Tips for transporting a washer and dryer on their side

[muzician21]

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?

[JimT]

"muzician21" <muzic...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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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.

[LouB]

Avoid large potholes!

[dpb]

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.

--

[notbob]

On 2010-04-13, dpb <no...@non.net> 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

[harry]

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.

[harry]

On Apr 13, 6:40�pm, muzician21 <muzicia...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Ah just noticed. Do NOT transport them on their side. They are sure
to be damaged even with the shipping bolts.

[JimT]

<sa...@dog.com> wrote in message
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> 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?

[Jules Richardson]

Particularly if they can't reach orbit safely!

[DerbyDad03]

On Apr 13, 2:33 pm, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:

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.

[hr(bob) hofmann@att.net]

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.

[Roger Shoaf]

"muzician21" <muzic...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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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.

[Slacker]

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.

[LouB]

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

[GregS]

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

[Slacker]

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...

[harry]

> return it when you bring the truck back...- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

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

[DerbyDad03]

On Apr 14, 3:21 pm, zekfr...@zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote:

$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?

[GregS]

In article <2379ed2e-9ce2-4150...@u21g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
>On Apr 14, 3:21=A0pm, zekfr...@zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote:
>> In article <hq4hh1$17...@news.albasani.net>, Slacker <ez...@beach.biz> 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.