A LITTLE TICKED OFF

[MossRoad]

It cost about $500.00 to have my PT425, 60" mower, 48" brush hog, 60" snowplow, large bucket, small bucket with teeth, pallet forks, loading ramps, extra mower blades, hydraulic filter and extra quick attach plate delivered to a trucking terminal in in South Bend, IN. 2 years ago. I specified that I wanted it delivered to the trucking terminal, so that I could pick it up at my convenience AND because I have no way to pick a 1200 pound tractor off the back of a semi truck, and/or no loading ramp that high. It would cost extra to have it delivered to my house in a truck with ramps to unload it. I knew this when I purchased, so it was no big deal.

 

[Bob999]

<font color="red"> Let me get this straight. When you order a PT and have it shipped, they don't unload it for you? They just show up (if possible) and it's up to the customer to get the thing off of the truck along with any accessories?

And getting the truck to show up at your door is an extra charge over and above the shipping costs?
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When I ordered my PT in May 2003 there were two shipping options offered: 1. a "custom shipper" that shipped on a trailer that included ramps for unloading the machine (like Charlie Iliff describes). This shipping option was a Tazwell local individual with a HD Pick up truck and large trailer.

2. a "common carrier" like Overnight that would be shipped in a semi trailer (like you described). The common carrier option was a "tailgate delivery". The receiver was responsiblie for getting the shipment off the tailgate of the truck.

It sounds as if you opted for the common carrier delivery. I know from other purchases that most common carriers will provide additional services for additional charges--services like a ground level delivery--this is usually in a truck that has a power lift gate and typically (but not always) smaller than the large semi-trailers used of long haul shipments.

Also, every contract I have seen for shipping puts the responsibility on the purchaser for ensuring appropriate access for whatever options are selected.

 

[toolz_not_toyz]

<font color="blueclass=small">It sounds as if you opted for the common carrier delivery. </font>

Me? No, not me! I haven't ordered anything. I'm on my multi-year (or until funds available) reconnaissance mission. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

This is interesting information about shipping though. I was wondering how the overnight express guys would get a PT off of the trailer and now I know! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Since I'm in Northern VA, i would probably just buy/rent/borrow hauling equipment to pick the stuff up from the HQ.

 

[RegL]

OK, I have calmed down now and have chalked it up as another one of those learning experiances. After a few calls to the dispatcher the trucks coming back this afternoon and try to get to my house. That kind of tells me the driver yesterday didn't try to hard. Wires are not all that low and if they can't deliver here, they can't deliver to half the streets in the country. At least after today I will have a better idea of what my shipping options are. By the way, when I bought the tractor and three attachments, there was no problem because I had it shipped private carrier. $700 didn't seem bad for $17000 worth of equipment but the lady at PT said it would run the same,even for one attachment and that would be to steep. I have to say, this does make that skid steer adaptor look more attractive, being able to pick up attachments locally. Anyway, I guess when this is all done, that big grin will return to my puss. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[landscapercarl]

Atleast when its delivered it will run. We had one delivered and it wouldn't even stay runing and had to get it fixed before we could try it out. Atleast those days are over with the Robin engines I hope.