Nice! I love Pinbot.

I agree. I'd love to get a Pinbot one of these days. More pics once you get it unloaded?

It is nice that you got it with the topper! Are any of the inserts raised?

I'd love to pick one up someday as well. Fun game.

congrats. fun pin. got mine right beside BOP

One of the best machines ever made.

Awesome find - you'll be having fun soon!

I am going to get my pinbot tomorrow!

Congrats to you and the OP!
Great pin, you'll love it!

just a small tip,

when loading a pin in your car use the leg bolts and attached to your rear seat belt to the cab, just loosely thread the leg bolt through the slide in part of the seat belt that clips in. I have noticed some seat-belts are too small for a 3/8 leg bolt but if it fits use it, might save your ass if you have to slam the brakes on.

BTW good pickup on the pinbot looks like good one.

I always enjoyed that pin, but it always seems so hard to find one working correctly and then the balls get hung up on the visor but I still enjoy it when I see one to play just not much luck owning one. Would love to find a great one but now at 26 years old, Pinbots are getting hard to find in great shape. Good luck John!

Cant believe you didnt take the topper off. Miracle its in one piece.

Why would you take that off when you are folding and moving? I wouldn't, and have never had an issue with any topper while moving. Sliding around the games room with low ceiling areas for duct work... unfortunately yes.

As for next up being LAH - good choice, single best bang for buck machine out there and deepest of all 90s machines.

Yeah I wouldn't take it off either, just pay attention. Folded its safe, not from hands and straps but everything else

Congrats! That is the one game I would never sell. The music integration is amazing.

I didn't take my topper off when I transported mine. And I don't know any reason why I would of wanted to??

Got mine!!! Transported with topper on. I LOVE this thing!! Pics tomorrow. Drove all night lol

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Congrats! Pinbot is one of the all time classics!

Another tip...if you put the game in the other way, in other words, with the coin/door toward the front of your vehicle, then you'd be able to slide it part way out, drop it to the ground, and then tip it up so it's standing on it's back. You could then dolly it to wherever you need to take it. I move games by myself all the time and that's the way I put them in.

Also, I have never removed a topper when transporting a game and have never had an issue.

Dave

That riverboat gambler is a fun one too.

why would you need to remove the topper. THere is no way that's getting damaged when the game is folded up. I think it's safer on the game than in the back seat.

I want my Pinbot back.....but I'm waiting on a nice local Jack-bot to show up.

Mine needs a LOT of switches adjusted. as well as the pop bumpers, they need to be hit hard. Whats the best method for doing this? Should I clean the switches first, some of them dont need as much travel as the ball gives so I think they might be dirty. Also my skill shot, a full plunge only makes it to the 100k and thats sometimes, is this a new shooter spring?

Mine has a full rubber kit already and is in great shape minus some small imperfections, the skillshot at the top where the 20000 sticker is, cracked and was reglued, so its ugly.. also the clear part of the ramp is cracked on the top (where it raises), doesnt effect anything but still annoying to know haha.

no playfield wear ANYWHERE which is huge for me. I wanna LED This thing so bad.

This reminds me of the time I transported Avatar. Badbilly and I had loaded the game into his minivan, and we decided to leave it attached to the appliance truck in order to save some time (we got this idea from Neo, by the way). I had removed the topper and laid it in the back of the van for safe keeping. Right before we started on our journey back home, I said, "Hey, just to be on the safe side, I should probably move this thing off to the side in case the game rolls forward during the drive." We both agreed that the game was so heavy that it was unlikely to shift position, but I pushed the topper to the side anyway. Thank God I did! The first light we came to, the game rolled forward and slammed against the front seats. If I hadn't moved the topper, it would have been crushed.

Well I fixed all my issues with cleaning the switches lol. The was easy. This game is a BLAST. I love it. Mine came with gold legs lol

Now to find a bride

Yea, when you leave them on the dolly they can shift. That's why I keep the middle seats in. game is nice and snug, and the handle bars of the dolly lock underneath the seats, to keep it from rocking from side to side. made load in and out easy tho, didn't it. I always transport on the dolly if I can. Not only saves time, but has a safe place to store the dolly, and protects the cabinet better. How many time have you slid a game out of a vehicle, to have the front or back of it catch on something and split off a layer of plywood. Happens a lot especially on older games. This keeps it from happening.

I had this happen a couple times back when I first started moving pins. These days, I always try to have a padded blanket underneath the pin at the pivot point to protect it. Keeping it strapped to the dolly is a great idea, though, and for some reason I never thought of it myself.