That would be helpful Inch if you don't mind. Unfortunately I don't have a
forklift or other "unloading" implement, and as Gila and Inch point out this
thing is long, heavy and unwieldy. The supplier says they offer a "lift
gate" option on the freight truck but that is probably not going to help
with a package of this length.
Do these things get delivered on a flat bed or enclosed trailer? If they
come in an enclosed trailer they must be forkliftable from the end even
though they are 20' long? I suppose I could rent a forklift. Might need to
be the rough terrain type though as I would be operating on gravel. The
problem of even getting a freight truck into my very shallow driveway off a
single lane road that has a row of trees on the opposite side remains
however. I have enough trouble maneuvering my 24' travel trailer in this
space w/ my ext cab pickup.
I'm confident if I could just get the package onto my car trailer I could
safely unload and erect the thing once in my shop. The problem is getting it
on the car trailer of course. Most of the freight terminals I've seen are
mostly dock high load/unload. I can't imagine they would be to thrilled with
using a forklift to unload a ~20' long package from an enclosed trailer.
Then snake the thing through their building and out a grade level door to my
trailer. Where it would need to be set on the trailer from the end of the
package to clear the wheels/fenders.
I still need to give the supplier a call. There has to be a way to do this.
I can't be the only one in this type of situation.
Wayne
----- Original Message -----
From: <eric@megageek.com>
To: "Wayne Farrington" <w.farrington@verizon.net>;
<shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: Lifts - shipping?
> Wayne, I still have mine in the package and I can take pics of what this
> looks like when it's shipped.
>
> Note, it weights about 1200lbs. And it's LONG! It's very hard to handle.
> I was able to do it with my back hoe and crawler.
>
> I had it dropped shipped to my house for $230 from CA to NJ in 5 days.
>
>
> Inch
> http://megageek.com
>
> "Did you exchange, a walk-on part in the war,
> for a lead role in a cage?" R Waters.
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