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Title: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: Marsupial on September 10, 2010, 12:08:23 am
Apparently, in a car!

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r253/darthKodius/projects/mame/100_8493.jpg)

I just got given a japanese cabaret cabinet, destined to become "princess pink's arcade machine"... sure as can be, my echo was able to haul it home!
Ok, the fit is tight, but who'd have tought you could fit a videogame arcade cabinet in a 4-door car?

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r253/darthKodius/projects/mame/100_8497.jpg)

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r253/darthKodius/projects/mame/100_8496.jpg)

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r253/darthKodius/projects/mame/100_8500.jpg)
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: severdhed on September 10, 2010, 02:10:32 pm
awesome..it took a minivan and a jeep commander to transfer my showcase cabinet
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: gryhnd on September 10, 2010, 04:49:00 pm
how do you transport your cabs?

I don't, I build them here and leave them here.

 >:D ;D
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: eds1275 on September 12, 2010, 03:12:11 pm
I.... haven't even started yet  :'(
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: Marsupial on September 12, 2010, 08:12:37 pm
I was just amazed by the fact that...

a video game cabinet entered completely in my echo!

seriously, that was fun.
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: Turnarcades on September 12, 2010, 09:22:21 pm
Based on the design, I'm not surprised - there's no upper marquee area. Most models in our range have been taken home by customers in nothing much bigger than a large hatchback, owing to both our compact designs and a bit of creative loading. One guy did seriously mis-judge his car though and ended up making a 150 mile trip home with nearly half the cabinet sticking out the boot and the boot lid precariously tied down with a bit of blue string!
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: ROMbler on September 12, 2010, 09:47:55 pm
My cab did fine leaving my old house and being transported in my buddies enclosed trailer.  The problems started trying to get it up to my second floor condo with a narrow staircase that does a tight 180 degree turn half way up.  Geeze what a fight that was.  But it's home safe now.
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on September 12, 2010, 10:47:11 pm
Nice job, but I dare you to try that with my X-men cabinet:

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=88872.0;attach=116816;image)

 :laugh:

D
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: JustMichael on September 13, 2010, 03:44:59 am
Nice job, but I dare you to try that with my X-men cabinet:

 :laugh:

D

Do you have to hire 3 or 4 WWE wrestlers to move that cabinet?
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: Osirus23 on September 13, 2010, 09:17:10 am
The farthest I've ever transported mine has been from my garage to my basement.
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: gryhnd on September 13, 2010, 11:05:42 am
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=105735.0;attach=153508)
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: Mikezilla on September 13, 2010, 12:53:01 pm
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Nice job, but I dare you to try that with my X-men cabinet:

God I love that cab. Never even seen one in real life. It makes me happy in the pants just knowing they exist...  :notworthy:
Title: Re: how do you transport your cabs?
Post by: JODY on September 13, 2010, 01:29:13 pm
I'm more intriqued as to if it was put in the home prior to completing the exterior walls, dismantled to fit through doors, or if there are barn sized doors to allow it to fit?  I hurt my back over the weekend moving a regular sized cabinet to the basement.  I can't image how much that thing weighs and how to move it.

And to answer the original question...I transport mine on their back in the bed of my F150.  No issues with room there....but I haven't done any larger / heavier than a Dynamo Z Back (it is still in the F150 though).

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Nice job, but I dare you to try that with my X-men cabinet:

God I love that cab. Never even seen one in real life. It makes me happy in the pants just knowing they exist...  :notworthy: