Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-07 Thread Alain Hebert
On 11/05/14 13:02, Jason wrote: I'm interested in talking with someone who has experience shipping hardware that has been pulled from a working environment. The assumption is that it would not use a normal carriers such as UPS of Fedex, but via private freight. Assuming that 20 x 1U

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-07 Thread Barry Shein
I remember when we got our SGI Challenge XL delivered. It was around 1200lbs and the trucker refused to do an inside delivery even though we'd specified that, we were on the second floor (up one flight of stairs tho a few more to get to the stairs.) Their excuse was that we didn't have a proper

RE: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-07 Thread Kain, Rebecca (.)
That has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen -Original Message- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Barry Shein Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 2:09 PM To: Larry Sheldon Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight I remember

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-07 Thread Patrick W. Gilmore
Holy crap. I've actually used Death Wish. Small world. They were awesome. Of course, I moved something far less interesting - a piano. But I called them on a Tuesday and said I need a piano moved by 1 PM tomorrow. They did it, no fuss, no muss, very professional, and reasonably priced. Highly

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-07 Thread Sholes, Joshua
Back a few jobs ago, I had a similar problem with a trucker refusing to do inside delivery on a 5kVa UPS unit that clocked in around 450lbs, and my town didn't have any similar moving company willing to schlep that thing up two flights of stairs on no notice. However, it turns out that you can

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-07 Thread John Levine
In article abf2edf8-a14a-4cf1-9907-5c64390be...@ianai.net you write: Holy crap. I've actually used Death Wish. Small world. They were awesome. If you have a typical old Boston house and a piano, there isn't much alternative. BTDT, John

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-06 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Wed, 05 Nov 2014 23:11:23 -0500, William Herrin said: Ah yes, I recall watching them decommission the old Control Data Cyber 990 back at Georgia Tech. The mover slipped trying to get it on the liftgate and the whole cabinet dropped about a foot to the ground with a nice solid thud. I know

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-06 Thread Gary Buhrmaster
On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 6:07 PM, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: On Wed, 05 Nov 2014 23:11:23 -0500, William Herrin said: Ah yes, I recall watching them decommission the old Control Data Cyber 990 back at Georgia Tech. The mover slipped trying to get it on the liftgate and the whole cabinet

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-06 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 11/6/2014 12:07, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: On Wed, 05 Nov 2014 23:11:23 -0500, William Herrin said: Ah yes, I recall watching them decommission the old Control Data Cyber 990 back at Georgia Tech. The mover slipped trying to get it on the liftgate and the whole cabinet dropped about a

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

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Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-05 Thread Jason
I'm interested in talking with someone who has experience shipping hardware that has been pulled from a working environment. The assumption is that it would not use a normal carriers such as UPS of Fedex, but via private freight. Assuming that 20 x 1U switches and a handful of 10U chassis's

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-05 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
hardware via freight I'm interested in talking with someone who has experience shipping hardware that has been pulled from a working environment. The assumption is that it would not use a normal carriers such as UPS of Fedex, but via private freight. Assuming that 20 x 1U switches

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-05 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
If you are planning to scrap it after retiring it from production, talk to nsrc @ uoregon, they'll pick it up and ship it to developing countries that could use it. On Nov 6, 2014 4:45 AM, Jason 8...@tacorp.us wrote: I'm interested in talking with someone who has experience shipping hardware

Re: Shipping bulk hardware via freight

2014-11-05 Thread William Herrin
On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Gary Buhrmaster gary.buhrmas...@gmail.com wrote: (rather than the router that had a fork lift hole in the side of the box (only bent the sheet metal, fortunately), or the entire rack that now had a 15 degree tilt, and for which the inserted disk drives no longer