Thank you everyone!!
While looking for boxes and packing materials yesterday, I found someone who says he can pack it. I haven't taken out the tube yet because the sams arrived yesterday from bgadow (thanks Bryan), and I wanted to look at some voltages before I tear it apart. I intend to nitpick the chassis for drifted resistors and the like while the tube is away, and get parts ordered.
With any luck, I can get the tube out by this weekend. I'll go down there Monday armed with all the above graphics, and the tube. I've got a good feeling about this now. I think we can get it there in one piece.
He wants to ship it on DHL. I might do that, or stick it on a bus.
I'll keep everyone posted, and again many thanks.
John