Either I don't put enough faith in those standard straps or you guys are fearless.
Is there a certain amount of feet an object can stick out of a car before a cop can ticket you for it? I was worried when passing a few sheriffs on the way home with T2. When I see people throwing things together on standard trucks, rarely is there anything as heavy as a pin sticking way out the back, much less out a car.
my second pin move, i actually left the front legs on, hanging off the back of the truck. seemed to be easier for me, plus a short distance. after that one, though, i took the legs off every time, and pushed heavy parts towards the cab.
i hate to say it, but i enjoy the repair, the refurb, the chase and the negotiation more than owning the game. i do like this form of art, as it's not some lame picture hanging on the wall, but actual enjoyable art.
i've picked up heavier loads for closed business recycling, and i'd estimate @600 pounds worth of old IT equipment has been in the crx. i used to move plotters in the f150, 2 at a time. those are tricky loads, as they are top heavy and can't be laid down.
i don't think you would get ticketed by someone with more than 6 months on traffic patrol, but some cops are weenies, so it's possible. if you want to be legal, throw a red towel/flag on the end of it. sooner or later i'll buy 2 classic pins, so that pic will be nice (1 inside, 1 on roof). almost happened on a kissimee trip recently, but a farfalla seller flaked out.
pinfever and i hauled a huge and heavy midway loaded cabinet from orlando to boynton beach, 1/2 in a truck with topper, 1/2 sticking out over pavement. 1 strap to speak of. no tailgate. several board members saw it, bets were being placed on when and where it would fall off on i95. that wasn't my worse load, though. my worst mistake was a centipede and a tron standing up in a ford ranger. every overpass, i would get wind gusts that pushed my truck a lane over no matter what i did to prevent it.
i will never move a heavy ass atari arcade game standing up in a small truck again.
and as long as you take the head off, or lay it down, pins are pretty easy to move.
the right straps are priceless. mick can chime in, he's moved mountains of games as well in the bed of his truck. my f150 top load was a pacman, a classic pinball, a candy cabinet, and a taito cabinet. i love the challenge of the crx the most, though.
we've got nothing on the people who load up a 100 tires on p/u trucks down here in south florida. they're nuts.
