SANZOZ Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Hi there. Yes I am a chick and I know nothing about this stuff.... but I have to hire a ute to pick up a slide that we bought on ebay. Its only 10km away from us and we only paid $60 for the slide so I am not keen to spend a whole lot on the transport but if anyone could give me a recommendation of a place I can call, that would be great! I have tried a few now with no success (no answer on most of them and some are just too far away to be logical)Any help would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SASydneysider Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Hi SANZOZ,If you have a towbar on your car, you can hire a trailer at one of the petrol stations close to you. A trailer would be much cheaper than a ute. For a ute, you can try your closest Bunnings.SAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANZOZ Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Unfortunately neither of our cars have a towbar I will try out Bunnings later today, thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMupersan Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Go to the trade counter at Bunnings and, while there are other tradies around, ask the person at the counter if they know of anyone with a ute who'd be prepared to transport something in exchange for beer. Not sure what the preference is in Sydney, but here in Canberra, VB is widely accepted. There really is a beer economy in Australia! You'll be amazed at how much work on building sites gets exchanged between trades for beer. If there are no bites at Bunnings, try just stopping at a construction site where you can see some utes parked outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Where do you live? Is there not maybe a fellow fourmite in your area with a UTE and an empty beer fridge?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANZOZ Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Ha ha.... Well let's find out!! We are in Castle Hill close to Baulkham Hills. The slide needs to be picked up in Kellyville Ridge. Anyone need to stock up on some beers for the final? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rozellem Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Perhaps have a tow bar fixed onto one of your cars and rent a trailer from Bunnings. I mean, wouldnt the tow bar be a sort of "investment" for the future? Thats if you dont get any responses. Our slide/climbing frame could dismantle into small pieces. We tranported it in a friends Pajero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SASydneysider Posted October 22, 2011 Report Share Posted October 22, 2011 I noticed today the ute hire at Bunnings is $65 for 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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