drzura
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Removing a 40 ft shipping container off a truck
My buddy in San Diego knows where to purchase some shipping containers in Ensenada. I plan on having it delivered to San Lucas Cove. Now..... how
would I get the 40 foot container off the truck? Are there any businesses in Santa Rosalia that could remove the shipping container from the truck?
Thanks...
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woody with a view
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tie it to a tree and drive the truck away slowly until it tips. then a little slower until it drops off. hopefully, in the final location. should be
no problem....
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Bob and Susan
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just hire a "retro" (backhoe)
make sure he brings the chains
figure $50 bucks to set up and $50 an hour
maybe a 4 hour min
i have an experienced container removal guy here in mulege if you want a referance
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Very good idea...and it'll work.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
just hire a "retro" (backhoe)
make sure he brings the chains
figure $50 bucks to set up and $50 an hour
maybe a 4 hour min
i have an experienced container removal guy here in mulege if you want a referance |
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drzura
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I will definitely keep you and our contact in mind. I will be down in San Lucas the first week of May, so you may hear back from me. Thanks for the
input and assistance.
Damion
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
just hire a "retro" (backhoe)
make sure he brings the chains
figure $50 bucks to set up and $50 an hour
maybe a 4 hour min
i have an experienced container removal guy here in mulege if you want a referance |
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Are you making a concrete pads or just dropping it in the dirt/sand?
If your putting it on a pad you will need a crane, if its going in the dirt backhoe or front loader will work just fine. Also check with the transport
company or driver(some drivers will not work with back hoes, as they will not want to damage the deck of the truck.
Refrigerated Containers are the way to go, if you can find one.
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Cisco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sprocket
Are you making a concrete pads or just dropping it in the dirt/sand?
If your putting it on a pad you will need a crane, if its going in the dirt backhoe or front loader will work just fine. Also check with the transport
company or driver(some drivers will not work with back hoes, as they will not want to damage the deck of the truck.
Refrigerated Containers are the way to go, if you can find one. |
Just give one of the locals a fistful of money, tell him where you want it and to come tell you when it's done.
Don't go watch.
It will all be fine.
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Container weight
A 20 foot empty shipping container weighs about 4,850 pounds. A 40 foot empty shipping container weighs about 8,380 pounds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_container
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Terry28
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A tow truck should be able to pull it off...slowly
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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Does anyone have any recent experience buying and/or transporting sea containers in Ensenada or elsewhere in Baja (La Paz?). Gracias. I had U2Ued
the original poster a while back, and he had decided to build a block building instead, because purchase price for a 40 foot container was too high.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ElCap
Does anyone have any recent experience buying and/or transporting sea containers in Ensenada or elsewhere in Baja (La Paz?). Gracias. I had U2Ued
the original poster a while back, and he had decided to build a block building instead, because purchase price for a 40 foot container was too high.
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Of course he did. Cinder block buildings are way cheaper than buyin, transporting and setting up a shipping container for any distance.
And when you sell your lot and the buyer wants that ugly shipping container off his lot, what you gonna do with it??? 
Uh, you arent planning on living out of this thing, are you?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ElCap
Does anyone have any recent experience buying and/or transporting sea containers in Ensenada or elsewhere in Baja (La Paz?). Gracias. I had U2Ued
the original poster a while back, and he had decided to build a block building instead, because purchase price for a 40 foot container was too high.
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We are also looking for a 20' container in the Ensenada area. Cinder block isn't an option in this situation.
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I have seen some beautiful container homes, straw bales sides and roof for insulation then concrete or adobe mud plastered the bales...very
interesting...
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the Okie way..
High speed in reverse and stand on the brakes...works all the time!!!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajagrouper
I have seen some beautiful container homes, straw bales sides and roof for insulation then concrete or adobe mud plastered the bales...very
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who would live in a house made of shipping containers? crazy!
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Unrelated, but kind of related.
Several years ago, when I built my house in San Felipe, I build my house out of steel post and beam construction. When I built the roof over the
garage I made it into a party deck. I doubled up on the beams in order to support a large Jacuzzi spa. I also ran 220V to hook it up. So after
getting on craigslist I found a retired man in Fenix that had a 5 or 6 year old high end Jacuzzi brand spa. He was a retired maintenance man and left
it under a covered patio and took excellent care of it. I loaded it onto a car carrier and strapped it in for the haul to San Felipe.
Before I left I had 2 guys lined up to remove the spa on Saturday morning at 8. We arrived late Friday night and while eating dinner I ran into a
local who told me he could do the job on Sat morning as well. So, here I am 3 different guys ready to crane the spa up to the second floor.
Saturday morning 8 am, no one showed up, 9 am still nothing. 10 am, I see some dust coming down the road. Sure enough a 1974 Chevy flat bed that
looked as if it was a retired electric company utility truck. Sure enough, it was the guy I had met the night before. None of the other guys ever
showed up.
However, after seeing the truck, I was worried it would not be able to have enough hydraulic fluid to get the spa on the roof. Fluid was leaking
everywhere. However, after a few minutes and some bailing wire, it made it to the roof and to this day is still working well with a great view of the
mountains and ocean.
Good Luck
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