tractor on ferry...

crackcrack30

Can you drive a tractor onto a ferry (leaving hollyhead or Liverpool)

simx

crackcrack30 wrote: »

Can you drive a tractor onto a ferry (leaving hollyhead or Liverpool)

Im about 90% sure ya can

crackcrack30

Anyone done it , good or bad experiences? added ferry costs, customs ect.

bogman_bass

sounds like hardship to me! or have you a lorry waiting either end?

crackcrack30

Looking at tractors online in whales, spotted one that I might have a look at.

Its located <60k from ports so either do the deal for a drop to the ferry or drive it there....... would sort something out once in Dublin...or at worse tip away again handy...

delaval

crackcrack30 wrote: »

Looking at tractors online in whales, spotted one that I might have a look at.

Its located <60k from ports so either do the deal for a drop to the ferry or drive it there....... would sort something out once in Dublin...or at worse tip away again handy...

My neighbour does it all the time. I've no idea of costs etc. give stena a call

Sam Kade

crackcrack30 wrote: »

Looking at tractors online in whales, spotted one that I might have a look at.

Its located <60k from ports so either do the deal for a drop to the ferry or drive it there....... would sort something out once in Dublin...or at worse tip away again handy...

If the tractor is in a whale why not get him to swim over and spit it out

pakalasa

If you're doing it cover the whole thing in WD40 before the ferry. That salty air will have it covered in rust by the time you get it home.

moy83

pakalasa wrote: »

If you're doing it cover the whole thing in WD40 before the ferry. That salty air will have it covered in rust by the time you get it home.

Would it be that bad ?

pakalasa

You see all the time on Donedeal. UK registered tractors and the back ends covered in rust. At work we ship machines all over Europe and we always do this.

woodcock89

moy83 wrote: »

Would it be that bad ?

Where I work all the machinery going abroad is sprayed with grease film to stop the rust.

Jcb1968

I would drive it on, power wash when you get it home

delaval

Your not bringing it home in a row boat. Thousands of vehicles travel on the ferry annually and don't need to be protected from rust.

pakalasa

A can of WD40 isnt going to break the bank.:rolleyes:

Bodacious

crackcrack30 wrote: »

Anyone done it , good or bad experiences? added ferry costs, customs ect.

I bought my quad on eBay.co.uk, hired van to collect her from farm and bring her to Pembroke ... Drive her onto ferry with my duvet/ bag/ map etc strapped onto back. ! . Only E50!!! Had a buddy waiting at rosslare and straight into a waiting horse box !! Customs followed us out of the Port to see my paperwork as it looked kind of dodgy !! No reg on quad or anything

bob charles

Bodacious wrote: »

I bought my quad on eBay.co.uk, hired van to collect her from farm and bring her to Pembroke ... Drive her onto ferry with my duvet/ bag/ map etc strapped onto back. ! . Only E50!!! Had a buddy waiting at rosslare and straight into a waiting horse box !! Customs followed us out of the Port to see my paperwork as it looked kind of dodgy !! No reg on quad or anything

Looked kinda dodgie :D, alrite boss

Ferry will cost around 500 - 750 I would think for tractor, just going on truck prices

tabby aspreme

Take a look at Colleys Hire Pembrokeshire , they hire jeeps and transporter trailers , might do if tractor is not too big to get it to port, I think ferry companies charge on the length of the vehicle

Jonblack

ferry will cost about €200 if tractor over 1.8m high

moy83

Jonblack wrote: »

ferry will cost about €200 if tractor over 1.8m high

I got one brought from Wales to galway for €500 as a back load a couple of years ago . Id say that was pretty cheap if the boat alone would have costed 200

Sam Kade

moy83 wrote: »

I got one brought from Wales to galway for €500 as a back load a couple of years ago . Id say that was pretty cheap if the boat alone would have costed 200

You got a good deal there. I paid a man with a lorry to deliver a tractor 30 miles in 2004, he was charging me 150 and decided on 200 when he arrived with it.

gally74

Theres loads of loaders going back and forth specially onvthe cambridge auction run. Even check done deal it will justvfill upba load for them

adne

Bodacious wrote: »

I bought my quad on eBay.co.uk, hired van to collect her from farm and bring her to Pembroke ... Drive her onto ferry with my duvet/ bag/ map etc strapped onto back. ! . Only E50!!! Had a buddy waiting at rosslare and straight into a waiting horse box !! Customs followed us out of the Port to see my paperwork as it looked kind of dodgy !! No reg on quad or anything

Howd you work out with customs?

Bodacious

adne wrote: »

Howd you work out with customs?

no problem... I had ebay print out of purchase details, vendor phone number address etc think they just wanted to confirm that I hadn't lifted her in uk and brought it back on their watch