man, woman, and dog vs. 1800 lb. TR-70C quadruplex video recorder

here's a short video of the first resurrected TR-70C from the University of Georgia, making the short, but tortuous trip from the shop area to it's operating area where it will go to work playing back quad recordings for archival use.
It's always a struggle to move these things, as they weigh 1800 lbs. Plus, this one is sitting on a factory dolly that makes it too tall to fit in my trailer, so the wheels had to come off.
This one was.....an "adventure"!
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Science & Technology

Tags:

• quad
• RCA Broadcast
• TR-70
• quadruplex
• video tape recorder

[strong1235]

The problem is you have the wrong kind of DOG! My 4 Siberian Huskies would have pulled that thing onto the trailer in no time at all for you!

[RCAquadruplex]

Hmmm....didn't think of that.

I'll give you a call next time I move one... in the snow! :)

[747400fan]

Have you ever dealt with older VTR's, like RCA TR-22's or any of the Quad 'cart' machines (TCR-100, ACR-25)?

[RCAquadruplex]

Oh yes. My first quad experience was with TRT-1Bs in '64 at an educational station, which later acquired TR-4s and 3s, and after that.. VR1200Bs and a 2000B.

The first machine I personally owned was a TR-22 in 1972, so I have a soft spot for them, and of course, the 70s that followed.

My only broadcast television station experience was at that educational station, which never had need for a cart machine, so I did "miss" first hand experience with that particular bit of infernal machinery.

[RCAquadruplex]

Yes, it sure is! Good eye. I currently have three VPR3s "online" in my transfer operation. Great machines.....

[RCAquadruplex]

I have one 70B that is next to be resurrected. I'll be making some videos of that and post them here as it progresses. This one has only been out of commission a few years, so hopefully, it will be fairly easy to get up and running.

In quad, I have three 70Cs, two 70As, a 70B and two AVR2s.

I have more Ampex one inch machines than I can count..including seven VPR3s and five VPR6s and some others. I also have five VPR300 D-2 machines, along with the usual betacam SPs, and some M-II and D-3.

[RickinFLA07]

All i see is WEIGHT !........and a backache.

[infoonscubadiving]

That brought back some memories of shifting Quad machines - getting to a tv station to find the tail lift on the truck did not work and hunting round for a nearby fork lift truck to just about lift it, then having to remove all sorts of bits to get it through doorways etc.

Telecines were the worst for that - had to remove a monitor bridge on a Cintel III one time.

Happy days.....

[RickinFLA07]

looks like a lota jackin to me.

[747400fan]

What type of training does it take to run and care for a Quad machine?

[747400fan]

How many hours of maintenance did it take to keep these machines in working order when these machines were being used at networks and local stations?

[747400fan]

For me, I'll wonder if it's a TR-70C.

[747400fan]

What's your dog's name? Just curious.

I have a cat named Tika.