Transporting long things
Discussion
We've got to shift a tipi - no problem thinks me, but then I realise that the poles are 7m long. How the f
k do you transport something like that? The rest of it will bundle into our Berlingo van, but having 2m of poles poking out over the front and the rear concurrently doesn't fill me with glee.
I've a couple of other ideas, but has anyone done similar and if so, how?
k do you transport something like that? The rest of it will bundle into our Berlingo van, but having 2m of poles poking out over the front and the rear concurrently doesn't fill me with glee.I've a couple of other ideas, but has anyone done similar and if so, how?
How far and how often?
I tend to just strap things to the roof of the car with ratchet straps. Have transported Sofas, building materials, and most recently a water rower machine (full of water) this way.
Granted none of them are quite 7M long and the longest trip I've done this way is about 20 miles, but if it was a short-ish or infrequent trip, I'd just strap it down, tie a bit of cloth on the sticky out bits and and get moving...
7M is only 1M overhang at both ends officer..
I tend to just strap things to the roof of the car with ratchet straps. Have transported Sofas, building materials, and most recently a water rower machine (full of water) this way.
Granted none of them are quite 7M long and the longest trip I've done this way is about 20 miles, but if it was a short-ish or infrequent trip, I'd just strap it down, tie a bit of cloth on the sticky out bits and and get moving...
7M is only 1M overhang at both ends officer..
Sideways Tim said:
Trailer is looking most likely, in the style of towing a boat with a long mast. However, it s knocking on a 500 mile round trip, so fuel and time costs are worth considering.
Shiply is working now and the first quote is £220. That doesn t seem like bad value to me.
Yeah that’ll be your cheapest bet by miles. Hiring a trailer plus the fuel will be a lot more than that. Shiply is working now and the first quote is £220. That doesn t seem like bad value to me.
If you have a roof rack then I'd just strap it on the top and carry on. Assuming a Berlingo is about 4.5m long then that only leaves 1.25 overhang at each end. That's well within legal limits assuming you tie a high vis marker to the end.
Also worth checking the pole doesn't split in two - the ones for our traditional canvas marquee do.
See screenshot of regs below.
Also worth checking the pole doesn't split in two - the ones for our traditional canvas marquee do.
See screenshot of regs below.
Edited by Snow and Rocks on Sunday 31st May 17:09
Snow and Rocks said:
If you have a roof rack then I'd just strap it on the top and carry on. Assuming a Berlingo is about 4.5m long then that only leaves 1.25 overhang at each end. That's well within legal limits assuming you tie a high vis marker to the end.
Also worth checking the pole doesn't split in two - the ones for our traditional canvas marquee do.
See screenshot of regs below.
Ohhhh that’s really interesting, thanks Also worth checking the pole doesn't split in two - the ones for our traditional canvas marquee do.
See screenshot of regs below.
Edited by Snow and Rocks on Sunday 31st May 17:09
Snow and Rocks said:
If you have a roof rack then I'd just strap it on the top and carry on. Assuming a Berlingo is about 4.5m long then that only leaves 1.25 overhang at each end. That's well within legal limits assuming you tie a high vis marker to the end.
Also worth checking the pole doesn't split in two - the ones for our traditional canvas marquee do.
See screenshot of regs below.
A berlingo either standard or lwb is around what you say 4500, so yes 1200-1300 hanging over front and rear.Also worth checking the pole doesn't split in two - the ones for our traditional canvas marquee do.
See screenshot of regs below.
Edited by Snow and Rocks on Sunday 31st May 17:09
I carry long lengths on my roof rack daily, albeit a lot longer van, I’m still wary of the rear even though it never protrudes more than 1000mm, so to go in a small van 200 miles with an overhang either end of 1200-1300mm I wouldn’t drive that.
You can strap as many hi viz vests to the rear overhang as you wish even if it’s under the length they’re required but if someone ploughs into it, your roof rack, roof, car body won’t be too happy either.
Also having an overhang protruding your front end is very difficult to judge if going on tight or bendy roads, the overhang is a long way forward of the front axle so take that into account as well when driving for 200 miles.
Plus there is not much of the actual pole between the two roof rack bars, so make sure you know how to tie stuff down tight or it will be bouncing over every pot hole in the road.
Thanks all. It’s a remote deal, so we’ve not even seen it in the flesh. I’m reluctant to rely on someone else’s guess work as to the dimensions and weight of it. All we’ve been told is ‘super heavy’ Now for me that’s 400kg, for my daughter it’s about the weight of a washing machine!
Looking like borrowing a trailer and loading as much onto that and sticking the small bits into the back of the Volvo. Berlingo has no towbar or roof rack either.
As much as I’d like to pay someone else to do the job, I think we’ll be happier doing it ourselves, at least we can think on our feet and make it work when we turn up and find it’s in the belfry of a 13th century chapel or some ste.
Keep the ideas coming though
Looking like borrowing a trailer and loading as much onto that and sticking the small bits into the back of the Volvo. Berlingo has no towbar or roof rack either.
As much as I’d like to pay someone else to do the job, I think we’ll be happier doing it ourselves, at least we can think on our feet and make it work when we turn up and find it’s in the belfry of a 13th century chapel or some s
te.Keep the ideas coming though
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