---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith750-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 02/16/11: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:36 AM - crate transport (j. davis) 2. 09:06 AM - Re: crate transport (Robert Pelland) 3. 11:46 AM - Re: crate transport. (Gary Gower) 4. 04:26 PM - Re: crate transport (Terry Phillips) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:36:22 AM PST US From: "j. davis" Subject: Zenith750-List: crate transport 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 $400. Since the border is only a short distance away, that's what I'm planning to do. So... Zenith tells me it's a single crate, 13.5 x 3 x 4, about 1000 lbs. Has anyone used a pickup truck to transport this crate, say an F150? Flatbed trailer? Uhaul van? Thanks! -- Regards, J. - flying Sonex #325 C-FJNJ, Jab 3300a, Prince P-Tip, Aerocarb - restoring the 'Johnston Special' - former C-IGGY CH701 owner/builder, starting CH750 build soon - http://cleco.ca +-------------------------------+ | J. Davis, M.Sc. (comp sci) | | email: jd at lawsonimaging.ca | | *NIX consulting, SysAdmin | | http://cleco.ca | +-------------------------------+ I was going to tape some records onto a cassette, but I got the wires backwards. I erased all of the records. When I returned them to my friend, he said, "Hey, these records are all blank." --- Steven Wright ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:06:04 AM PST US From: "Robert Pelland" Subject: Re: Zenith750-List: crate transport J, Being in Quebec, we had the same problem a little while back, so I had the box delivered to Canzac, and we drove down to Kitchener and hauled it all the way back with ( see pic ) Ford 150 pick-up truck. We had an additional issue when sliding it into the 8' pick-up box, because we were also hauling a trailer with an additional 80 4 ' x 12 ' aluminum sheets that I had just picked up from Aircraft Spruce. That is the reason you see the rear section of the crate, slightly higher then the bottom of the pick up box. We built on the spot, a wedge shaped support, in order to have the necessary clearance, so that the crate would clear the lifting mechanism and handle on the front of the trailer. In your case, if you are not hauling a trailer, it should slide right in with no problem what so ever. Brokering it your self, is the best solution to the abusively high cost's we must endure ever time we import product from the US. So much for the #$@^&* 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 the 701 & 750 Scratch ----- Original Message ----- From: j. davis To: zenith750-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11:31 AM Subject: Zenith750-List: crate transport 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. - 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 +-------------------------------+ | J. Davis, M.Sc. (comp sci) | | email: jd at lawsonimaging.ca | | *NIX consulting, SysAdmin | | http://cleco.ca | +-------------------------------+ I was going to tape some records onto a cassette, but I got the wires backwards. I erased all of the records. When I returned them to my friend, he said, "Hey, these records are all blank." --- Steven Wright ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:46:24 AM PST US From: Gary Gower Subject: Re: Zenith750-List: crate transport. Hello J. We have already recieved two kits (a CH 701 and our 601 XL (now almost -B)) .. We went to collect them at the truck company in a normal two axles flat tra iler, the truck company will load it to your trailer with their froklift. - The box is heavy and bulky to handle, you will nead at least 6 or 8 volunta irs (or rent a forklift) to unload it at your shop.What we do here is organ ize a "Welcome Kit" barbeque -(half the cost of the rent of the forklift, including Corona Beers) -inviting other pilots of the club, this way we had enough hands to unload the big box.The plywood of the box helps to make perfect shelfs for the sheets and the kit parts... Enjoy the great moment with all your friends... Gary GowerChapala, Mexico. --- On Wed, 2/16/11, j. davis wrote: From: j. davis Subject: Zenith750-List: crate transport 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. Ha s anyone used a pickup truck to transport this crate, say an F150? Flatbed trailer? Uhaul van? Thanks! -- 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 +-------------------------------+ | J. Davis, M.Sc. (comp sci)- - | | email: jd at lawsonimaging.ca | | *NIX consulting, SysAdmin- ---| | http://cleco.ca- - - - - - ---| +-------------------------------+ I was going to tape some records onto a cassette, but I got the wires backwards.- I erased all of the records. When I returned them to my friend, he said, "Hey, these records are all blank." --- --- --- --- --- Steven Wright le, List Admin. =0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:26:28 PM PST US From: Terry Phillips Subject: Re: Zenith750-List: crate transport 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: >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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