hi,

sort of related to diy...

I've bought a cast-iron fireplace on ebay , horseshoe type (probably
re-production) with wooden surround and marble hearth and plan to pick
it up in my ford focus estate.
Now I'm slightly worried that it may be too heavy...

Anybody reassure me that I won't danage the suspension?

On Mar 23, 3:41 pm, wrote:
hi,

sort of related to diy...

I've bought a cast-iron fireplace on ebay , horseshoe type (probably
re-production) with wooden surround and marble hearth and plan to pick
it up in my ford focus estate.
Now I'm slightly worried that it may be too heavy...

Anybody reassure me that I won't danage the suspension?

How many people does it take to lift? Payload in my estate is about
600kg.

It might not damage the suspension but it might damage the trim etc

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hi,

sort of related to diy...

I've bought a cast-iron fireplace on ebay , horseshoe type (probably
re-production) with wooden surround and marble hearth and plan to pick
it up in my ford focus estate.
Now I'm slightly worried that it may be too heavy...

Anybody reassure me that I won't danage the suspension?


What distance we talking?

On 23 Mar, 16:02, "George" wrote:
wrote in message

ups.com...

hi,

sort of related to diy...

I've bought a cast-iron fireplace on ebay , horseshoe type (probably
re-production) with wooden surround and marble hearth and plan to pick
it up in my ford focus estate.
Now I'm slightly worried that it may be too heavy...

Anybody reassure me that I won't danage the suspension?

What distance we talking?

probably about 20 miles

"George" wrote in message
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wrote in message
ups.com...
hi,

sort of related to diy...

I've bought a cast-iron fireplace on ebay , horseshoe type (probably
re-production) with wooden surround and marble hearth and plan to pick
it up in my ford focus estate.
Now I'm slightly worried that it may be too heavy...

Anybody reassure me that I won't danage the suspension?


What distance we talking?



Used to go fishing every weekend in a 2002 Focus estate with two realy
heavey blokes and two medium weight,also with the holdhalls and 4 baskets.
That was from liverpool to shropshire,coming back home we got stopped by
traffic police saying I was doing abit of low flying lol

So 20 miles round trip I cant see it doing any damage to be honest, I would
think the marble will be heavier than the grate?
Just make sure it will all fit in though particulary the fire surround?

wrote:
hi,

sort of related to diy...

I've bought a cast-iron fireplace on ebay , horseshoe type (probably
re-production) with wooden surround and marble hearth and plan to pick
it up in my ford focus estate.
Now I'm slightly worried that it may be too heavy...

Anybody reassure me that I won't danage the suspension?

Ford focus is designed to carry 5 passengers (?) + luggage. Assuming 4
passengers each weighs 70 kg + 10 kg luggage that's a payload of 320 kg at a
conservative estimate.

Can't see your load weighing that much - if it does lifing it in will be the
problem.

You could always make two trips 1 with cast iron 1 with marble.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

wrote:
hi,

sort of related to diy...

I've bought a cast-iron fireplace on ebay , horseshoe type (probably
re-production) with wooden surround and marble hearth and plan to pick
it up in my ford focus estate.
Now I'm slightly worried that it may be too heavy...

Anybody reassure me that I won't danage the suspension?


No. it will be fine..I sold one on ebay (fireplace, not fiesta) and it
was about 35kg..certainly less than 5 people that a fiesta is allegedly
able to carry.

In article . com,
wrote:
I've bought a cast-iron fireplace on ebay , horseshoe type (probably
re-production) with wooden surround and marble hearth and plan to pick
it up in my ford focus estate.
Now I'm slightly worried that it may be too heavy...

Anybody reassure me that I won't danage the suspension?

Well, if it weighs as much as a car full of people, how are you going to
load it?

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*I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.

Dave Plowman London SW
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