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Hi Peter, I looked at the Chambers you bought on Ebay and it must be a "BZ". It has the plastic thermostat knob, the stovetop pilot ring, and the shield on the broiler burner. Looks like a good stove!
The OK&M Aristocrat has comparable numbers of ovens, top burners and broilers, but we prefer the design of top burners over the Chambers. The burners have better control of heat from simmer to full on. It uses the Harper Wyman two ring burners. A small ring of fire in the middle for simmering and an outer ring for hi heat. It has a griddle that is stored in a lower drawer. It works kinda like the Jennaire. You put it in place of the middle two burners when you want to use it, then store it away when not in use. Too bad Chambers & OK&M couldn't have gotten together to build a range with OK&M top burners and Chambers Cook with the gas off Oven!
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Hi Not an owner yet,
The URL that I use for Eric is: http://www.machinemover.com
This worked fine for me this AM.
Peter
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Ooops - fat finger typing will mess me up every time! Thanks - I got it now.
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Craters and Freighters estimates the cost of shipping my stove from Dallas at $920 (and once the stove is off the truck and on the sidewalk they are done with it).
Eric estimated the cost at $450 and has provisions that include moving the stove after it is off the truck.
Unfortunately (from my perspective) the seller will begin remodeling the garage where the stove is stored in mid to late October and Eric won't be able to get to it until November. The seller would be willing to keep the stove in the garage during the remodel until Eric can get to it. I have unpleasant visions of the BZ serving as a storage site for assorted skil 77's, sawzalls, framing hammers, nail guns, paint, etc. The cost of repairing any damage could easily exceed the difference in prices between Eric and Craters and Freighters. So at this moment, despite the substantial price difference it may be necessary to go with the higher cost option.
I would be grateful for any ideas that provide more economical solutions.
Peter
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aahh, the heartbreak of finding a 400 lb dream and getting it shipped! been there, done that.
well, congrats on joining the chambers "club"!!
not alot of risk leaving it where it is and waiting for eric (in my opinion). the only possible damage that could be incured is cosmetic. unfortunately thats the most expensive to repair. but, having said that, if the seller would place a cover (a bed sheet for example) over the stove, then a piece of 3/8 plywood over the top of that and a tarp to the floor covering everything, your stove would be safe.
50 bucks would more than cover his time and effort!
if the seller will give you alittle more time but eric still cant make the p/u, im heading to mcallen tx next month to pick up two stoves. i could p/u yours and put it in my heated shop in kansas until eric is ready. erics been here before and its on his regular route.
let me know if i can help
tom
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I have previously thanked Tom by e-mail for his generous offer (in the preceding post) to help get my stove from TX to CA, but since I am posting to this topic again it seems appropriate to thank him again for the amazing kindness of his offer.
I also hope to provide some other potentially useful shipping resources if someone needs to find a way to move a stove and can't do it with the help of friends and/or family.
The best resource I found was Uship (http://uShip.com). For those who are not familiar with uship the following may be helpful. This is an internet based auction service. An item for shipment is listed and drivers bid the amount that they would charge to carry the item. This was the service I finally used to arrange transport of the stove from Dallas to Los Angeles. The cost was $350 and the driver did a great job. He unloaded the stove with a pallet jack and moved it from his van to my garage. The stove was handled carefully and seems in good shape, though I haven't really had much of a chance to inspect it. The driver who moved my stove, Todd, had great references and can be found on the uship site as todd12770. One other driver also bid to transport the stove. If someone wants Todd's e-mail address just e-mail me and I will provide it. His availability is dependent on his schedule and itinerary.
A second resource that I explored was Sterling Van Lines (www.sterlingvanlines.com). This is a moving company that is willing to handle transportation of single items. Unlike the major van lines, they do not charge by the pound when moving individual items. They offered to move my stove for $660. They will pick up smaller items like an individual stove when one of their trucks travels a route that brings it close to the pick-up and delivery sites. You have to be flexible with respect to timing in order to use them.
In comparison to the two resources above, Craters and Freighters (www.cratersand freighters.com) offered to move the stove for $920. I am certain that they would have done a terrific job, but the cost was too high for me. There are some differences between Craters and Freighters and the other resources listed above. First, as their name implies, they will crate the stove and pack it very carefully. Everyone else uses stretch wrap and blankets/pads to protect the stove. Second, although they were going to use their own trucks to pick up and move the stove to their Dallas facility, transportation from TX to CA would have been with one of the large commercial carriers. They made it clear that the driver would off load the stove at the curb. Moving the stove from the curb to the kitchen or site of storage would be the responsibility of the recipient (though I was told that the driver would likely allow use of his pallet jack).
Eric who has been mentioned in prior posts has a great reputation and his price was very competitive (slightly higher than Todd, but probably owns his own van unlike Todd). I would have been happy to have Eric handle things, but wasn't able to wait until his route passed through Dallas.
Peter
