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Title: Transporting a camper trailer
Post by: Scruffnz on June 16, 2014, 12:30:58 PM
I was wondering if anyone has any idea who and or how much roughly it would cost to get a camper trailer from Brisbane to Townsville?

The reason is after a couple months looking, there has been very little that's attracted our attention in the second hand market from Cairns to Mackay but there's has been a lot around the Brisbane area.

cheers
Title: Re: Transporting a camper trailer
Post by: rodsswag on June 16, 2014, 01:15:59 PM
At work the company we use cost $770 inc gst.
Door step to door step.

PM me if you would like the details.

 :cheers:

Rod......
Title: Re: Transporting a camper trailer
Post by: KieranR on June 16, 2014, 10:21:35 PM
Take a couple of days off if you can and make a family trip of it and drive down and use it on the way home, nice weather for it.  we've driven to Brisbane from Townsville a few times to collect purchases etc.
Title: Re: Transporting a camper trailer
Post by: Scruffnz on June 17, 2014, 07:43:20 AM
we have considered that KieranR, but that 770 transport cost is less than a few days wages......

im going to hold off longer and see what happens, there must be a nice one come up for sale up this way at some stage.
Title: Re: Transporting a camper trailer
Post by: speewa158 on June 17, 2014, 07:48:46 AM
What about a part deliver from the vendor  .  :cheers:
Title: Re: Transporting a camper trailer
Post by: HEM19X on June 17, 2014, 07:50:21 AM
Have you sussed out Qld Rail?
Title: Re: Transporting a camper trailer
Post by: Dion on June 17, 2014, 09:48:36 AM
Have you sussed out Qld Rail?

Would the trains have a 50mm ball or a Treg?   ;D

On a serious note, as far as I know they won't take "unaccompanied" trailers.

Title: Re: Transporting a camper trailer
Post by: Pipeliner on June 17, 2014, 10:01:34 AM
When we had a breakdown in Mt Isa some years ago we arranged for the trailer to be brought back to Brisbane as a backload on a car transporter - cost about $850 from memory.  Phone the Townsville car dealers and find out which company delivers cars to them, then ask for a backload price.
Title: Re: Transporting a camper trailer
Post by: KieranR on June 17, 2014, 10:21:07 AM
we have considered that KieranR, but that 770 transport cost is less than a few days wages......

im going to hold off longer and see what happens, there must be a nice one come up for sale up this way at some stage.

Fair enough mate, i sold my camprite locally only a few months ago.