I mentioned in my shop build thread that a new DC system was needed once I move in. Despite that being a few months away, I took advantage of a sale on the G700 and it arrived on Thursday. (I will say that for anyone interested in this machine...bide your time and watch for the $2499 sale price. I missed that; caught it at $2650, saw it was at $2599 two days later, called and got the additional $50. As of yesterday, the $2499 price is back to being advertised. It's not a "yuge" difference in money, but it's always nice to get the best price.
At any rate, the unit shipped quickly from the left coast and was here in the area within a week. The only delay for delivery was simply that ABF Freight's attention to my area is on Thursdays and the unit was not there in time for delivery last Thursday which was consistent with the advise on the tracking system. Harvey's default shipping includes lift gate service which is very nice, considering this is a 500 lb crate. I was all ready to use the Big Orange Power Tool to get it from the street, but the driver had no issue navigating our Swiss Alps like curb and wheeled it right up to the temporary gara-shop's door.
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Harvy's protective crate is basically a custom made plywood pallet with a nicely designed thick honeycomb cardboard interlocking structure that magically releases into multiple pieces once the five straps are cut. There was no fighting with an awkward one piece box-like thing as is the case with some tools. Cut the straps; lift off the top and the four sides fall to the ground.
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The remote is tied to one of the lifting eyes so it's not easily lost in transit. There are four lifting eyes for folks who have a crane, forklift or other way of raising the unit vertically off the pallet.
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