Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

"muzician21" wrote in message
...
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?

I'd check with the owners manual. I know on my Duet if you don't tighten the
drum down first you can really f%$k it up. The transporting info is in the
manual.

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?

Avoid large potholes!

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?

If there's not an instruction for it, yeah, I have a tip--don't. Even
if have to rent a trailer or make other arrangements.

--

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

On 2010-04-13, dpb wrote:

If there's not an instruction for it, yeah, I have a tip--don't.

Why?

If a washer or dryer are so poorly designed/constructed they can't be
transported on their side, they're junk.

nb

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

On Apr 13, 6:40�pm, muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?

Most washers need transport bolts/bars to move them. However if
you're carefull you can get away with it. If it's a long journey, and
you have no bolts you can
(a) have a look at the back of the cabinet, there's usually two
threaded holes near the floor. If you look under the machine by
tipping it, you can usually see a couple of trunnions on the tub base
where the bolts engage. You can deduce from this what you need. Often
the bolts go from the back of the cabinet all the way to the front.
or
(b)take the top off the machine and wedge the drum with cushions or
similar. You need to be careful not to damage the wiring.
Just remember to take them out at the other end.

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

On Apr 13, 6:40�pm, muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?
Ah just noticed. Do NOT transport them on their side. They are sure
to be damaged even with the shipping bolts.

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

wrote in message
...
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:33:29 GMT, notbob wrote:

On 2010-04-13, dpb wrote:

If there's not an instruction for it, yeah, I have a tip--don't.

Why?

If a washer or dryer are so poorly designed/constructed they can't be
transported on their side, they're junk.

nb

How about being towed upside down underwater? Should they be designed
to withstand that too?


If you can't shoot them out of a cannon what good are they?

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:04:11 -0500, JimT wrote:

wrote in message
...
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:33:29 GMT, notbob wrote:

On 2010-04-13, dpb wrote:

If there's not an instruction for it, yeah, I have a tip--don't.

Why?

If a washer or dryer are so poorly designed/constructed they can't be
transported on their side, they're junk.

nb

How about being towed upside down underwater? Should they be designed
to withstand that too?


If you can't shoot them out of a cannon what good are they?

Particularly if they can't reach orbit safely!

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

On Apr 13, 2:33*pm, notbob wrote:
On 2010-04-13, dpb wrote:

If there's not an instruction for it, yeah, I have a tip--don't. *

Why? *

If a washer or dryer are so poorly designed/constructed they can't be
transported on their side, they're junk.

nb

I have a refridgerator with shelves and drawers that stay perfectly in
place as long as the unit is upright. Every time I lay it on its side,
they all fall off.

I guess it's junk.

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

On Apr 13, 3:34*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Apr 13, 2:33*pm, notbob wrote:

On 2010-04-13, dpb wrote:

If there's not an instruction for it, yeah, I have a tip--don't. *

Why? *

If a washer or dryer are so poorly designed/constructed they can't be
transported on their side, they're junk.

nb

I have a refridgerator with shelves and drawers that stay perfectly in
place as long as the unit is upright. Every time I lay it on its side,
they all fall off.

I guess it's junk.

Transport on the back rather than the side if there is a choice. I
would call the mfgr hot line and see what they say.

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

"muzician21" wrote in message
...
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?

The dryer should be OK but the washer might be a problem. I inverted one
once to work on it and all the oil leaked out of the transmission. The drum
inside is also mounted with springs and bouncing down the road with the drum
sideways might also cause some mischief.

Trailer or rent/borrow a truck or van.

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?


Buddy, pickup truck, six-pack and a pizza?

Failing that, if it's a local move, Home Depot rents a good sized truck
for $19 for and hour and a quarter.

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

Slacker wrote:
muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?


Buddy, pickup truck, six-pack and a pizza?

Failing that, if it's a local move, Home Depot rents a good sized truck
for $19 for and hour and a quarter.

Don't you need to buy something at HD to get that deal?

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

In article , Slacker wrote:
muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?


Buddy, pickup truck, six-pack and a pizza?

Failing that, if it's a local move, Home Depot rents a good sized truck
for $19 for and hour and a quarter.

That might be good. I rented a van at Uhaul for $20 a day and it
finally cost me $180 at the end of the day.

greg

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

LouB wrote:
Slacker wrote:
muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?


Buddy, pickup truck, six-pack and a pizza?

Failing that, if it's a local move, Home Depot rents a good sized
truck for $19 for and hour and a quarter.

Don't you need to buy something at HD to get that deal?


Not around here.

But if they do in your neck of the woods, just buy something--- and
return it when you bring the truck back...

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

On Apr 14, 11:58�pm, Slacker wrote:
LouB wrote:
Slacker wrote:
muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?

Buddy, pickup truck, six-pack and a pizza?

Failing that, if it's a local move, Home Depot rents a good sized
truck for $19 for and hour and a quarter.

Don't you need to buy something at HD to get that deal?

Not around here.

But if they do in your neck of the woods, just buy something--- and
return it when you bring the truck back...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Can't you just borrow a trailer from a nieghbour?

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

On Apr 14, 3:21*pm, (GregS) wrote:
In article , Slacker wrote:
muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?

Buddy, pickup truck, six-pack and a pizza?

Failing that, if it's a local move, Home Depot rents a good sized truck
for $19 for and hour and a quarter.

That might be good. I rented a van at Uhaul for $20 a day and it
finally cost me $180 at the end of the day.

greg

$180?

I rented an open landscaping-type trailer from U-haul for less than
$20 for the day. My son bought a riding mower at Sears (right next to
U-Haul!) and that was the cheapest way (other than driving it) to get
it home. That might work for the washer and dryer, as long as the OP
has pads and tie-downs available.

Of course, I already had a hitch and 2" receiver on my van, so it was
just "hook up and go."

Why did it cost you $180? Mileage?

Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side
 

In article , DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Apr 14, 3:21=A0pm, (GregS) wrote:
In article , Slacker wr=
ote:
muzician21 wrote:
Going to transport a top load washer and front load dryer on their
sides in my station wagon. I believe new ones have a transport bolt
that holds things in place during handling, if I transport these on
their side, I assume the bolt is going to be long gone.

Any tips for transporting them like that?

Buddy, pickup truck, six-pack and a pizza?

Failing that, if it's a local move, Home Depot rents a good sized truck
for $19 for and hour and a quarter.

That might be good. I rented a van at Uhaul for $20 a day and it
finally cost me $180 at the end of the day.

greg

$180?

I rented an open landscaping-type trailer from U-haul for less than
$20 for the day. My son bought a riding mower at Sears (right next to
U-Haul!) and that was the cheapest way (other than driving it) to get
it home. That might work for the washer and dryer, as long as the OP
has pads and tie-downs available.

Of course, I already had a hitch and 2" receiver on my van, so it was
just "hook up and go."

Why did it cost you $180? Mileage?


Milage plus insurance.