25 Pounder info needed.

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Tony,

Yikes! is right. $1,000 freight, didn't realize you were shipping half a tonne. Anyway, it is still handy for fellow Aussie MLU members to know about E-Go.

They are a lot cheaper than Aussie Post and will ship larger items in any event.

It does require a bit of liaison and cooperation with the seller but I found fellow old vehicle enthusiasts were always more than willing to help out.

Hope you get some success finding a cheaper way of getting the items to you.

Cheers,

[Ken Smith]

Good day Tony,
I found Land Transport in Toowoomba very helpful. I sent a very heavy pallet load of wheels and a winch to Melbourne and I think the price was under $200.00. The only thing was it all had to be on the pallet and absolutely nothing sticking over the edge, weight didn't matter.
They also brought one of my complete AB160 teaspoon tippers up from their depot in Dubbo to their depot in Toowoomba, and it was reasonable freight as well. They didn't even bend the tailshaft on it, when they loaded it on the semi with a big forklift, which I was impressed with.

Ken

[jack neville]

Tony if you PM me the details I can try another online quoter. Australian Online Transport. I actually sourced them through E Go when they quoted on some freight of mine and I now deal direct with them on phone. Cutting out the middle computer Man so to speak. I have sent personal stuff, often pallets of 200-400 kg all over Australia and they have always beaten everyone else's price. Or I can put you in touch with them and you can deal direct.

Jack

[Private_collector]

Jacques: I didn't realise I was shipping half a ton at first either! Really wouldn't have picked it was going to be that heavy, but seller knows these things. He also has a contact who is driving a heavy transport vehicle to Nth QLD. I have emailed that guy several days ago, and awaiting reply.

Ken: I will try Land Transport if suitable pallet can be used. Seller advises the larger piece (trails portion) will require 2x pallets to carry it. Too big for one. If memory serves me right, there are longer pallets??? The frustrating thing is, if I were down there, it would be a piece of proverbial to organise packing and shipping because I'm VERY motivated to get this happening. I want it to be as little inconvenience for seller as possible. I can't explain, but he is really doing me a great favor in handing over these parts, so I don't want to keep bothering him with more and more tasks. Unfortunately, without his help, this won't be easy. I think my best bet is the fellow mentioned above, who is not only travelling from that area to QLD, but is intending to visit the seller shortly before leaving. All i need is to hear from him, with agreeable costing.

Jack: Coincidentally, and considering Australian travelling distances overall, you're not far from the seller. I'm checking the Australian online trpt website right now. They sound refreshingly down to earth. I'll call them Monday.

If everything else fails, or is too costly, I will be taking a long roadtrip. My trailer is 7' by 5' and strong. Fitting the parts won't be a problem. I hope weight isn't too great. It's a long way to drive a heavily laden trailer. I've successfully carried the 25pr axle (wheel to wheel). Didn't even feel the drag of it. Surely my parts won't be heavier than that. I'll want to buy a spare tyre for trailer before attempting such a distance.

[Euan McDonald]

Tony, pump looks fantastic but it should have been blue.
I have a box that is marked pump that looks like it straps to the trail but I don't think it holds the hand pump. any clues welcome.

[Phillip]

Euan,

My fluid transfer pump is black? I'll dig it out and put up a photo at some stage.

Doesn't you box belong to the recuperation air pump that fits onto the bracket on the trail, box is strapped onto the limber tray.

Rob Nixon put some good photos up a while ago.

[rnixartillery]

Originally Posted by Euan McDonald

Tony, pump looks fantastic but it should have been blue.
I have a box that is marked pump that looks like it straps to the trail but I don't think it holds the hand pump. any clues welcome.

This box carries ALL of the recouperator pumps ( N05,N02 liquid and N02 screw ), gauge, spare lens box etc and was issued to and serviced a battery of guns ,it was generally carried in one of the limbers in the tray.
A very rare box indeed !

Rob................rnixartillery

[jack neville]

I have one of these boxes including all the interior furniture however it has been disassembled and I can't see how it goes back together. Any pictures Rob?

My pump handle is blue too Euan.