mobile crane recommendations

[Jamesb4uk]

As above really,

 

I'm looking to come back in in the first week of July.

 

42ft boat weighing in at under 10 tonnes, verified by the lift out.

 

Just wondering if anyone in the South East knows of a good company to try?

 

Located currently in Chiddingstone, Kent & being lifted on to the Medway at Tonbridge, Kent.

 

previously used company were good, but at over £1500 for crane & flatbed seems a bit steep.

 

James

[Grace and Favour]

As above really,

 

I'm looking to come back in in the first week of July.

 

42ft boat weighing in at under 10 tonnes, verified by the lift out.

 

Just wondering if anyone in the South East knows of a good company to try?

 

Located currently in Chiddingstone, Kent & being lifted on to the Medway at Tonbridge, Kent.

 

previously used company were good, but at over £1500 for crane & flatbed seems a bit steep.

 

James

 

I reckon £1,500 is there or thereabouts to be honest, assuming you want to use a crane & transport company that have full transport (& lift) insurance, supply a banksman, and do the job properly.

[Jamesb4uk]

ahh fair enough - had no experiance of this before so didnt know if it was in the right ball park.

 

thanks

[Chris Pink]

best bet is to share cranage with a few people.

 

£1500 is steep, I would expect to pay under £1,000. Depends how far you have to move it.

[bizzard]

Although near Lichfield, Ray Bowern of Streethay wharf is able to arrange cranage and transport all over the country at reasonable prices.

[Chris Pink]

I'd be looking for someone with something like this;

 

http://www.spectrum-freight.co.uk/view_crane_vehicles.php?cid=31

 

Probably not a long enough bed but we have moved a lot of smaller boats with something similar.

[Jamesb4uk]

Is not far - on the map its 8 miles

 

i'll see if i can haggle with the drivers my boatyard owner used previously.

 

may beable to use a smaller crane this time too as i think it was a 15t one last time.

 

Thanks all

 

James

[micky44]

[/img][/img]Hi folks had my 46 foot craned out today and put on a wagon transported 5 miles, then lifted off, mamaged to share the costs with another chap who was ,doing the exact opposite, my bill came to £450. with regards to weight, what a surprise, the crane computer said 16 tonnes !i guess the deep draft 30 inch and the 15mm base plate were a major factor, the boat has ballast and engine bit not fitted out. bugger the phots have not come out, is there any 12 year olds who can fix this for me please, Edited May 25, 2012 by micky44

[Albion]

 

Any good? Got to go now 'cos I've got school this afternoon.

Roger

Edited May 25, 2012 by Albion

[micky44]

[/img] [/img]Ha Ha, the suns out, why not skip off school !before you do nip to school, sort these friend, i will buy you a bag of sweets Edited May 25, 2012 by micky44

[chazzy]

[Albion]

 

This is all very well for you but my teacher is not going to be amused at all. I may get a detention.

Roger

Edited May 25, 2012 by Albion

[chazzy]

use the photobucket img code

 

edited to remove duplicate post

Edited May 25, 2012 by chazzy

[micky44]

folks, i copy and paste in the last box on photobucket, then go to paste on add imagae, guess im not doing it right, is it somthing to do with img ???

[chazzy]

yes the last box on the photobucket list, try adding the link directly to the reply box. click on the preview post and you will see if it works

[Albion]

folks, i copy and paste in the last box on photobucket, then go to paste on add imagae, guess im not doing it right, is it somthing to do with img ???

 

You have too much image code: Strip the [ img]http:// and the [/img ] from the start and end of both your strings below for example and the photos will display correctly.

Edited to add that I've had to put an extra space inside the square brackets because the board software didn't like the image code as it was copied and pasted.

Roger

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Edited May 25, 2012 by Albion

[micky44]

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ha ha sorted, i guess its me that needs going back to school.

[bizzard]

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ha ha sorted, i guess its me that needs going back to school.

Is that Anode painted over? They say they don't work if painted.

[micky44]

[/img] nope, jut a shadow !

[bizzard]

[/img] nope, jut a shadow !

Ah you've buzzed it off or it was in deep shadow.