Anniversary -- transporting after breakdown

sellingboe

sellingboe

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I may be picking up an Anniversary in the next week and driving a distance to get it. It's an 8 footer. I am going to have to rent a vehicle, full size van most likely. How should it all be transported? Each piece in a blanket? Is there anything I need to know from a supply or logistics perspective that a first-timer would never know but would make the job that much safer/simpler?

I'll move on to set up and all that entails in the next thread. Thanks.
 
I've carried an entire 9 foot 1948 Anniversary Table with EVERYTHING except the slates in the back of a 2004 Subaru Outback with my wife in the front seat and her wheel chair tied to the roof rack............AND I have pictures to prove it.

The walls of the two pedestals are very thin veneered plywood gaining their structural strength from the way they are wrapped around the plywood and poplar blocking sub frame. It is conceivable that you could accidentally puncture that "skin," so be kind to the pedestals. Mine has the earlier brown plastic/fiberglass(whatever) ball return tracks. Treat them with care, also. Separate the aprons from the rails and before you leave, do a thorough inventory of the original nuts, bolts, and washers. Please, please, please do ALL of your homework before you buy that table. Don't let your enthusiasm allow you to get royally screwed. The bottom edge of the aprons, particularly the aprons on either side of the ball box/ball return box are notoriously fragile and many are broken off. They can be fixed, but they look like poo-poo unless the repair is perfect. Do you want to be looking at crumby aprons for the rest of your life? If this table does not check off ALL of the appropriate boxes, walk away.
 
Boxcar said:
I've carried an entire 9 foot 1948 Anniversary Table with EVERYTHING except the slates in the back of a 2004 Subaru Outback with my wife in the front seat and her wheel chair tied to the roof rack............AND I have pictures to prove it.

The walls of the two pedestals are very thin veneered plywood gaining their structural strength from the way they are wrapped around the plywood and poplar blocking sub frame. It is conceivable that you could accidentally puncture that "skin," so be kind to the pedestals. Mine has the earlier brown plastic/fiberglass(whatever) ball return tracks. Treat them with care, also. Separate the aprons from the rails and before you leave, do a thorough inventory of the original nuts, bolts, and washers. Please, please, please do ALL of your homework before you buy that table. Don't let your enthusiasm allow you to get royally screwed. The bottom edge of the aprons, particularly the aprons on either side of the ball box/ball return box are notoriously fragile and many are broken off. They can be fixed, but they look like poo-poo unless the repair is perfect. Do you want to be looking at crumby aprons for the rest of your life? If this table does not check off ALL of the appropriate boxes, walk away.
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Thank you! Very helpful input.
 
Oh, I forgot...if you are going by yourself, life will be easier if you take the main frame apart. There are only 4 bolts, but they are 3/4" square heads and they are recessed. You will need the CORRECT socket to extract them PROPERLY. A little WD40 won't hurt.

(unsolicited advise from a fellow traveler - wait until you find a nice Gold Crown)
 
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