tinaj

Sorry meant definite!

The insurance is quite low with J Masons 2%.

mr mover

No the adelaide to bisbane ,was just , road/rail freight, based on a part container,full con, with packing included would reduce this cost per m3, your quote of $45us,was that through Excess baggage,co sounds like their rate?........... MM

mr mover

Suz, fishing gear is not a problem,as long as it has been cleaned,no bait remanants left on hooks, knives etc, remove and pack, reels, go down the local carpet sale place and get a center cylinder from a roll or carpet,[most places dump these] just put the rods in side ,and tape the ends up, mark them as fish/rods,we did a delivery from the states last saturday[texas] and i could not believe the condition of the whicker /cane lawn setting but it got through......just make sure it is totally clean [hi-pressure hose is good] no webs or insect larvae/snails etc ,and you should be ok................ MM

yafm

We were quoted 3250 from John Mason from Surrey junction 8 M25 to Sydney 70 k from Sydney centre. Note their insurance does not include for damp mould or electric malfunction otherwise they are not too far away from the cheaper quotes whose insurance does have the full cover.

Snitzy

You will be lucky to get 1000 cubic metres into a 20ft container as the record is only 28 and the norm is 20 !!

mr mover

jeeze i hope you mean 1000cu ft, imagine the poor buggas trying to get 1000m3 into a 20foot box:scared: 1000c,ft is 35cm3 which is the capacity of 1xdry goods container ,which is about the going rate , i think we run around A$8000, door to door full pack OZ to mainland U,K.................... :MM

mr mover

you would,nt get a job with us then , gen freight cont are around the 33/35 cm3 mark allowing for packing materials we would want 30m3 minimum,............ MM

Snitzy

Fair enough !
I guess your the expert especially with that name.
Although I only quoted what the guys in the export department told me but I stand corrected and shall inform them according !!

tinaj

Blimey they must still be working in imperial, I just assumed it would be metric. Oh well just shows you what a mess things are in over here. They can't even decide on the units to use!!

I am waiting for Doree Bonner to arrive, will let you know their quote.

Snitzy

Dear Mr Mover
I have been reliably informed that the max. a 20ft container can take is 33.18 m3.
Although this is not a workable measurement therefore expect less. 28 m3 is our packers record and apparently you couldn't get a fag paper inbetween.
Sorry to split hairs !

mr mover

what freight doe,s your xport dept load .?................ MM

Snitzy

All sorts in boxes and on pallets. Trouble is the inside of the container measures 7'8" x 7'x10" x 20' and the door size is smaller so you can't use boxes of theses dims.
Therefore you would need to get boxes that exactly meet these dims to get max load. But this is unlikely because if a box is 2' sq you lose 1.8sq feet at the end and top of the container. Worse still with pallets and then you have the situation were the container floor might be lined with pallets to incase of water leakage.
I realise you probably know all this so I want go into anymore anorak detail.
S.

mr mover

yes ,i see the problem , i could,nt figure were your guys are losing 5m3 of space , but once you palletise freight you lose a lot of room quickly .we dont have this problem we can just reduce our loading by dismantling items to make them fit , everything is wrapped in soft export wrap so as to wedge tightly , to prevent any movement ,rubbing due to freight movement ,being the biggest cause of damage in this industry............ MM

susette

Snitzy,

What company did you get this quote from? We don't have a huge amount of stuff, but all the quotes we keep getting so far are for 195 cubic feet in a shared container for £795. It seems quite a lot for approx 12 boxes, but then I have no idea of how big 195 cubic feet is.

Susette

susette

MM

Do you have any suggestions on how to get the best quotes from these companies? We don't have a huge amount of stuff and the first company suggested 195 cubic feet to us, I've based the rest on that size, but the quotes vary quite a bit.

Also I had a quote from excess for £795 for 175 cubic feet, and then 1st Contact £750 for 195 cubic feet, and then worked out from the email addresses and websites that they are both Excess....what's the deal here, is there room for bargaining with these guys?

One other thing is, we're in between homes at the moment anyway, so most of our stuff is aleady packed in boxes, but have our bed, tv and clothes and stuff to do. The quotes we got included packing and when I asked the lady what it would be without it she said £20 cheaper but our items wouldn't be covered by insurance, so she recons they would have to unpack everything and re pack them. Is this a load of B@££$\1]?

BTW, I have an estimator from Excess coming round tomorrow pm.

Thanks,


Susette