 400 miles...6-7 hours worth of driving.
thanks for the advice
-Eric

[CheffoJeffo]

I have always moved cabs on their back in the back of my minivan. The only exceptions have been when I moved more than one cab at once (on their backs in fullsize van) and a 33" showcase cabinet which is actually being delivered as I write this.

WARNING: Before laying a machine down, check for (and remove) loose items inside (including and especially the monitor). The last machine I moved (last week) had a bunch of bolts lodged up in the top of the machine (bloody duramold cabinet has nooks and crannies above the monitor) and they ended up flying around.

Cheers.

[ChadTower]

Every time I try to move a machine lying down I have trouble getting it anywhere.  I have to stand up and move it to be effective.

[Kremmit]

When I move a game in a vehicle I can't stand it up in, I usually go for the back, but some cabs like Tron/Gorf have a monitor protrusion that you can't lay the cab on.  I've moved one of them on it's side- I just made sure to lay down a nice sheet of cardboard under it so the sideart wouldn't get scratched up.

Also watch for any protrusions from whichever side you lay it on- a backdoor padlock can scratch the heck out of whatever vehicle you slide it into.  Ditto for any protrusions from the floor of the vehicle that can scratch your cab- hatchback latch (one scratched a cab for me once), extra seat mounting bolts/brackets, etc.

[Scott84]

You dont have to remove the monitor if you put it on its back right?

[LiquidFire]

Check closely for boards that are not pinned down. I once moved an Omega Race that a technician removed all of the slide retainers and every large board went loose inside. Otherwise, shipping in any orientation would not have affected it.

[RayB]

You dont have to remove the monitor if you put it on its back right?

No. Cheffo didn't say to remove the monitor, he said check and remove loose items. *Especially in the monitor area*.

But what you do have to do is make sure the monitor is properly bolted down. Sometimes a monitor that is not bolted will stay in place when the machine is upright, but then tilt the thing on its back and the monitor falls (usually crushing the neck and neck boards)

[ChadTower]

Also watch for any protrusions from whichever side you lay it on- a backdoor padlock can scratch the heck out of whatever vehicle you slide it into.