SDA SRS Owners who picked them up....

[Lasareath]

Hello All,

I just won my 1st pair of SDA SRS 1.2TL's and I am going to pick them up Saturday Morning with a Uhaul Van.

I am only driving them around 45 miles.

What's the best way to put them in the Van?

On their Side? or flat on their back? :confused:

Should I find a mattress and put them on it to cushion the ride?

Thanks,

Lasareath

[Neskahi]

I have a Suburban and they should fit nicely. Just tell me where to pick
them up and I'll never look back.

[Neskahi]

Just kidding ya know. Where did you win them from, E-Bay?
I have not seen any listed latley and I'm looking.

[ND13]

Mattress would be beneficial. Flat on the back. Remove a driver from each speaker, too. that way you want have any unwanted movement from the drivers.

Good Luck and congrats.

[ben62670]

Flat on there backs. If you use a mattress put a blanket between them. Also put them as close to the front as possible.
Enjoy
Ben

[george daniel]

mattress's, driver removel(1), drive slowly so the loead does not shift,if you can, cidhion the sides and endcaps,just in case--good lucl

[schwarcw]

Like the guys said, a mattress is recommended. Brace them in the van with whatever to keep them from shifting while the van is moving (around turns, braking, etc.) Good luck and congrats!

[hearingimpared]

Yep what they said. . . I however sat in the back with mine and held them the whole way home. . . I guess you don't have that luxury! LOL

[snow]

Like the guys said, a mattress is recommended. Brace them in the van with whatever to keep them from shifting while the van is moving (around turns, braking, etc.) Good luck and congrats! What they all said and 2 large gorrilas or buddys to help you lift and load:)) these are heavy for one guy, I know this from personal experience and my aching back lol. REGARDS SNOW

[hearingimpared]

What they all said and 2 large gorrilas or buddys to help you lift and load:)) these are heavy for one guy, I know this from personal experience and my aching back lol. REGARDS SNOW

I think I bragged about this once before, my 23 year old son carried each one individually up a flight of stairs by himself. . . he take after his old man. . .old man is right!!!! LOL

[Lasareath]

Just kidding ya know. Where did you win them from, E-Bay?
I have not seen any listed latley and I'm looking.

Mine I won last night and there is a Pair on there now, What are you typing in when you search for them?

I look almost everyday for "polk sda".
(Hey! that rhymes)

[Lasareath]

Yep what they said. . . I however sat in the back with mine and held them the whole way home. . . I guess you don't have that luxury! LOL

Unless you wanna drive?

[Lasareath]

What they all said and 2 large gorrilas or buddys to help you lift and load:)) these are heavy for one guy, I know this from personal experience and my aching back lol. REGARDS SNOW

My Biggest Cousin threw his back out, My brother is seeing his new girl who is coming up from PA, I think I have one more cousin that can help, I think he weighs like 20lbs less than 1 of the speakers, lol

[snow]

I think I have one more cousin that can help, I think he weighs like 20lbs less than 1 of the speakers, lol LOL put him on the bottom then:D Kidding. tell him if he can find a couple big friends you will buy them a case of beer or something. REGARDS SNOW

[danger boy]

use a mattress and lay them flat on their backs.. with a blanket between them.. and. hey, where did I just read this?? :)

i used a mini van to haul mine 5.5 hours. they arrived in great condition.

[F1nut]

A thinking man knows that a hand truck and leverage works wonders. I don't lift shit.

Lay them on their backs on top of 4 or 5 professional moving blankets, not those cheap ones at U-Haul and use some more to pad all around and in between them.

[george daniel]

mattress's, driver removel(1), drive slowly so the loead does not shift,if you can, cidhion the sides and endcaps,just in case--good lucl

Weel, I just read my post,cidhion=cushion,,,loead=load lucl=luck, I had a root canal this afternoon,, spelling sucks must mean the Lortab is working. :)
Good luck--george

[hearingimpared]

Weel, I just read my post,cidhion=cushion,,,loead=load lucl=luck, I had a root canal this afternoon,, spelling sucks must mean the Lortab is working. :)
Good luck--george

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA not the fact that you are in pain but the Lortab is working!!!

[george daniel]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA not the fact that you are in pain but the Lortab is working!!!


