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Post by JIDiesel on Nov 6, 2014 14:45:14 GMT
I am picking up my frame from the local hub tomorrow. We'll see what it looks like. Good Luck. hope it goes well. |
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Post by clintavo on Nov 6, 2014 19:42:45 GMT
The UPS semi driver was really nervous about fitting the chassis on the lift gate. He suggested it would be safer to pick it up from my local hub and put it on a flatbed truck. Any tips? I drove trucks with lift gates before, I can see what the driver is nervous about. Most truck gates are only 6.5 ft and the chassis on pallet is much longer. It would be hard to balance the pallet on the gate and lower it without one end possibly striking the truck on the way down. The chassis is very light when off the pallet, 2 guys can pick it up easy. I would venture to say if you have 4-6 guys you could lift the chassis with the pallet. Otherwise if the hub is close to you. rent a 6 x 12 uhaul open or enclosed trailer for the day. Get your frame home and get started building! Good luck OK, that's what I'll do. Thanks! |
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Post by JIDiesel on Nov 7, 2014 2:17:15 GMT
any pictures yet???
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Post by clintavo on Nov 13, 2014 21:06:20 GMT
Spoke to Kevin yesterday. They received the chassis, and will ship it back out next week. On a side note, I was just on Angeles Forest Highway, and met Steve Sutcliffe. Super cool guy.  |
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Post by jwagner on Nov 13, 2014 22:15:54 GMT
The UPS semi driver was really nervous about fitting the chassis on the lift gate. He suggested it would be safer to pick it up from my local hub and put it on a flatbed truck. Any tips? When mine arrived on the lift gated truck, we pulled the pallet out of the truck far enough to rotate it 90 degrees to sideways before he lowered it. To do that, one of the wheels had to come completely off the lift gate and I had the job of holding the thing up so it didn't tilt down and come crashing off the gate. I had real concerns about the whole thing, but it worked and the driver helped me roll it down the driveway and into the garage. |
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Post by montgom on Nov 14, 2014 0:40:27 GMT
All that is needed is pictures. :-)
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Post by clintavo on Nov 14, 2014 4:37:18 GMT
The UPS semi driver was really nervous about fitting the chassis on the lift gate. He suggested it would be safer to pick it up from my local hub and put it on a flatbed truck. Any tips? When mine arrived on the lift gated truck, we pulled the pallet out of the truck far enough to rotate it 90 degrees to sideways before he lowered it. To do that, one of the wheels had to come completely off the lift gate and I had the job of holding the thing up so it didn't tilt down and come crashing off the gate. I had real concerns about the whole thing, but it worked and the driver helped me roll it down the driveway and into the garage. I was planning something similarly perilous, but it will be much safer to pick it up at the hub. |
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Post by ashneyder on Nov 14, 2014 16:50:54 GMT
I picked mine up from the hub last Friday, and it was in a very good shape overall.  The gash in the back was from the dock workers trying to figure out what that rhino looking thing was  They asked me, since they couldn't figure it out. The guy tried to lift it with a short folk, but I asked them to use the long one. Didn't look like they use those a lot, since it kept stalling every 20 seconds. Other than that it was pretty uneventful. The casters on the bottom definitelly made it easier to maneuver once we got home.   |
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Post by ashneyder on Nov 14, 2014 16:54:51 GMT
When mine arrived on the lift gated truck, we pulled the pallet out of the truck far enough to rotate it 90 degrees to sideways before he lowered it. To do that, one of the wheels had to come completely off the lift gate and I had the job of holding the thing up so it didn't tilt down and come crashing off the gate. I had real concerns about the whole thing, but it worked and the driver helped me roll it down the driveway and into the garage. I was planning something similarly perilous, but it will be much safer to pick it up at the hub. In my case I wanted to pick it up from the Hub for two reasons. I can inspect it there before picking it up, and it saved me $160. |
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Post by clintavo on Nov 14, 2014 21:08:31 GMT
Nicely done. I wonder if I should contact Exomotive about a discount to ship it to the local hub?
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Post by linuxd00d on Nov 19, 2014 3:31:33 GMT
Nicely done. I wonder if I should contact Exomotive about a discount to ship it to the local hub? Like aschneyder said, it saves approx $150. Minus the cost of driving around from UPS depot to UPS depot in a rented truck with 2 helpers while the UPS folks try to figure out where they lost your Exo. |
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Post by montgom on Nov 19, 2014 16:49:07 GMT
Inspecting at the hub is a great idea!!!
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Post by clintavo on Dec 16, 2014 18:20:29 GMT
I called the local hub yesterday to see if I could come pick up the chassis, stating that it would be difficult to fit on the lift gate of their truck. The lady recommended I wait and let it get delivered today. I wish I had gone there:    It looks like the ratchet strap was at the one spot that would cause damage. |
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Post by greg on Dec 16, 2014 18:24:56 GMT
So what are they going to do to compensate you for the damage?
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Post by JIDiesel on Dec 16, 2014 18:26:02 GMT
That sucks.
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They asked me, since they couldn't figure it out. The guy tried to lift it with a short folk, but I asked them to use the long one. Didn't look like they use those a lot, since it kept stalling every 20 seconds. Other than that it was pretty uneventful. The casters on the bottom definitelly made it easier to maneuver once we got home.
