moving the Amaya XT

[cmcmark]

I need to take an Amaya XT on the road to do a local gig. With the thread platform, it is too tall to get into my SUV (Explorer). Has anyone moved an XT? Could I place it on the back if I support it to keep from rolling it over?

Any help appreciated!

Thanks!

[Debbie Rinehart]

I would NEVER do that. Too easy to have something go wrong or too easy to damage the needle case. I've heard this echoed many times here on the group. Just my humble opinion.
Debbie Rinehart

[Wishes]

Our salesman moved the XT all the time by doing the following. Please read these first and have someone help so as not to drop anything.
1.cut a piece of plywood that extends past the arms.
2.place a screw in the center underneath the plywood.
3.remove the thread tree from the top platform.
4.Carefully lift the tree off and easily turn it around and place it on the the plywood.
5. Using a bungee cord hook one end on screw under the board, come over the top of the tree and hook the second end to the back side of the machine.
6.use two cords if necessary.
7.wrap the top of the machine, tree, thread with plastic wrap.
He had a very large roll since he did this often.
GO BACK TO THE TOP AND PUT A PIECE OF BUBBLE WRAP IN FRONT OF THE NEEDLE CASE.
8.remove XT from cart. Lift into back of SUV.
I don't think I left anything out. This worked very well without doing too much to the machine.
Margaret

8.

[debndukes]

Can it just be taken off the stand and transported that way?

[signman]

We had our XT relocated to a shop downtown recently, and took the 'top' (machine itself) off and carefully put it in the SUV he had, and the cart went next to it. They only drove a couple of blocks and then put it back together...but we had already arranged for our local service tech (Brian) to be there the next day and give it a complete head to toe going over and pronounced it 'safely moved'...but for just a local gig...forgeddabodit!
you are moving a $10,000 (okay, around that) piece of equipment that only needs one 'oops' into the needle head and then you have a $3500 repair...just absolutely not worth it. And are you going to make enough money to MAKE it worth all the trouble? No one has yet...they have reported setting up at horse shows, business fairs, and just barely doing anything to keep busy. Think long and hard about it...and remember, should any damage occur-the bill is ALL YOURS...not the people running the show, not warranty, and how long could you be totally out of business afterwards waiting for repairs?

[debndukes]

Does Brian charge you in donuts too??? [img]smile.gif[/img]

[signman]

No, he has class...pastries from the bakery in between the two locations! LOL...
not on my diet anymore... :-(