Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 06:27:56 -0500
Reply-To: Vanagon <vanagon@REX1.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Vanagon <vanagon@REX1.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon weight(NVC) - Just Ship it !
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Chuck
Take advantage of my experience .
Just ship it.
I spent two days looking for a good auto shipping company.
I found the best ratings for this company
http://www.tnt-inc.com/contact.shtml
I used them to ship my Chrysler convertible and 88 Westy from San Diego
California to Hollywood Florida
cost:
around $1000 each
(terminal to terminal.)
They are also the only company that guarantee's a delivery date. If they
don't meet it, they will pay for a car rental until your vehicle arrives.
All the other companies I called, if they miss your expected delivery date,
then you are SOL cuz they aren't accountable.
I would have driven the Westy across country and made a road trip of it but
we had to be in FLA for a new job ASAP.
Shipping was easy and no problems or hassles.
Rex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Tuovinen" <mst@AK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: Vanagon weight(NVC)
> Two years ago I watched my neighbor load an old Alfa Spyder and a MG into
a semi-trailer. He used a Loader and cargo strap to accomplish this. Step
one: park car in front of rear doors on the trailer. Step two: park Loader
behind car with forks positioned over car. Step three: attach cargo strap to
first fork, run it down under the middle of the car, up to the second fork
and attach. Step four: lift Loader forks and find that the car is not
balanced, lower forks, adjust strap and repeat, do this several times until
you can lift and balance fifteen foot long car on a eight inch wide strap.
Step five: lift car and drive Loader forward to insert car into back of
trailer, stop when vertical part of forks hits the upper part of door
opening. Step six: lower forks to clear door opening and drop the rear of
car onto the ground five feet below. Front of car is in trailer at this
point and rear is on the ground. Cargo strap is now stuck under the car.
Step seven: unhook strap from fo
> rks, back up Loader, slide forks under rear of car and lift. Step eight:
push rear of car into trailer with Loader. Step nine: learned lesson on
Alpha, use two straps when lifting MG.
>
> I do have photographic evidence of this event, I only wish that I had
thought to grab the video camera, I would be ten thousand dollars richer
now.
>
> As they say at the Fly-By-Night Club "Anytime someone does something dumb,
an Alaskan does something dumber!"
>
> Mark in AK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jeff kennedy <kennedy@THERIVER.COM>
> Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2004 11:49 am
> Subject: Re: Vanagon weight
>
> > Maybe you could use the loading ramp or dock at a warehouse. They're
> > more common than you think. Here in Montana, I'd go a trailhead, they
> > all have ramps for horses...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> > Of Chuck Reisinger
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:42 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Vanagon weight
> >
> > I've given that some thought....loading ramps could be a
> > prob....haven'tfound any that would support that kind of weight...
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 2:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: Vanagon weight
> >
> >
> > > Can you fit a Vanagon inside one of there trucks?
> > >
> > > Chuck Reisinger wrote:
> > >
> > > >I've been told by U-haul...the Westy exceeds their trailer
> > limits....I'm
> > in the same boat...going east this spring...I need some ideas
> > also...really
> > don't want to turn my Westy over to a stranger (auto transport
> > company).....!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
>
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