Nope,, no pain,,thanks to the meds,,oops,,must still be working,,,weel=Well,,okay time for another--:D late--george

[hearingimpared]

Nope,, no pain,,thanks to the meds,,oops,,must still be working,,,weel=Well,,okay time for another--:D late--george

Have one for me Bro.:D

[george daniel]

Have one for me Bro.:D

Joe,, I'll start the day with one to your "honor", as I attend my monthy interrogation(administrative review) led by our CEO and A-Team,, this is gonna be fun- :D

[Lasareath]

A thinking man knows that a hand truck and leverage works wonders. I don't lift shit.

Lay them on their backs on top of 4 or 5 professional moving blankets, not those cheap ones at U-Haul and use some more to pad all around and in between them.

I am going to UHaul, I guess I can rent one of their hand Trucks as well, they have those real heavy duty ones with the big pneumatic tires that made it easier to climb stairs.

I have two flights of stair to go up, and one of them curves (Should be lots o fun)

[engtaz]

Make sure the hand truck does not damage them. 188 lbs each refrigerator dolly would be best. Lots of padding for everything. on dolly too

Good Luck

engtaz

[read-alot]

I loaded mine by myself with a hand truck and lots of blankets.

Just take your time.

[engtaz]

Refrigerator doll helps with stairs and usally has a locking system for leaning the speaker backward.

engtaz

[Lasareath]

I guess UHaul should have a refrigerator dolly for rent?

[madmax]

If there are two of you it would probably be safest to just carry them up the stairs one at a time. Be prepared to stop and rest and believe me, the person at the lower height will take a lot of weight. It takes real horsepower to move them. As others have said, make sure you take a driver out before transporting them. Personally I would remove the passive radiator.
madmax

[engtaz]

I agree with madmax but if you have only you Uhaul should has a refrigerator dolly for rent but alway call ahead to see if they have a truck and dolly.

engtaz

[danger boy]

i agree with madmax, i'd carry them up instead of using a hand truck.. the hand truck may damage the wood. two of us carried ours into the house. but we didn't have any stairs to climb. that's gonna suck, going up two flights of stairs. but it can be done i'm sure.

[engtaz]

Any time you use a hand truck make sure it is well padded all they way around including the bottom.


engtaz

P.S. remember 6 pack used properly tends to get a helping hand.

[hearingimpared]

I've been reading this thread through and I've seen serveral of you say to take out a driver and MM said to take out the radiator too. Why????

[madmax]

I've been reading this thread through and I've seen serveral of you say to take out a driver and MM said to take out the radiator too. Why????

Its all about air pressure and area. Move that big PR a little and you move the drivers a lot. Given the different areas if you put a speaker with a PR inside a car and slam a door you may blow out the drivers, physically. Put one in the back of a pickup and get a good lift or push on the passive it can damage the drivers also. BTW, I meant I would only take out the PR, not the PR and a driver. Only because there is no wiring to disconnect. Doesn't really matter, removing even one of the smaller drivers allows the pressure to equalize.
madmax

[Deadof_knight]

Use of a minivan is enought flat on the backs blanket or blankets in between .....12 hours ride and there happy !! oh wait Im happy ...if your using a uhaul move them as far forward as you can those trucks are pretty stiff in the rear suspension. bounce them babies around a bit if not careful.


Ok im not starting anything but Im curious the pressure would be the same with or with out the pr installed you have 8 drivers against 1 15 inch pr. when the door is shut the pressure is applied to everything in the car not just the drivers..... both the pr and the drivers will feel it. Im thinking roll the windows down

[ben62670]

What is taking a driver out going to do? I have put more than 400 watts of power to each speaker. The cones jump so hard and so fast I don't understand what taking a driver out would help. The only concerns I have with drivers is the magnets breaking loose.

[Lasareath]

What is taking a driver out going to do? I have put more than 400 watts of power to each speaker. The cones jump so hard and so fast I don't understand what taking a driver out would help. The only concerns I have with drivers is the magnets breaking loose.

How many people didnt remove any drivers when they transported their 1.2's or 2.3's?

[Lasareath]

If there are two of you it would probably be safest to just carry them up the stairs one at a time. Be prepared to stop and rest and believe me, the person at the lower height will take a lot of weight. It takes real horsepower to move them. As others have said, make sure you take a driver out before transporting them. Personally I would remove the passive radiator.
madmax

My Cousin Vito is helping me, he's pretty strong, he does a lot of vertical face mountain climbing. He's the one who helped me carry up my 1C's, they were pretty easy.

