Drop in for a natter about anything French related.Hi. I have the opportunity to buy an engine for an old bike that I'm restoring, at a low price. The problem that I have is that the motor is in the Buches du Rhone and we're in La Creuse. I can't collect it, so I need a transporter. The motor weighs about 50 kilo. I've had a quick look and it appears that it'll need to be strapped to a pallet if I want one of the major carriers to collect it. I don't think that I can rely on much help from the seller.
My question is, whether anyone knows of a smaller transporter that might be more flexible and charge less than 100€.
Any suggestions will be appreciated and gratefully received.
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Char
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My Husband asked me to post the following question.
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Blaze
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Unfortunately a return trip for the transporter will always cost more, particularly if the return trip is empty (unless you are lucky enough to be a part load).
Do you have a bike dealer in the area who could recommend someone ? Any other bike enthusiasts in the area ?
Do you have a bike dealer in the area who could recommend someone ? Any other bike enthusiasts in the area ?
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50kg weight essentially means it must be transported so that it can be loaded and unloaded without the need for unassisted manual lifting - European safety regulation*. So a pallet is likely to be the only way.
* The days when millers, coal merchants etc would handle one hundredweight sack (50Kg) have long gone - along with the hernias and back issues.
* The days when millers, coal merchants etc would handle one hundredweight sack (50Kg) have long gone - along with the hernias and back issues.
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Sorry and to add: The pallet means you will need a transporter with a tail lift and a pallet truck, so a man with a van is probably out of the question - sorry.
You might try GLS, though they cause me endless grief by delivering to the pointe relais and not to our house.
You might try GLS, though they cause me endless grief by delivering to the pointe relais and not to our house.
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Why not just drive down?
A 50kg bike engine will go in the boot of a car and be strapped down. Surely the seller can arrange some help lifting it?
A 50kg bike engine will go in the boot of a car and be strapped down. Surely the seller can arrange some help lifting it?
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The OP probably has a very good reason for saying he can't collect it. Why on earth should it matter ?
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That's what transporters are there for - to deliver goods that the purchaser cannot collect.
It might be 20000l petrol from a refinery. Customer does not have a tanker to collect.
It might be a book from the Amazon warehouse. Customer cannot be @r5ed to travel the length of France for just one book or indeed probably a whole box full. Anyway it is "free" delivery.
Perhaps I should advise all of my friends that this years Xmas cards are all "customer collect".
La Poste is just a transporter in this respect.
Now there's a thought. It would save a fortune in postage.
It might be 20000l petrol from a refinery. Customer does not have a tanker to collect.
It might be a book from the Amazon warehouse. Customer cannot be @r5ed to travel the length of France for just one book or indeed probably a whole box full. Anyway it is "free" delivery.
Perhaps I should advise all of my friends that this years Xmas cards are all "customer collect".
La Poste is just a transporter in this respect.Now there's a thought. It would save a fortune in postage.
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Misunderstood wording of question.
As you were.
It sounds like OP needs the French equivalent of Palletline.
As you were.
It sounds like OP needs the French equivalent of Palletline.