Holy crap, that's a toothbar! What happened, they ran out of 1.5" steel plate and you had to back it down to an inch? That thing is THICK compared to the others I've seen.
Same here. With a few exceptions, 3-4 times in the past I've gotten 15K+ lbs of stuff at one shot, then, yeah, put it on the truck and bring it to me! Otherwise, as long as my trailer can hold it, and my (EA!) pallet forks/tractor can lift it, I'd much rather them hold it at the terminal and let me swing by, fork it into my truck/trailer and then unload it at home. It's way more convenient for me, and likely for the shipping company too. Of course, you need a tractor, a trailer (or truck big enough to hold whatever ya bought) and pallet forks. But, if you have those things, yeah, all day long, I'll come to the terminal!
The first order I made with EA, I paid the residential delivery fee. That order had my pallet forks in it. And that's the last one I've ever paid. I even picked up my Titan rear blade at the shipping depot, and let me tell you, that was a handful, both for them to get on the trailer and for me to get off. But it would have been nearly as bad if they brought it to me, and, like the above poster said, then I'd have to sit around all darn day and wait, keys at the ready, for the delivery guy to arrive.
I tell everyone who cares to listen, those simple little pallet forks, almost an "add on" to my order with EA (why not, everyone tells me I'll use them, not that pricey, not sure why I need them though) have saved me so much time, money, effort, and painkillers. No, it's not my favorite implement to use, not very exciting and not very sexy. Stupid things don't even move or have a hydro cylinder to break! But, what a money saver they've been, and they are just so darn useful. All my wood goes into IBC cages, all my lumber (for woodworking) is on home build pallet racks (note to self, walnut is VERY heavy, do not overload!), all my moderately heavy tools (gas air compressor, vibratory compactor, etc) lives on pallets and gets moved where I need them without lifting anything. And it's a heck of a lot more comfortable cutting wood at waist height than on the ground, so I lift up logs with them and saw away all the time. I'm a believer, and yes, I have a grapple too, and it's real useful, but it cost many times what a pallet fork did, and it's never gonna make me money like those forks do.
Sorry, bit of a tangent, but, a little related. And my forks are EA, so this is my way of saying "thanks" to the great folks who made them, I've done real dumb things with them, and they barely look used. If shipping charges are pissing you off, get a set of forks and stop being mad.
