Looking for one last favor or advice from my good friends on canreef
 

Hey guys so I'm wondering if anyone knows how I can gt my stuff home for cheaper then I can find. Basically it's minimum 5000 for a uhaul and around the same for trained. Does anyone know a way cheaper mAybe some truckers who make the trip reguraly or some one who has room in a trailor. I really want to take my stuff like tools some sentimental stuff and my tank etc. But at 5000 it doesn't seem worth it unless I can find it cheaper.someone pls help me here or point me in the right direction???thanks agin guys your all awesome:):)

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Depending on sizes and weights maybe look at shipping Canada Post or Greyhound? I have a sneaking suspicion that you'll find it more cost effective to sell off a lot of stuff and buy again when you get to wherever you're going.

Canada post isn't that cheap.

Talk to Mikey... maybe he can hook you up on an Army transport. :razz::razz:

I'm hoping to find a trucker who makes the trip and may have an empty or half full load, I'm trying not to leave or sell the last of my stuff but not looking good i have ads on kijiji etc ... There has to be a better way some sort of something lol:) thanks guys any advice Incan get really helps as I need to make an immediate decision:)

Sure a train is that much? I shipped a car from Manitoba to Vancouver and it had it's own container all to itself and it was only like $900 or so.

Good luck, I've had friends make the move from Newfoundland to both Alberta and BC and its cost them upwards of $10K. Moving costs are insane, that $5K sounds like a sweet deal!

Have you thought about doing Uhaul but not leaving the truck in Newfoundland...instead taking back to the mainland where the drop-off charge might not be as big. Assuming Newfoundland is home.

can your vehicle tow a uhaul trailor?

$1400 for a 5x10 trailor or 6x12 trailor for the same.

Had A friend who moved out east, he bought a trailer for much less than 5k and then sold it to someone else who was moving out here...

Also don't look online, call them in person. I rented a 8x10 and it was a fraction of what it said it would be online.

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I used the train to ship a steamer trunk from Calgary to Vancouver for a reasonable price.

Look into buying a used cargo trailer. Sell it when you get home. You may actually get more than you paid if you score a good enough deal.

Try the train again.

I have helped friends build crates before. Take a skid, nail some plywood around it. some 2x4's in the corners for support, and you're good to go.

Mark what side you put on last. It makes opening it easier later :)

Depending on the size of the items your sending, you can add shelves into this box too. When you call them to pick up the crate, be very specific that they need to bring a pump truck, and a truck that will suit your loading conditions (if your doing this from a driveway, they need a lift on the truck)

Watch out for trucks, I work in the industry (used to throw freight now Im a commercial transport mechanic.) They charge by weight or footprint, whatevers bigger and no one, not the guy throwing the freight or the truckdrivers are particuallarly nice with the stuff. Id get another quote on the train too, seems like 5000 for train is steep. That or the trailer idea, its always handy having that around, and its not like your giving your trailer back when your done either. Half of 5000 and you could snag a sweet deal on a very reasonable trailer and with U-hauls reputation the trailer youd buy would probably be way more reliable.

problem with the train is it doesnt go to newfoundland as there are no trains that far east, but as luck would have it i got a message from a moving company they say 2400 all in all fees waved as hes going that ways anyways...includes insurance etc.

then another guy messaged me and said hed do it for 2000 so im trying to get an exact amount on the stuff im taking and hes gonna get it to me in writing as i know people who got screwed before with hidden fees and what not.

both of these companys say i need to insure it and no manual lifting will be done on the tank it will be crated and padded and put on a pallet and lifted by forklift and if anything happens to it they give me the 1000 for damage....insurance cost 100 and because of my tank is such a special request they wont do it without the insurance and i wouldnt even consider it without anyways lol both companys had the same answer for this. so tonight i go to bed with no solid answers but it looks alot better than it did today.


the first guy allows 2000lbs of stuff for 2400 the other guy has 7000lbs of space free for 2000 i hope its not to good to be true.the second company is 2 guys with big hearst so they are a popular moving company.im awaiting his response

DO NOT use 2 small men with big hearts.
I thought that being a larger company that my stuff would be in better hands than some of the cheaper independent movers Id looked at.

WRONG

I had a brand new sectional couch that during a move from New West to Coquitlam (so within the GVRD) they actually DRAGGED it across the ground, scratching the leather something awful.

The driver also ran up on the curb and ruined my lawn in addition to snagging my telephone line as his truck was too high while up on the curb and took out my phone and internet...

I had insurance with them and refused to pay them anything until they'd fixed it...
They told me that the phone line was the telephone companies problem as the cable was simply hung too low...:idea:

They refused to admit they had done the damage to my couch until I started taking pictures of how the plastic they had wrapped it in was actually scratched right into the leather.

They would not replace it, they would only send it off to be fixed and refused to tell me where it was being done.
that took 3 MONTHS and when I got it back, the frame was so loose from all their rough handling that I had to put it in a corner so it doesnt look crooked.

These guys were rude and could care less about anything and this attitude started at the very top...

The guy who runs their operation here in Van actually called my mom a female dog (the b word, yes) while on the phone with me.
He would NEVER agree to meet me in person and was never in the office the 2times I stopped by to ask where my couch was.

DO NOT USE 2 SMALL MEN WITH BIG HEARTS

dont believe me?
check the BBB

How much stuff do you have and what's it worth? Might be better to sell everything and start over, you can buy used furniture and whatnot when you get down there. May cost less than $5000.

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I have sent you a PM on this as I have relatives in moving business in NL.

That's insane. Hard luck with those guys huh? Sounds more like 2 Small men with Smelly Farts might be more appropriate. Ha ha!

Ive heard some rumbling to the same kind of treatment that Goby had. I didn't have any details so didn't mention anything before. Guess I did hear right... :sad:

I seen it was mentioned buy a used cargo trailer and when you get moved sell it get your money back