Well my Minimax combo machine (CU350 8.5' stroke) made it to its new home (my garage) with no problems - now to clean off the cosmoline, wire it up, and align it. That 8.5' slider is L O N G - I really need to get a dedicated shop space so I can give it some room. Anyhow, I've included some pictures of the delivery. I hired a local rigging company to accept the machine, uncrate it, and deliver. They brought out a long trailer (semi-truck) that could jack up (to a loading dock) and down to the street. Made the whole delivery process go quick and easy; took about an hour from uncrating to delivery, all at a fairly reasonable price ($68/hr + 1$/mile).