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Derek

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In moments of tired and emotionalness ( brought on by various ales on top of
the flu) I was considering a landy I know of in a pals field as a project .
I was wondering what sort of weight a swb chassis comes in at.
Derek


 
"Derek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In moments of tired and emotionalness ( brought on by various ales on top
> of
> the flu) I was considering a landy I know of in a pals field as a project
> .
> I was wondering what sort of weight a swb chassis comes in at.
> Derek
>
about 120Kg Two people can manage one ok.
Jon


 
On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:17:37 +0000 (UTC), "Jon" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>"Derek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:bPg%[email protected]...
>> In moments of tired and emotionalness ( brought on by various ales on top
>> of
>> the flu) I was considering a landy I know of in a pals field as a project
>> .
>> I was wondering what sort of weight a swb chassis comes in at.
>> Derek
>>
>about 120Kg Two people can manage one ok.
>Jon
>

They're a tad heavier if they've got engine and axles attached....

Alex
 

"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:17:37 +0000 (UTC), "Jon" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>"Derek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:bPg%[email protected]...
>>> In moments of tired and emotionalness ( brought on by various ales on
>>> top
>>> of
>>> the flu) I was considering a landy I know of in a pals field as a
>>> project
>>> .
>>> I was wondering what sort of weight a swb chassis comes in at.
>>> Derek
>>>
>>about 120Kg Two people can manage one ok.
>>Jon
>>
>
> They're a tad heavier if they've got engine and axles attached....
>
> Alex

Ah! but then you can fit wheels!
Jon


 

"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:17:37 +0000 (UTC), "Jon" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >"Derek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:bPg%[email protected]...
> >> In moments of tired and emotionalness ( brought on by various ales on
top
> >> of
> >> the flu) I was considering a landy I know of in a pals field as a
project
> >> .
> >> I was wondering what sort of weight a swb chassis comes in at.
> >> Derek
> >>
> >about 120Kg Two people can manage one ok.
> >Jon
> >
>
> They're a tad heavier if they've got engine and axles attached....
>
> Alex


LOL thanks Jon (and Alex :) ) I was looking at my options I have a handy
trailer so that weight looks nice and feasable saves having to borrow my
merc from work to do the business.
Derek


 

"Jon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:17:37 +0000 (UTC), "Jon" <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>"Derek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>news:bPg%[email protected]...
> >>> In moments of tired and emotionalness ( brought on by various ales on
> >>> top
> >>> of
> >>> the flu) I was considering a landy I know of in a pals field as a
> >>> project
> >>> .
> >>> I was wondering what sort of weight a swb chassis comes in at.
> >>> Derek
> >>>
> >>about 120Kg Two people can manage one ok.
> >>Jon
> >>
> >
> > They're a tad heavier if they've got engine and axles attached....
> >
> > Alex
>
> Ah! but then you can fit wheels!
> Jon
>
well yes maybe a bit more in there
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/derek.watts3/images/truck.JPG
trouble is lifting heavy stuff in ,the bed is just below chest height
Derek


 

>> >>> In moments of tired and emotionalness ( brought on by various ales on
>> >>> top
>> >>> of
>> >>> the flu) I was considering a landy I know of in a pals field as a
>> >>> project
>> >>> .
>> >>> I was wondering what sort of weight a swb chassis comes in at.
>> >>> Derek
>> >>>
>> >>about 120Kg Two people can manage one ok.
>> >
>> > They're a tad heavier if they've got engine and axles attached....
>>
>> Ah! but then you can fit wheels!
>> Jon
>>
>well yes maybe a bit more in there
>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/derek.watts3/images/truck.JPG
>trouble is lifting heavy stuff in ,the bed is just below chest height

Oh well, if that's how it's coming, expect it 3 days late and you'll
have to go to the nearest depot 30 miles away to collect it.