I guess these are like carrying up both 1C's at the same time, lol

I think I will take the bottom, and guide them up, If I need to, I can rest and place the speakers down every 5th step or so.

Thanks all for the Input, I'll let you know how it went @ around 2pm est tomorrow.

Las

[F1nut]

Not me, shipped from coast to coast in their cartons, strapped to a pallet on their backs.

[ben62670]

How many people didnt remove any drivers when they transported their 1.2's or 2.3's?

I didn't
No prolems

[hearingimpared]

Its all about air pressure and area. Move that big PR a little and you move the drivers a lot. Given the different areas if you put a speaker with a PR inside a car and slam a door you may blow out the drivers, physically. Put one in the back of a pickup and get a good lift or push on the passive it can damage the drivers also. BTW, I meant I would only take out the PR, not the PR and a driver. Only because there is no wiring to disconnect. Doesn't really matter, removing even one of the smaller drivers allows the pressure to equalize.
madmax

Thanks for the info.

[hearingimpared]

How many people didnt remove any drivers when they transported their 1.2's or 2.3's?

I didn't but as I said I was in the back babysitting them as my son drove. His suv wasn't big enough to lay them flat so I had them in a V with the drivers facing each other.

[Deadof_knight]

I didnt take any drivers out .but in the back of a mini van so no air movement like in a pick up, You cant be too careful I guess, they dont make these anymore so , whats it take about 2 minutes to take one out versus not.

[madmax]

Ok im not starting anything but Im curious the pressure would be the same with or with out the pr installed you have 8 drivers against 1 15 inch pr. when the door is shut the pressure is applied to everything in the car not just the drivers..... both the pr and the drivers will feel it. Im thinking roll the windows down

OK, now you've started it... The pressure is applied to everything in the car. It is applied equally in pounds per square inch over all areas. The area of the the PR is much larger than the smaller drivers so it ends up being pushed in much harder than the other drivers. Pretty much it wins. Think of this, when is the last time you saw a PR in a car setup? :D
madmax

[Deadof_knight]

Well there ya go it was my understanding the area of the drivers was equal to the pr ....That answers that .way to Madmax hats off to ya

[george daniel]

When transporting,I always remove one of the drivers,so when I'm stopped, the police can search them more easily,you know,,an easy acess point to put their little mirrors and flashlights in. :p

[Polkersince85]

the area of the drivers was equal to the pr ...


Active x 2 for the PR to get the resonance frequency or there about., etc, somewhat.;)

Let's all concentrate, we have a set of the Holy Grails in transport.

[engtaz]

george

too funny!! Get pull over regularly? LOL

engtaz

[george daniel]

yeah, on the way back from La. @ 3 in the am,,2 sets of sda'a,,srs 2's and 1C's,,cops,cops,cops,dog,flashlight,mirors, screwdrivers,,,,it all turned out well,now I know why God made Xanex,,for ocassions like that :)

[F1nut]

LOL......I remember that story....err should I say nightmare!

[engtaz]

george
Were you driving a white van with you partner hanging out the window asking if someone wants to buy speakers. LOL

engtaz

[george daniel]

nah,, new "red" redneck pick em' up,exceeding the speedlimit,,got 4 cop cars with a supervisor involved though,,and a secret "sign" was given that stopped the debauchary.Strange,,but true. :)

[engtaz]

Red vehicles are targeted by police. That color says catch me if you can. LOL

engtaz

[george daniel]

Hey,, I'll be in tampa for thanksgiving,, any good audio stores in the neighborhood?

[engtaz]

Do you rent out cousin Vito or is it only in la familial. LOL

[Lasareath]

Do you rent out cousin Vito or is it only in la familial. LOL

A, Oh, Take it easie ovea there,

They dont call me Big-Sal fo nothin http://38.161.195.8/Big-Sal.jpg

[engtaz]

LOL

engtaz

[hearingimpared]

A, Oh, Take it easie ovea there,

They dont call me Big-Sal fo nothin http://38.161.195.8/Big-Sal.jpg

Don't let that picture fool ya, he's a big teddy bear. . . when he smiles he melts your heart!!!!

[Lasareath]

Don't let that picture fool ya, he's a big teddy bear. . . when he smiles he melts your heart!!!!

LOL, haha