remove tubes before moving cross town?

In case someone generalizes these answers, I might add that I would never transport an amp with a directly heated triode installed (45, 300b,etc.). I would definitely remove these tubes from an amp.

Tubes like those found in more "main stream" gear like that produced by ARC (i.e. 6922, 12AX7, 6550) are quite rugged and as an example, you’d never find a guitar player removing this family of tubes from their amp in order to transport it to a gig.

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier Design

What are we talking about here, 10 minutes tops to remove and replace the tubes?

That's the funny part about this and many other threads.  Sometimes the quest for knowledge takes more time than playing it safely does (i.e. removing the tubes).  I'm frequently guilty of this quest for knowledge thing ;-)

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier Design