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Roll On Roll Off Shipping - damage

Started by StephenSLR , Nov 29 2011 12:13 PM

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#26 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 30 November 2011 - 09:10 PM

The 2.5T rating would be a staic rating. If the vehicle was under a bit of un-expected force (see above images), then the load could well go above the said rating.

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#27 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 30 November 2011 - 10:02 PM

At 10 G???

yeah, if the ship was on its side, perhaps, but general seas???

Even the ship on its side, generally ships dont fall over to one side quick enough, and then stop fast enough on a dime at a certain angle, to make close to the force required......

Edited by Bomber Watson, 30 November 2011 - 10:03 PM.

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#28 el_jay_72

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Posted 30 November 2011 - 11:48 PM

I had my car come off of a car trailer a couple years back with 8 2.5 tonne straps on it and every single one snapped. These were all top quality brand as well.

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#29 _rogered_

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Posted 01 December 2011 - 04:18 AM

http://www.3news.co....55/Default.aspx

as we speak

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#30 _LS1 Hatch_

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Posted 01 December 2011 - 09:49 AM

I guess the moral to the story is problems can happen no matter what, and it's just a matter of trying to take as much care and prepare as best you can if issues do come up.

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#31 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 01 December 2011 - 05:56 PM

I had my car come off of a car trailer a couple years back with 8 2.5 tonne straps on it and every single one snapped. These were all top quality brand as well.

Wow....

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#32 Toranamat69

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Posted 01 December 2011 - 06:22 PM

I used to ship big heavy stuff all round the world in my last job and we fitted 3 axis impact recorders. Although not common, I have seen in excess of 5G recorded during heavy seas and this is on a 200+ ton item - imagine those forces. I am sure you could get higher readings if you tried long enough.

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#33 2600s

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Posted 02 December 2011 - 08:30 PM

I shipped my 65 Nova over from the states earlier this year, car was placed in a container, no damage no drama's!!

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#34 dattoman

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Posted 02 December 2011 - 08:42 PM

My Cad came in a container too... a long one
Insured of course

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#35 enderwigginau

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Posted 02 December 2011 - 09:07 PM

My Cad came in a container too... a long one
Insured of course

Shit, did they have to weld two of the big bguckers together to get the length??

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#36 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 02 December 2011 - 10:06 PM

No, two side by side to cover it's big fat ass.

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#37 _Drag lc_

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Posted 03 December 2011 - 07:02 AM

i will check i think i have some pics from earlier this year we shipped the fed to Nz for some drag racing over there think there was like 5 cars in the one container i mustang 2 tbuckets 2 fed's the feds were on to of the others on a frame . no dramas there.

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#38 _Woodsy_

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Posted 03 December 2011 - 07:24 AM

its a shame to see what happened to the trans am, but i do have to say that it was sex on wheels....

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#39 _LS1 Hatch_

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Posted 03 December 2011 - 02:22 PM

My Cad came in a container too... a long one Insured of course

I've shipped plenty of stuff bigger than your little Cad

Just sent a 26 foot sailboat actually...and have another just like it coming. Got a 21' wakeboard boat sitting at the warehouse now actually as well. (just had finished doing 6 containers and already have a couple worth of stuff nearly again)

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#40 _LS1 Hatch_

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Posted 03 December 2011 - 02:30 PM

Oh, and speaking of Cadillacs....just sent this too....

(no worries on the modifications...got an import approval with proof the work had been done before 1988)

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#41 A9X

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Posted 03 December 2011 - 02:53 PM

oh that is niiiice.

tissue box please

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#42 dattoman

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Posted 03 December 2011 - 05:05 PM

I want a sedanette

One day

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#43 gtrboyy

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Posted 03 December 2011 - 05:42 PM

Wow man.Years ago I used to work in Darling Harbour & Glebe on the RoRo ships & only one time during some very rough sees did they have 100+ brand new Vw's smashed to smithereens when a 30t machine broke loose on that deck sliding into all the cars.

Looks like the cars may not have been lashed down properly.Still a crap thing to happen & they should pay for it.

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#44 dattoman

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Posted 03 December 2011 - 07:24 PM

IF he had have had shipping insurance they would have

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#45 TerrA LX

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Posted 04 December 2011 - 02:41 AM

It was a very nice looking T/A, love the wheels... Nice Caddy too.

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#46 _LS1 Hatch_

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Posted 04 December 2011 - 03:17 AM

IF he had have had shipping insurance they would have

FWIW...last time I had a customer want it, it was for $20k and ran about $400 or so from memory..

The container lines are supposed to cover damage they cause anyways, like the T/A, but I guess fighting with them would be like fighting city hall....just banging your head against a wall over and over...

Oh, and on the Cadillac...it looked kinda cool from that distance, but did have some issues (the buyer in Oz paid for us to go look at the car a couple hours away before doing the deal directly with the seller here...so he is aware of it's issues and wanted it anyways)

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#47 _Dirty Deeds_

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Posted 04 December 2011 - 08:27 AM

FWIW...last time I had a customer want it, it was for $20k and ran about $400 or so from memory..

The container lines are supposed to cover damage they cause anyways, like the T/A, but I guess fighting with them would be like fighting city hall....just banging your head against a wall over and over...

Oh, and on the Cadillac...it looked kinda cool from that distance, but did have some issues (the buyer in Oz paid for us to go look at the car a couple hours away before doing the deal directly with the seller here...so he is aware of it's issues and wanted it anyways)

In 2010, I shipped a 66 Mustang.
Insurance was approx $700 for $35k.
We used a container and it was well and truly strapped down ( and covered in plastic ).
No damage.