{"id":23980,"date":"2025-12-20T22:01:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T21:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-trike.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=23980"},"modified":"2025-12-20T22:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T21:01:23","slug":"its-happening-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.micro-trike.co.uk\/wordpress\/its-happening-3\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s happening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So far, so good. It&#8217;s all mine and paid for so now I&#8217;m just waiting for it to be shipped and arrive at Marseille.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m looking to clear it through customs myself without using an agent as there&#8217;s no duty to pay, just 20% VAT which I&#8217;ve already settled. I intend to pick it up from the port on a flatbed vehicle recovery trailer towed by my Kia as the crate only weighs about a tonne, so similar in weight to a car.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m assuming there will be loading facilities at the dock eg a large forklift, and the only information I don&#8217;t have is whether this will be free or chargeable. I&#8217;ve sent two enquiries to the port authorities using their contact form but have received no reply, so no surprises there then, as this is France.<\/p>\n<p>Does anyone know? If not I&#8217;ll probably have to give them a call.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a better machine than the original one I ordered which was never delivered and for which I was reimbursed. As shown in the video below, it has a hydraulic &#8216;thumb&#8217; (behind the bucket which is used for picking things up such as logs and rocks) whereas the other machine had a very basic mechanical one. It also has its hydraulic lines enclosed in its beam which makes them less likely to be damaged.<\/p>\n<p>I intend to build a &#8216;garage&#8217; for it before it arrives. It&#8217;ll just be a temporary structure with a wooden frame and tarp walls and roof covering but I don&#8217;t want it to be standing out in the weather in the open when it&#8217;s not being used. 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