In a message dated 4/29/01 7:38:13 PM GMT Daylight Time, charles.r.patton@........ writes: << Several points: << 1)Storage: If someone will drive them to Chino, CA, I have space in my plane hangar that we could store and disassemble -- no cost and no hurry to tear the units apart. The down side is the driving/truck trip. I don't have a truck, only a small trailer towable with my car occasionally. 40 units x 150# is 6000#. The trailer is rated for a 1000# -- just a bit of overload! I'm not conversant with truck ratings, but probably the do-it-yourself truck rentals are in the ton to ton and half range. That is still shy of the requirement. >> Hi Charles, I just checked with U-Haul truck rental service and you can rent a medium size do-it-yourself furniture moving truck that requires only an ordinary drivers license and it will do the job. The medium size truck is 17 feet long and can carry up to 11,000 lbs, almost twice as much as we need. The distance from Albuquerque, NM to Chino, CA is 933 miles and well within the free miles range that go with the truck rental. The rental cost will be $350 plus an $80 deposit which is refundable when you turn the truck in. So it is doable,-- if,-- we can get together $350. I have already sent Charles $100 so if the rest of you guys can provide the additional $250 we've got it made. There will then be a lifetime supply of fine Geotech seismometers for the PSN network and various schools we might want to help bring hands-on seismology to the classrooms. I hope to hear soon that there is enough PSN interest in these free Geotech instruments to raise the additional $250 needed. We are very lucky that Charles owns an airplane and has a hanger where he can store the seismos and take a couple apart to tell us what's inside. Best regards and thanks, Cap __________________________________________________________ Public Seismic Network Mailing List (PSN-L)
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