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7th March 2013, 10:25 PM #61
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8th March 2013, 01:23 PM #62Senior Member
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Brett, I am interested in participating and have pm'ed Mapleman to see what is available. I live in Armidale on weekends, work in Moree during the week so if Bushmiller is agreeable I would collect from Tamworth, many thanks Ross
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8th March 2013, 01:37 PM #63
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8th March 2013, 01:43 PM #64Senior Member
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Brett, either would be fine. I note you are continuing to do your bit in encouraging domestic harmony with my incredibly tolerant chancellor of the exchequer
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9th March 2013, 12:42 AM #65
I have just clicked onto the website,and sorted a quote fom kunda park to toowoomba for a pallet weighing700kg,around a 1 metre square...$440 plus ...as well as $150 for truck to cart from my place to kunda park,as well as paying Bushmiller for his services...sorry folks,if i had known this,i would not have given the green light to proceed ...things are looking a little messy,perhaps o.k in theory,but defeats that purchase of landing the timber at a reasonable price..at the end of the day,the costs have to be picked up by the punters,which,wont be happening.The cost of getting a sawn cube(palletised),around 700kg,to Sydney,is around $200-$300,,,and leaving from the farm gate would add another $100-$150...probably work out at half the cost..sorry again folks..i was under the impression E-Go were cheap...cheap they are not..dearer to land pallet in Toowoomba, with this mob,than it is to send to Sydney with a regular transport mob...oh dear...and without triple handling etc etc..
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9th March 2013, 08:08 AM #66Senior Member
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Thanks for trying MM, BM, FF, sounds like this won't be proceeding - nothing ventured nothing gained
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9th March 2013, 09:05 AM #67
I'm getting a result of $239 for 700kg 110x110x100 cm, which is more than I thought, but still less than the result you are getting Chris. But when I put in Kunda Park to Sydney I get $211, so it's definitely a bit weird. Perhaps a phone may be needed to overide the website.
Other than that, it may not be lost yet- I just don't give in too easily. Standby.
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9th March 2013, 09:58 AM #68
WARNING, my day job is interjecting again
I'm not surprised by the differential in costs that you are seeing.
If you're moving stuff between Sydney and Brisvegas or between Sydney and "Bleak City" a small quantity will go onto a 45 or 70 tonne truck on a "space available" basis -- i.e. included with another bigger load that doesn't fill the truck, either in terms of volume or mass. Consequently the transport rate is very low
But as soon as you get away from the Capital City to Capital City routes (and unfortunately, Toomwoomba is not on one of those routes) the your little load starts to become the reason for the truck moving at all. If you are in luck it will go on the back of a semi where your little 1 tonne load might represent 10-20% of the total payload, if you're unlucky, your load will be on the back of a rigid truck where your load represents 50-60% of the payload.
end of interjection
This whole idfea of sending a pallet or two of special wood to Sydney remains a great idea.
Based on the freight rates, sending the wood directly to Sydney for collection on a 1 tonne trailer looks to be the goregards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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9th March 2013, 12:23 PM #69
CRISIS AVERTED.....thanks to Bushmiller's great generosity
It's all good, and has in fact yielded an even better result (which is always the goal in a recovery situation).
Paul has very, very kindly offered to go direct to Mapleman and load the timber straight onto his flat-top. This brings into play longer pieces of timber, up to 2400mm, and you will have to talk to MM about what he has available in the longer lengths (more restricted range).
Paul will be loading the timber on Friday 22nd March, returning to Millmerran, and then heading off to Tamworth on Tuesday 26th (or it may be the day before, I can't quite remember).
So, how's that for a recovery eh?
THANK YOU PAUL!! You're a champ! The tremendous spirit of this forum has never been more evident.
Btw, that is kinda what I meant by "Standby" - I just had this feeling that knowing Paul as I do, he would come to the rescue after he read this morning's posts.
Anybody looking for longer pieces can now ask about availability from MM.
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9th March 2013, 12:30 PM #70
Couldn't agree more Ian, and I hope the idea catches on. I'm sure the word will get around the forum (particularly when people start to see the finished results from some of this really pretty timber), and we could start to see pallets being shot off to Melbourne etc. Just a matter of thinking it through, really. In a town the size of Sydney you'd have to think that a pallet a month would not be at all out of the question.
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9th March 2013, 12:30 PM #71
Nice one Paul...good effort that...
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9th March 2013, 12:44 PM #72Senior Member
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Wow! Thank you Bushmiller, Ross
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9th March 2013, 07:45 PM #73
Well done Brett [FF], that's a top result with a HUGE THANK YOU to Paul [bushman].
While I've only asked for a very small amount of timber, we need to ensure Paul is compensated for the going the extra miles.
Cheers, crowie
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9th March 2013, 08:08 PM #74
Yes crowie, that's all part of the deal.
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9th March 2013, 08:11 PM #75
Good job, Bushy !
regards
Nick
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