The Eagle has landed.

Well, today was certainly quite an experience. I drove to Maryland and picked up a UMK3 Arcade machine.

My grandfather was kind enough to drive us a total of 7 hours utilizing his trailer hitch to transport the machine. When we got there, we (9.95, Kaldragon and I) realized that the machine was in Ryan’s basement, which was still level with the ground behind his apartment. We had two choices: either pull it up the stairs, or wheel it around back. Wheeling it around back wouldn’t have been such a problem, however the ground was freshly covered with 2″ of snow.

We decided the best way would be to bring the machine around the back and just force it through the snow, but the ground was very uneven and sloped on top it. The 3 of us forced the machine over ivy, tree roots, and other environmental hazards until we reached a path/trail that ran through the development. At this point, the final effort was to then push the machine up a gradually more steep hill, covered in snow and ice. Fortunately Ryan had some fast acting salt left and gave us some traction at the most steep point towards the top, which basically was a 20 foot incline.

Once we got it over the hill, it was smooth sailing into the back of the trailer, we leaned it in, and boom. We were ready to go, said goodbye and thanks to Ryan, gave him a link to the  site and were on our way.

Getting the machine into Summoning’s basement was very easy, simple lift up one step through the garage, and into the wreckroom, hooked it up and we were done.

Much thanks to my grandfather, Phil and Chris for helping in the first half. Thanks to Tino for helping me get the machine into the house.

Much thanks to Ryan for selling us his prized UMK3 machine. We really appreciate it and hope to see him at future tournaments. Your machine will be well treated.