Transporting Large, Heavy Object 1.2m X 2.7m, 170+kg

ihbh on 14/05/2019 - 10:44

We are looking to transport some indoor play equipment from Gumtree ~25km to our place. The largest piece is 1.2m x 2.7m (can't disassemble) and there are a couple of other beams weighing all up 170+kg. It would be great for the kids but we don't want to spend a few hundreds of dollars transporting it because it is not critical and there are alternatives. It won't fit in a Tarago for example.

What's the most most cost effective way of transporting it? Use a one-way removalist company? Airtasker?

Have you done something like this before? What were the logistics? Pay the seller, then arrange for the transporter to pickup from the seller and deliver it to your place?

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Comments

  • spackbace on 14/05/2019 - 10:48
    +3

    Hire a moving van, $99 for the day. Grab someone to help lift and move the equipment

    • apsilon on 14/05/2019 - 11:04

      This though I think it'll need to be a ute or if you've got a car with a tow bar a trailer due to the 2.7m length. Even with the ute it's going to overhang but should be within the allowed limit but you'll need flag and straps etc.

    • Randxyz123 on 14/05/2019 - 17:42

      This, or Airtasker

  • holdenmg on 14/05/2019 - 10:56
    +1

    The Simpsons - Free Trampoline
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_VTvQLAfaE

  • iDroid on 14/05/2019 - 11:06
    +1

    Long large flat bed trailer (if you have a tow hitch).

    Around here is about $50 for 4 hours.

    • djones145 on 14/05/2019 - 11:52

      pretty sure bunnings hire them cheap

      • zerocritical on 15/05/2019 - 07:37
        +1

        Free hire if you buy a piece of timber.

  • altomic on 14/05/2019 - 11:46

    airtasker

  • djones145 on 14/05/2019 - 11:51
    +6

    do you lift br0?

    go to a crossfit gym and challenge them to carry it for you within 2 hours
    say some f45 place said they could do it in 3 hours

    3 mates on top of the roof, each holding a corner

    • ihbh on 14/05/2019 - 12:37
      +1

      It's a rectangle, not a triangle :)

      • djones145 on 14/05/2019 - 13:28
        +2

        3 mates plus urself… that's 4…
        just place it on cruise control and let it drive itself!

  • djones145 on 14/05/2019 - 11:56

    https://www.bunnings.com.au/for-hire-8-x-5-tandem-trailer-4-…

    might be a bit small though

  • Quantumcat on 14/05/2019 - 11:57

    Can you get a free trailer from bunnings by buying a 2 by 4?

    • Switchblade88 on 14/05/2019 - 12:16
      +1

      I like your thinking.

      Of course, the trailer is still free to borrow if you suddenly have a change of mind return after…

  • [Deactivated] on 14/05/2019 - 12:16
    -1

    Just hire the hulk from marvel

    • theHMASfriendship on 14/05/2019 - 12:53

      There are other hulks?

      • [Deactivated] on 14/05/2019 - 13:29

        Hulk Hogan could probably do it before his back surgery.

  • OBEY YOUR MASTERS on 15/05/2019 - 07:24

    Do you seriously not have any friends/relatives with a ute or trailer that will let you borrow for a couple of hours??

  • HeWhoKnows on 15/05/2019 - 09:23
    +3

    Dont be silly. Dont risk injury. Get a removalist!

    We are talking 170kg here.
    If you try and move it yourself you are going to seriously injure yourself

    Ignore the foolhardy advice here to hire a ute and do it yourself.
    These people have overlooked the main issue of dangerously heavy weight!

    • apsilon on 15/05/2019 - 10:06

      170kg is easily doable between a couple of fit people. Get a couple of extras if you need. 4 people and that's only 42.5kg each.

    • ihbh on 15/05/2019 - 16:45

      Good point. There's a ladder and individual beams (to be confirmed), but still not something to sniff at.

    • ihbh on 15/05/2019 - 16:42

      Thanks, that gives me a guide to pricing relative to Bunnings free for 2 hours or $35 for 4 hours.

  • ihbh on 26/05/2019 - 08:53

    Thanks all. Got it delivered yesterday through Airtasker for $80. It was most effective cost and time wise - would have been minimum 70km round trip with tolls and very heavy.

    • brendanm on 26/05/2019 - 13:42

      Wow people on airtasker sure will work for nothing, well done

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