Tank Moving Service?

[1329eheim]

[FONT=&quot]Got a sweet price on a 180 gallon Marineland Monterey set-up from Tropiquarium in Ocean NJ, but the cost of delivery to Staten Island is $350! Anyone know of a service that may be able to do it for less? Thanks.[/FONT]

 

[skene]

Yeah... there is a service that can do it for cheaper than $350... It's called... "you haul".

 

[nyprdr]

lol... you-haul would be the cheapest way to go.. i have to move a 125g myself (well not all by myself) this weekend

 

[jaa1456]

Or get a friend with a pick up

 

[1329eheim]

Thanks. Afraid my you haul days are over. Too old and decrepit to be humping 180 gallon tanks around.

 

[skene]

Then just bribe your friends with beer and pizza.

 

[jaa1456]

Hire some people from here lol

 

[Custom05Taco]

[FONT=&quot]Got a sweet price on a 180 gallon Marineland Monterey set-up from Tropiquarium in Ocean NJ, but the cost of delivery to Staten Island is $350! Anyone know of a service that may be able to do it for less? Thanks.[/FONT]

That seems like a really good price. Your going from Jersey to Staten Island are tolls included in the price?

 

[jaa1456]

A whopping 12 dollar toll, lol and I think the price could be better, It takes what 20-30 mins to get to SI and not sure how far into SI he lives, but it can't be more than 15 minutes after the bridge.

 

[Custom05Taco]

A whopping 12 dollar toll, lol and I think the price could be better, It takes what 20-30 mins to get to SI and not sure how far into SI he lives, but it can't be more than 15 minutes after the bridge.

It depends on where the company is located it could be a lot more in tolls and your assuming he has a van or pickup, if its a commercial vehicle the toll is much higher.

I move stuff on the side mostly gym equipment and i would not even consider a move for less than that. I don't think there would be enough profit. He's not just driving the tank he loading and unloading carrying it to the home, down stairs, tight turns,traffic,labor costs you have to consider all of this.

 

[jaa1456]

Tropaquarium has their own vans to move things along with a crew. The GSP will have only one toll from the store to the outerbridge of a dollar. On the way back they will hit a toll of 1.50. As far as I can remember the Outerbridge charges by axle not buy commercial. So a van would run 12 bucks. Not sure what the fuel surcharge is, but I would do it for 200 tolls and gas included. Only problem is I don't want to be responsible for the tank. Not that I would be worried as I have moved larger tanks and plenty of them.

 

[Custom05Taco]

Wait is [FONT=&quot] Tropiquarium is charging you $350? That's to much i thought it was an outside company
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[jaa1456]

Oh I forgot to mention their crew gets paid for delivering a tank or for sitting in the back of the store.

 

[Custom05Taco]

yeah there goes the discount on the tank. Can you negotiate with them?