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2 Heavy Machine tools, dallas to NE Montana

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Shipment Title: 2 Heavy Machine tools, dallas to NE Montana
Shipper: robbySmith (0)
Date Listed: 1/21/2007 12:49 PM CST
Date Updated: 3/19/2007 6:38 PM CST
Expires: 3/2/2007 12:00 AM CST
Pricing: Shipper will consider bids an any price
# of Bids: 7
Auction Goods: No

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  • Estimate: 1,660.00 miles
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March/April 2007

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Additional Information: Carrier Insurance Required. Equipment will be delivered to heavy truck accessable Farm type location. Ability to unload with onboard forklift a plus.

We are moving the entire contents of our 50' x 25' machine shop and contents from a 2 bedroom house to the montana location. If Carrier has room to take all of this in one load at not too much additional expense this would be a plus but carrier must bear in mind that the equipment may be difficult to load into a cube trailor due to weight and size and its need to be secured for traveling. Thank you.
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Question: Have an empty 3\4 ton truck headed to Montana this week would be willing to take 4000# that would fit on this truck for $850....3042 (1/28/2007)
Question: Are you saying that you have forklifts available at origin/dest,,,or that the driver needs a forklift??? I can handle the machines,,,Are you moving your house hold also??? I can handle that also,,, I have a household to move to Great Falls by end of Mar, they are flexible anytime in mar,,,can you be ready first part of march???approx 5-8th?? can bid and adjust to what you need,,,,Larrbo (2/10/2007)
Question: hi, larrbo again. looks like the latter half of march maybe better timewise for me. my bid will include the rental of a forklift and pallet jack at either end to help with the loading and unloading and for the household combined with the machines. we also include insurance for $.60/lb but for an add'l $85 on top of our bid we offer a stated value policy for $10,000 valuation. thanks, larrbo! (2/11/2007)
Question: hi, the bid i just put in does not include any hh as we don't have any specifics on that. we can rebid if you want to give us the details for the hh stuff. thanks! larrbo (2/11/2007)
Response: Larrbo, The hh load will include average furnshings for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage (not a whole lot in that, we keep 2 cars in it), 1 living area house. There are 3 adults living there. We also have, in addition to the CNC machines, some additional machinery in the shop weighing approximately 4000 lbs, including office and shop furniture and stock materials. The nature of my machinery requires an open-sided box truck with air ride suspension. Do you have this capability? Robby (2/12/2007)
Question: What you are requesting (I think) is for what is called a curtain side flat bed,,weather protected also accessable to side load,,,no I do not have that equip,,,I'll give away my plan for loading a box trailer,,may cost me the load,, oh well,,equip needed: 2 forklifts would be ideal ,2 pallet jacks,,cribbing,,procedure: 1 fork lifts machine in air, truck backs under one end of machine, pallet jack in trailer, 2nd lift takes end outside of trailer, machine lowered onto pjack and 2nd lift(or cribbing),,mach is then inserted into trailer ,cribbed, 2nd pjack inserted and mach rolled forward cribbed off pjacks and secured,,I would then deck over mach's and fill w/hhg's or whatever,,,,if you like will rebid,,,if you like and use some one else, a thank you will have to sufice(sp?),,,also a rollback tow truck may work as 2nd fork...I bid on a couple pick up trks going to Mt this morn,,Have about 30' avail , hate to put it this way but 1st come 1st served,,,,Larrbo,,,if you miss me you have solu (2/14/2007)
Response: Larrbo, You have a good plan, but my concerns are: 1)will one pallet jack lift 7000 lbs? The machining center won't accomodate more than one, although the router will. 2)if you put one machine (6000 lbs) towards the front of the trailer, can you put the second machine (7000 lbs) just inside the back so it won't have to be moved once it's loaded? 3)can you CHAIN a machine to the floor of your trailer? Straps won't do. 4)Do you have air ride suspension? That is a requirement, anything else will shake the machine apart. 5)Do you have a source for forklift rental on both ends of the trip? We won't be making this move until about the middle of May. We should talk directly, but I think that's against the USHIP rules just now. Well, we have time. Please do rebid this. Talk to you soon. (2/14/2007)
Question: answers first: 1)place 1 pjack (5000 lb rated) under end of mach in trailer, push mach into trailer w/f'lift, before setting machine down crib end up if needed, place a second p'jack under that end and roll to desired location in trailer. 2)I can slide trailer tandems back to center wt of 2nd mach. 3)I have recently added horizontal e-trackto base of both walls, we can butt the mach's up against several decking bars, nail blocking to floor, wrap pads around d'bars against mach's, hang d'bars behind mach and chain backwards since every thing wants to work forward. 4) air ride yes,,,2005 great dane trailer,,53'. You are in Dallas area, check Rental stores should be easy enough to get 2 forklifts and 2 5000 lb p'jacks,,,you'll need at least 1 of each for the other shop items. my bid will NOT include the cost of the equip rental,,,I haven't got a clue as to dest equip... (2/14/2007)
