12-01-2008, 08:34 AM
Electric rates on ka Moku Nui are even higher than Oahu, if you can sell the washer/dryer there it might be a good thing. Washers also usually have water still in them so if you tip it on it's side it might get lighter. We packed drill presses, motorcycles, huge boxes of tools, welders, etc. into the container by pushing them up a wooden ramp we'd made. Then stuffed the ramp inside to use it for unloading.
There is a place in Hilo just across the street from the yellow fabric place which sells used washers and dryers at reasonable rates. Otherwise, there is Craig's List and yard sales for "new" appliances. We just recently got a new washer for $50 at a yard sale to replace the seven year old $50 from a different yard sale. Picked up an almost new freezer for $40 earlier this year, too. Folks are dumping everything and heading off to the mainland.
There is a place in Hilo just across the street from the yellow fabric place which sells used washers and dryers at reasonable rates. Otherwise, there is Craig's List and yard sales for "new" appliances. We just recently got a new washer for $50 at a yard sale to replace the seven year old $50 from a different yard sale. Picked up an almost new freezer for $40 earlier this year, too. Folks are dumping everything and heading off to the mainland.
Kurt Wilson