Wanted: Looking for Marsden Matting

[Stuart Kirkham]

G'day Bill

I recently bought 8 lengths off an old retired concreting guy who had them stash in his back yard.

These six mats are currently sitting on a building site here in Perth. They are used by the builder to prevent vehicles getting bogged onsite.

[Local Chap]

Seems you can still buy it new/surplus from the States.

[bill m]

Hello all,
Bob, I am not sure of the standard length but if it is no longer than 10 ft per piece then 2 lengths would satisfy my cravings! Thanks for the info gentlemen.
cheers
Bill

[Bob Carriere]

Contacted the US dealer.....asked for a quote on 12 mats. Shipping is from Oklahoma to upper NY state.

"The pierced steel mats are $44.00 each. I can not ship them on UPS because of the size. If I send them by motor freight to a business address in Ogdensburg it would cost an additional $242.00 for a total of $770.00."

Maybe cheaper for you guys in Australia to buy a steamship and pick it up yourself.... shipping would be a killer.

I have asked if there was a magical number of mats that could be more price efficient...ie a bundle.... will post info when received.

Wonder if I asked Santa Claus for Xmas.......

Bob

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Check your PMs.

Bob

[Bob Carriere]

Based on the mats available in the Mid West USA....

,,,,at $44.00 each it is not a bad price....... bringing them to Ottawa would bring the price up to $75.00 each..... and this is at cost..... no profit margin.

The shipping is the big problem.... heavy.... bulky at 10 feet adds another $20.00 each..... then custom PST/GST and the warehouse fee at the border and minimal fuel to bring them to Ottawa.

The owner, Roger, is a rather likeable kind of guy..... he suggested I take a drive down with the wife to see the Oklahoma country side, possibly take in a few tornadoes and he would load me up free. Not sure how many I could load up on the 5 ton float.....hihihi

Now the question......

...... is anybody interested at that price and how many.....

Shipping within Canada would also be expensive....trailering to TO is relatively easy.

..... and will not ship down under..... nothing personal....hahaha

Bob

[Jeff Gordon]

hi Bill,
Just out of curiosity what are you using them for.
I have a few sheets here for over 10 years because I thought that they would be handy for something.
So far I have used them for tripping over, hooking what ever I am carrying when I walk past them.

One friend made a bike ramp out of it for his trailer, but it is heavier than the bike.

Cheers
Jeff