Dundee Tractor Facilities

jasbags · Post by **jasbags** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:32 pm

Hi everyone

Just wondering if anyone on here knows what time the tractor runs at Dundee Beach for launching and retrieving? Any idea on $$??

Also, is the person who runs the tractor contactable or do you just rock up and hope he's there?

Thanks / Jason

unseen1 · Post by **unseen1** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:17 pm

$20 launch and retrieve.

Starts at 7am .. finishes at 7pm? i believe.

fishfanatic · Post by **fishfanatic** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:38 pm

Unseen 1 is correct 7am to 7pm.
Call the Lodge of Dundee to find out his No if you wish to discuss other times...I know for a fact he does do "special" requests but for a special price

jasbags · Post by **jasbags** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:46 pm

ok great thanks guys

timwicks · Post by **timwicks** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:39 pm

The tractor driver is a true Dundee icon.

Chronic · Post by **Chronic** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:13 pm

fishfanatic wrote:I know for a fact he does do "special" requests but for a special price

Yeah its a great facility and old mate the tractor driver works pretty hard when the car park is full, daylight robbery still stains the mind though...

drifter · Post by **drifter** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:16 pm

Hi Chronic,I thinkhe gets 1/2 of the $20 per boat. Maybe on Easter he gets 150 boats/day. Would you work 12 hours for $150

Chronic · Post by **Chronic** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:31 pm

drifter wrote:Hi Chronic,I thinkhe gets 1/2 of the $20 per boat. Maybe on Easter he gets 150 boats/day. Would you work 12 hours for $150

I think you mean $1500 drifter, and yes for driving up and down a public boat ramp sucking beers thats a bl..dy good score in anyones game!!

nomad · Post by **nomad** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:04 am

unseen1 wrote:$20 launch and retrieve.

Starts at 7am .. finishes at 7pm? i believe.

Is that $20 for a launch and another $20 for the retrieve or $20 for both?

fishfanatic · Post by **fishfanatic** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:32 am

Is that $20 for a launch and another $20 for the retrieve or $20 for both?

Nomad,

One payment only of $20 will see you launched and retrieved, you will be given a number on a large card (corresponding No card the tractor driver will place on yr trailer), when you come back to the ramp hold up yr card, the driver normally sits up the top of the hill with binoculars and he will hook up yr trailer and make his way down to the beach.
Be careful when you have a westerly wind, it can be a bit hairy with sometimes big rollers coming in while trying to line yr boat up on the trailer

nomad · Post by **nomad** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:16 am

So all you need is a shonky accomplice who can swap your card with that of a smick new trailer and hey presto, you’ve got a new trailer

fishfanatic · Post by **fishfanatic** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:27 am

nomad wrote:So all you need is a shonky accomplice who can swap your card with that of a smick new trailer and hey presto, you’ve got a new trailer

Yep plus ya gotta worry if another shonky accomplice swaps your good trailer over with a rusted out piece of c*ap!

Devious mind there Nomad...

nomad · Post by **nomad** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:29 am

That would be my luck

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:02 pm

Chronic wrote:
drifter wrote:Hi Chronic,I thinkhe gets 1/2 of the $20 per boat. Maybe on Easter he gets 150 boats/day. Would you work 12 hours for $150
I think you mean $1500 drifter, and yes for driving up and down a public boat ramp thats a bl..dy good score in anyones game!!

Rug · Post by **Rug** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:41 pm

Tractor man is a top bloke if you get to know him. If you don't like the price, dont use it. Given the operating environment his gear works in and the up keep of it, $20 is more than fair.