Alex
 

"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> >> >>> In moments of tired and emotionalness ( brought on by various ales
on
> >> >>> top
> >> >>> of
> >> >>> the flu) I was considering a landy I know of in a pals field as a
> >> >>> project
> >> >>> .
> >> >>> I was wondering what sort of weight a swb chassis comes in at.
> >> >>> Derek
> >> >>>
> >> >>about 120Kg Two people can manage one ok.
> >> >
> >> > They're a tad heavier if they've got engine and axles attached....
> >>
> >> Ah! but then you can fit wheels!
> >> Jon
> >>
> >well yes maybe a bit more in there
> >http://homepage.ntlworld.com/derek.watts3/images/truck.JPG
> >trouble is lifting heavy stuff in ,the bed is just below chest height
>
> Oh well, if that's how it's coming, expect it 3 days late and you'll
> have to go to the nearest depot 30 miles away to collect it.
>
> Alex
Cheeky monkey, thats an airfreight truck next day service to germany etc
bit unfortunate if you were only sending it to Solihull tho
Derek


 

>> >>
>> >well yes maybe a bit more in there
>> >http://homepage.ntlworld.com/derek.watts3/images/truck.JPG
>> >trouble is lifting heavy stuff in ,the bed is just below chest height
>>
>> Oh well, if that's how it's coming, expect it 3 days late and you'll
>> have to go to the nearest depot 30 miles away to collect it.
>>
>> Alex
>Cheeky monkey, thats an airfreight truck next day service to germany etc
>bit unfortunate if you were only sending it to Solihull tho
>Derek
>

Fantastic. Pity they couldn't get my parcel to go 100 miles in the
same time.....

Alex
 
On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 10:25:41 GMT, "Derek"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Cheeky monkey, thats an airfreight truck next day service to germany etc

As a complete aside...

Large engineering server chassis for monitoring environmental
conditions in an, erm, engineering environment. Went 'poof' due to
oil residue in the air intake to the PSU. Manufacturer acks a fault,
sends a new one - OVERNIGHT to UK - from JAPAN. Dispatched 13.20hrs
Arrived next day at 11.50hrs. How on earth is this 'possible'?,
especially when I can guarantee that between 10 and 15 percent of my
membership renewals will never arrive, at all - IN THE UK?!


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
 
On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:15:01 +0100, Mother wrote:

> Manufacturer acks a fault, sends a new one - OVERNIGHT to UK - from
> JAPAN. Dispatched 13.20hrs Arrived next day at 11.50hrs. How on
> earth is this 'possible'?,

Is that local times in both places? If so thats 30 1/2 hours for the
trip.

Dispatch time is 1320 Tokyo = 0420 UTC day 1
Arrival time is 1150 London = 1050 UTC day 2

24:00 - 04:20 + 10:50 = 30.5hrs (I think...).

Flying time from direct Toyko to London is around 12hrs leaving
18.5hrs to get the thing to and from airports etc. If the thing is
small enough to be carried on rather than checked that speeds things
up. There are always a few "courier" seats available for this sort of
small thing, or at least there were pre 9/11...

However did it *really* come from Japan or stock at a European or UK
base? The order may have been issued in Japan but these days a decent
stock system could dispatch from anywhere. A clever system would send
the nearest, a really clever system the quickest (which might not be
the nearest...)

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail



 
On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:51:34 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Is that local times in both places? If so thats 30 1/2 hours for the
>trip.

All local (UK) times, from the time of the call to ack dispatch.

It did have to come from Japan as that's the only place they had one
(these are a little unique), and they weight... well, I could only
just lift one (if it was the same as the one it were replacing).

I've known thing be held up in clearing for easily as long as it took
to get here.

I just thought it was incredible - and still do, that this type of
logistics is possible.


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
 

"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:51:34 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Is that local times in both places? If so thats 30 1/2 hours for the
> >trip.
>
> All local (UK) times, from the time of the call to ack dispatch.
>
> It did have to come from Japan as that's the only place they had one
> (these are a little unique), and they weight... well, I could only
> just lift one (if it was the same as the one it were replacing).
>
> I've known thing be held up in clearing for easily as long as it took
> to get here.
>
> I just thought it was incredible - and still do, that this type of
> logistics is possible.
>
It is we made a business of it for 24 years sadly now we are part of dozy
have loons so its just not the same . btw there are 3 different separate
service companies in the deutche post group DHL courier, DHL Express
(securicor) and DHL logistics - thats the folk who airfreight cars, aircraft
bits, car and truck parts etc etc around the world and no I dont get a
discount
Derek


 
On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:42:51 GMT, "Derek"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>It is we made a business of it for 24 years sadly now we are part of dozy
>have loons so its just not the same . btw there are 3 different separate
>service companies in the deutche post group DHL courier, DHL Express
>(securicor) and DHL logistics - thats the folk who airfreight cars, aircraft
>bits, car and truck parts etc etc around the world and no I dont get a
>discount

May have to bear this in mind for my .com interest :)


