"Paul Buglass" wrote in
message ...
Thanks Roger and Mike,

Both good area of exploration. I will try and talk to local hauliers
about "soft ground" suitable vehicles, and we have already started
approaching our local Army and TA organisations to see if they could
help. Something along the lines of a tank recovery vehicle to help tow
an ordinary hi-ab wagon over the grass would be very useful.

Many thanks for your ideas and information.
Mike's idea is very good. I should have 'thought' of this myself, since it
used to be a way of getting re-inforcing mesh laid on grass airfields.
Unfortunately, that last I heard, they had gone rather more 'commercial',
and were charging significantly for it... :-(

Very best wishes and clear, dark skies.
Good luck on getting the stuff moved. Presumaby if it gets any wetter, you
could instead start thinking about a hiab, on a raft!... :-(
Have you tried an appeal in a local paper?. If this is done 'right', and
you get a reporter to give you a good 'plug', you might find a haulage
company will be prepared to help a lot more, in exchange for it getting
reported how they have helped.

Paul B, York, UK - Vice Chairman York AS.
Best Wishes

York Astronomical Society
www.yorkastro.co.uk
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"Paul Buglass" wrote
in message ...
Hi All,

This may be a very long shot, but if we don't ask . . . . . . . :-).

The York AS needs to move a portacabin and a 40" steel shipping
container (empty), over about 100m of soft grass to what will become
our new YAS observatory site.

We can hire a hi-hab equipped wagon easily enough, but the problem is
the grassy ground is too soft to simply drive over.

We have looked into hiring "bog mats", also called "turf mats", but
they cost upwards of £800 to £1000 to hire, which we simply can't
afford..

We were wondering if anyone out there in UK Astronomy land can either
lend us some for a few days, or knows a man who can?

We would obviously take care of the costs and arrangements of
collecting and returning them, and distance is not too much of an
issue, and we would be eternally grateful if anyone can help in any
way.


Any ideas or offers gratefully received.


Very best wishes and clear, dark skies.

--

Paul B, York, UK. - Vice Chairman York AS.

York Astronomical Society
www.yorkastro.co.uk
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