Response: Ok, this is clearer. My machining center is somewhat top heavy. Not to sound dumb, but describe "cribbing" and "decking bars". Will the bars be of some height? I might add that we will be lifting the rear machine from the top, not the bottom, it will be hanging from a bracket made for this machine and purpose. We're still good so far, we just need to work in the details for the other shop and hh goods. I also read the next mail you sent about additional trailer space. Lets keep in touch. Oh, how does mid-May look to you? Robby (2/14/2007)
Question: Now bid info: 1)I will assist you in the loading, padding, and securement of the load..I'm a 1 man op w/Angi, my daughter-in-law doing most of the communications, (I hate to type),,,I can hire the manpower if needed, that would be on top of any bid,,not cheap for you. 2)The insurance options to you are$.60 per lb free, or declared value protection at$85.00 per $10,000.00 declared value i.e. $100,000. declared value cost $850.00....I figure 15' of trailer for $1800= $120. per ft,,If we add the other shop items and hhg's we can do at same rate, w/ a cap of $5800 if you want the whole trailer,,,concider the weight factor,,if you've got 40,000 lbs in 40' you've got the whole trailer...I hide nothing,,open and fair,,but profit motivated,,,let me know what you think,,if you like we will bid the machines at $1800. and square the rest,,,Larrbo (2/14/2007)
Question: don't be startled by the whole trailer number,,,we would load other shop equip beside mach, and deck over and fill above,,,you know how much space you will need,,,larrbo (2/14/2007)
Question: Morning,,E-track are vertical slots in the wall supports,,,the slots run from 12" above the floor to near roof,,I have added a horizontal set of e-track near the base of the wall , both sides of trailer, so as to be able to secure down lower,,decking bars are 4x4 metal bars that clip into the e-track wall to wall,,,so I can hang the d/bars at any height to provide stability, I can also wrap the bar in a pad ,but mach againt padded bar and not scratch the paint,,,add several straps at top of mach and eliminate any chance of side to side play (I carry 30 straps)(28 decking bars) ,,,the bars canbe hung 3 in arow horiz, 4', capped w/plywood and a false floor formed, allowing more freight to be loaded above awkward shaped or sensitive items (I carry 12 sheets plywood),,,cribbing or bridging is simply wood 4x4's criss crossed,,my term I'm sure you know it by another term,,,as to loading rear mach from top,,I have 110" clearence in trailer,,Mid May is fine,,,Larrbo (2/15/2007)
Question: Part 2,,larrbo,,,I am going to go ahead and bid the $1800. for the machines,,,I will be coming thru Dallas 1st week of Mar ,,,If you accept the bid we can communicate directly and I can stop by and we can go over the logistics,,,By chance I disappoint ,,you will have time to retract and select another hauler,,,I'm not to worried,,ha,,Larrbo (2/15/2007)
Question: heck it just occurred to me I'm loading hhg in Little Elm, Tx on 21st feb,,,could swing by then,,,larrbo (2/15/2007)
Response: Larry, Ok, I'm up to date on what you have in mind. I'm now waiting on word from our bank in Montana (where we have our house and our business originated) to finance the new building and the move. Should be no problem, and we'll hear from them by mid next week. I'm going to spend a few days going over the things I'll ship via your truck, and what we'll haul ourselves. I'll be in touch. Robby (2/15/2007)
Question: just send us a shout if you still are interested in our services after our bid expires. you can send us a reply to this ? if our bid expires. thanks! larrbo (2/18/2007)
Response: Hi, Larry. I'm still interested, but I'm waiting on the bank to get back with us. I'm not sure what the rules are in uship, but I'd like to get with you to go over the logistics when you're in town this week, but I don't want to jeopardize your standing with uship.. I'm still in the information gathering stage. Always waiting on someone else, huh? You know what it's like. So if the bank says "ok", I'll accept your bid based on your excellent communications and the referals you have, but I can't "formally" accept until I know what the bank says. UGH! When (if) we make this move, it's going to be a whirlwind! Anyway, if we can visit, lets do. OK? Robby MerlinManufacturing (2/19/2007)
Question: I'll have Angi rebid,,,Larrbo (2/19/2007)
Question: hi Ronny, This is Angi here for Larrbo! I just wanted to explain what he was thinking in regards to making it easier to communicate directly. if you go ahead and accept our bid right now even before knowing what your bank is going to say we can talk on the phone. he will be in the neighborhood tomorrow afternoon if you wanted to meet face to face and discuss logistics of the move. then, if your bank doesn't happen to come thru for you we can just mutually retract the bid, no harm done to either one of us. this way we stay w/in the bounds of the uship rules! makes sense? let us know! thanks! larrbo (2/19/2007)
Response: Hi, Angi. Makes perfect sense! Consider your bid accepted. Thanks. (oh, and my name is:) Robby lol (2/20/2007)

Bids on this shipment:

BidBid DateService ProviderService TypeModeStatus / ReasonDetails
$1,800 2/19/2007 larrbo2 (7550+ positive feedback)Bronze Power Provider -not specified- ? -not specified- Match Cancelled View Details
$1,725 2/19/2007 freighttec (3725+ positive feedback) -not specified- ? -not specified- Declined / Accepted another bid View Details
$1,800 2/15/2007 larrbo2 (7550+ positive feedback)Bronze Power Provider -not specified- ? -not specified- Expired View Details
$1,750 2/14/2007 13enterprises (133100+ positive feedback) -not specified- ? -not specified- Declined / Accepted another bid View Details
$1,750 2/14/2007 GETERDUNJ (0) -not specified- ? -not specified- Expired View Details
$1,800 2/11/2007 larrbo2 (7550+ positive feedback)Bronze Power Provider -not specified- ? -not specified- Expired View Details
$1,725 1/22/2007 freighttec (3725+ positive feedback) -not specified- ? -not specified- Expired View Details
* All Bids are rounded up to the nearest dollar for display purposes