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
 

>>
>> >Is that local times in both places? If so thats 30 1/2 hours for the
>> >trip.
>>
>> All local (UK) times, from the time of the call to ack dispatch.
>>
>> It did have to come from Japan as that's the only place they had one
>> (these are a little unique), and they weight... well, I could only
>> just lift one (if it was the same as the one it were replacing).
>>
>> I've known thing be held up in clearing for easily as long as it took
>> to get here.
>>
>> I just thought it was incredible - and still do, that this type of
>> logistics is possible.
>>
>It is we made a business of it for 24 years sadly now we are part of dozy
>have loons so its just not the same . btw there are 3 different separate
>service companies in the deutche post group DHL courier, DHL Express
>(securicor) and DHL logistics - thats the folk who airfreight cars, aircraft
>bits, car and truck parts etc etc around the world and no I dont get a
>discount

I found out about the different divisons of DHL when i had to go drive
20 miles to collect a parcel, despite there being a huge new DHL depot
3 minutes from me in the centre of town....

Alex
 
Alex wrote:
t
>
> I found out about the different divisons of DHL when i had to go drive
> 20 miles to collect a parcel, despite there being a huge new DHL depot
> 3 minutes from me in the centre of town....

DHL couldn't organise a p*ss up in a brewery, (lost two payment cheques,
found one, denied it, presented it, then got cross 'cos it was stopped)
but then neither can TNT (critical shipment to ATLANTIC CITY, Not
ATLANTA or (aak) Fed Ex (Critical shipment to Egypt ended up in New
Zealand, and they wanted US to pay for the return) OR ParcelFarce ( new
tent from Utah, airmailed in MARCH arrived last week. ( Sat in
Manchester sorting office for around two weeks, clearly marked with our
(apparently non existent address) ...then returned by sea mail to the
US, we gave up, THAT came in by Fed Ex.) UPS won't carry our goods.


How can they ALL be incompetent ?

Steve
 

"Steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Alex wrote:
> t
> >
> > I found out about the different divisons of DHL when i had to go drive
> > 20 miles to collect a parcel, despite there being a huge new DHL depot
> > 3 minutes from me in the centre of town....
>
> DHL couldn't organise a p*ss up in a brewery, (lost two payment cheques,
> found one, denied it, presented it, then got cross 'cos it was stopped)
> but then neither can TNT (critical shipment to ATLANTIC CITY, Not
> ATLANTA or (aak) Fed Ex (Critical shipment to Egypt ended up in New
> Zealand, and they wanted US to pay for the return) OR ParcelFarce ( new
> tent from Utah, airmailed in MARCH arrived last week. ( Sat in
> Manchester sorting office for around two weeks, clearly marked with our
> (apparently non existent address) ...then returned by sea mail to the
> US, we gave up, THAT came in by Fed Ex.) UPS won't carry our goods.
>
>
> How can they ALL be incompetent ?
>
> Steve

heres a tip for you smallish parcels from the US - US Postal Service
global priority mail
http://pe.usps.gov/text/pub51/51tblb_001.html#vnameref_1
if it will go in a big jiffy bobs yr uncle you will need to fish about on
the website for details it's the one I use fairly quick and very
inexpensive.
Derek


 
On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:24:58 +0100, Mother wrote:

> I just thought it was incredible - and still do, that this type of
> logistics is possible.

I'm quite impressed as well. Shows what can be done if needs be (I bet
it wasn't cheap...)

I still find it moderately surprising when I can order something on
the web at 1900 and have it drop through the letter box 0900 the next
morning having come from the other end of the country.

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail



 
On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 23:22:37 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm quite impressed as well. Shows what can be done if needs be (I bet
>it wasn't cheap...)

T'wasn't something I thought prudent to ask. Mind, it costs 5K to get
Sat uplinking kit _anywhere_ in the world within 48 hours. Yes, I
really do mean _anywhere_ in the world...


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005
 
On or around Sat, 01 Oct 2005 23:22:37 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:24:58 +0100, Mother wrote:
>
>> I just thought it was incredible - and still do, that this type of
>> logistics is possible.
>
>I'm quite impressed as well. Shows what can be done if needs be (I bet
>it wasn't cheap...)
>
>I still find it moderately surprising when I can order something on
>the web at 1900 and have it drop through the letter box 0900 the next
>morning having come from the other end of the country.

had a box containing PSP5 delivered from the US in about 3 days a year or so
ago.
--
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Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young / In a world
of magnets and miracles / Our thoughts strayed constantly and without
boundary / The ringing of the Division bell had begun. Pink Floyd (1994)
 
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