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jd(at)lawsonimaging.ca
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:36 am    Post subject: crate transport Reply with quote
Greetings... I'm planning for the delivery of my 750 kit(s) soon, and want to hear
people's experiences with getting the crate home from wherever the trucking company
deposits it. I know I could get them to bring it to my door, but in my case (Canada) that
costs about $1200! If I go pick it up in the U.S., and broker it myself, less the $400.
Since the border is only a short distance away, that's what I'm planning to do.

So... Zenith tells me it's a single crate, 13.5 x 3 x 4, about 1000 lbs. Has anyone used a
pickup truck to transport this crate, say an F150? Flatbed trailer? Uhaul van?

Thanks!

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:06 am    Post subject: crate transport Reply with quote
J,

Being in Quebec, we had the same problem a little while back, so I had the box delivered to Canzac, and we drove down to Kitchener and hauled it all the way back with ( see pic ) Ford 150 pick-up truck.

We had an additional issue when sliding it into the 8' pick-up box, because we were also hauling a trailer with an additional 80 4 ' x 12 ' aluminum sheets that I had just picked up from Aircraft Spruce. That is the reason you see the rear section of the crate, slightly higher then the bottom of the pick up box. We built on the spot, a wedge shaped support, in order to have the necessary clearance, so that the crate would clear the lifting mechanism and handle on the front of the trailer.

In your case, if you are not hauling a trailer, it should slide right in with no problem what so ever. Brokering it your self, is the best solution to the abusively high cost's we must endure ever time we import product from the US. So much for the #$(at)^&* free trade agreement.

If you do end up picking it up yourself, count on taking a few photos to re-assure the next builder that it can be hauled easily in ones own pickup.

regards

Robert
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:26 pm    Post subject: crate transport Reply with quote
J

I used my neighbor's 2-axle flatbed trailer to haul 601XL kit ~50 miles
from Missoula to Corvallis. The trucking company loaded it onto the trailer
with a fork lift. I want to reassure you that, despite the "FRAGILE" sign,
Zenair build a very sturdy shipping crate. My neighbor picked the crate up
off the trailer, cantilevered out from the bucket of his backhoe and
delivered it into my garage (see photos). I had visions of the whole crate
collapsing into a tangle of scrunched sheet metal, but it held just fine. I
wouldn't recommend that you lift your crate this way. Too many things could
go wrong. But it worked for us.

Enjoy the build.

Terry
At 11:31 AM 2/16/2011 -0500, you wrote:
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Greetings... I'm planning for the delivery of my 750 kit(s) soon, and want
to hear people's experiences with getting the crate home from wherever the
trucking company deposits it. I know I could get them to bring it to my
door, but in my case (Canada) that costs about $1200! If I go pick it up
in the U.S., and broker it myself, less the $400. Since the border is only
a short distance away, that's what I'm planning to do.

So... Zenith tells me it's a single crate, 13.5 x 3 x 4, about 1000 lbs.
Has anyone used a pickup truck to transport this crate, say an F150?
Flatbed trailer? Uhaul van?

Thanks!

--
Regards, J.


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ZU-601XL/Jab 3300 s .. l .. o .. o .. w build kit - Tail & flaps are done;
Upgrading wings & ailerons per the AMD Safety Directive
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:09 am    Post subject: Crate transport Reply with quote
Unless You are planning on using a large truck that can be loaded from
an elevated gate, ask if the truck terminal has a ramp. If they do not
you will have a problem getting the large crate onto a flatbed trailer
or pickup truck. Ask me how I know.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:02 pm    Post subject: Re: crate transport Reply with quote
hi jay. the yellow freight office in port huron has a hard time loading pickup trucks. they have no way to get forklifts out or the building to load anything lower than a large truck/flatbed. the mto of both countries may give you a hassle about tail gate overhang.. nothing farther than 5 feet and lights have to be visible from 200'. at 1000lbs the box can be manhandled and shoved about but it will be tough. needing 2" roller pipes and cable pullers. i may be able to borrow a truck and flat deck 7 x 18' tandem. or i have access to a one ton truck with 32'flat deck trailer.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:40 am    Post subject: crate transport Reply with quote
On 02/22/2011 11:02 PM, dashwood wrote:
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hi jay. the yellow freight office in port huron has a hard time loading pickup trucks.
they have no way to get forklifts out or the building to load anything lower than a
large truck/flatbed. the mto of both countries may give you a hassle about tail gate
overhang.. nothing farther than 5 feet and lights have to be visible from 200'. at
1000lbs the box can be manhandled and shoved about but it will be tough. needing 2"
roller pipes and cable pullers. i may be able to borrow a truck and flat deck 7 x 18'
tandem. or i have access to a one ton truck with 32'flat deck trailer.


Hey Ross, fancy meeting you here ;')

That is a concern I had, planning on calling Fedex Freight and asking about getting it
into a pickup, make sure they can do it. I should do that now...

An 8 foot bed, with the tailgate down would only be 3.5 feet of overhang (unless they
consider the part on the tailgate overhang, too, in which case it would be 5.5, hmmm)

Once home, figured I'll use a combination of gravity and my chain hoist in my shop.

Think I can (locally) borrow a full size pickup like an F150/250, but if the overhang is
going to be an issue, I may need to re-think, take you up on your offer. Exeter is a bit
farther north of the 402 than I am to the south, so more distance. Hate to ask you to
actually make the trip across the border with a borrowed truck/trailer, too...

Thanks for the response!!

Later...

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Regards, J.

- flying Sonex #325 C-FJNJ, Jab 3300a, Prince P-Tip, Aerocarb
- restoring the 'Johnston Special'
- former C-IGGY CH701 owner/builder, starting CH750 build soon
- http://cleco.ca

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| email: jd at lawsonimaging.ca |
| *NIX consulting, SysAdmin |
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