Heating oil delivery, tricky access

Peteg5 · 02-12-2014, 06:49 PM

Hi, my lake cottage is located at the end of a curving, fairly narrow driveway and has one steep hill. The cottage has an oil burning forced hot air furnace and I need to fill the tank. Does anyone know of a local oil company that would be willing or able to deliver to a plowed, but snow covered driveway explained above? Maybe one with a six wheel drive? I am located in the Meredith area.

BroadHopper · 02-12-2014, 07:44 PM

in Tilton always had the knack to deliver in unforeseen places. I think Fred Fuller bought them out. You may want to see if they still do crazy deliveries.

ITD · 02-12-2014, 08:22 PM

I have a kind of long, steep driveway. Fred Fuller delivers but will not go down unless it is sanded. I have a reliable guy who sands for me now, that's what it took for me.....

RLW · 02-12-2014, 08:52 PM

Peteg5, I just noticed that you are fairly new to posting on the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends.

I'm sure you will get an answer that will suit your needs and thanks for coming aboard.

upthesaukee · 02-12-2014, 10:37 PM

...but the oil companies will be very careful as to slippery roads and driveways. Even though they carry insurance, one of the last things an oil company wants is to see their company named splattered all over the TV and over the radio airwaves regarding one of their trucks sliding off the road / driveway and spilling some of their load. Not good publicity.

secondcurve · 02-13-2014, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Peteg5

Hi, my lake cottage is located at the end of a curving, fairly narrow driveway and has one steep hill. The cottage has an oil burning forced hot air furnace and I need to fill the tank. Does anyone know of a local oil company that would be willing or able to deliver to a plowed, but snow covered driveway explained above? Maybe one with a six wheel drive? I am located in the Meredith area.

I have seen similar situations where the homeowner installed a second oil tank so to avoid mid-winter fill ups. It isn't always possible given room constraints but it is something to think about.

Peteg5 · 02-13-2014, 07:19 AM

Ok, thanks for the replies and suggestions. I'll call the ones mentioned. Maybe they will be willing to inspect the driveway before they attempt a delivery. I would think there is at least one company with "challenging" access capabilities.

jeffatsquam · 02-13-2014, 08:04 AM

As a builder we figure that if a concrete truck made it, And if a Fire truck or Rescue vehicle has access then a fuel delivery truck shouldn't be a problem.

As stated 2 tanks and a reliable sander.

gf2020 · 02-13-2014, 10:06 AM

Who did your previous oil deliveries? Surely they would be interested in retaining the business.

Peteg5 · 02-26-2014, 05:45 PM

So just to follow up, I did end up contacting a local oil company who came to look at the access and ok'd me for a delivery. The oil came today. Don't know the rules about plugging a company so I'll leave it that. Very happy to have a full tank!

secondcurve · 02-26-2014, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Peteg5

So just to follow up, I did end up contacting a local oil company who came to look at the access and ok'd me for a delivery. The oil came today. Don't know the rules about plugging a company so I'll leave it that. Very happy to have a full tank!

Thanks for the follow-up. As an aside, there is a good site called www.newenglandoil.com that gives average oil price per region on a daily basis so you can get a feel of how your oil price compares to the average in your area.

upthesaukee · 02-26-2014, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by secondcurve

Thanks for the follow-up. As an aside, there is a good site called www.newenglandoil.com that gives average oil price per region on a daily basis so you can get a feel of how your oil price compares to the average in your area.

I went to the site, and saw that I could select Kerosene. First three companies were all $2.999 per gallon...

I started to reach for the phone to call right now, 1030 at night, to leave a message about getting a delivery. Then I saw the data was in April and October of 2009!

Did have a current price from Dutile and CN Brown for Kero.

02-12-2014, 06:49 PM	#1
Peteg5 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Heating oil delivery, tricky access Hi, my lake cottage is located at the end of a curving, fairly narrow driveway and has one steep hill. The cottage has an oil burning forced hot air furnace and I need to fill the tank. Does anyone know of a local oil company that would be willing or able to deliver to a plowed, but snow covered driveway explained above? Maybe one with a six wheel drive? I am located in the Meredith area.

02-12-2014, 07:44 PM	#2
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,571 Thanks: 3,209 Thanked 1,101 Times in 793 Posts	Kidder Fuel in Tilton always had the knack to deliver in unforeseen places. I think Fred Fuller bought them out. You may want to see if they still do crazy deliveries. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

02-12-2014, 08:52 PM	#4
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	Welcome *Peteg5,* I just noticed that you are fairly new to posting on the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends. I'm sure you will get an answer that will suit your needs and thanks for coming aboard. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

02-12-2014, 10:37 PM	#5
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,597 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,455 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Stating the obvious here... ...but the oil companies will be very careful as to slippery roads and driveways. Even though they carry insurance, one of the last things an oil company wants is to see their company named splattered all over the TV and over the radio airwaves regarding one of their trucks sliding off the road / driveway and spilling some of their load. Not good publicity. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-12-2014, 08:22 PM	#3
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,925 Thanks: 476 Thanked 691 Times in 387 Posts	I have a kind of long, steep driveway. Fred Fuller delivers but will not go down unless it is sanded. I have a reliable guy who sands for me now, that's what it took for me.....

02-13-2014, 07:19 AM	#7
Peteg5 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ok, thanks for the replies and suggestions. I'll call the ones mentioned. Maybe they will be willing to inspect the driveway before they attempt a delivery. I would think there is at least one company with "challenging" access capabilities.

02-13-2014, 08:04 AM	#8
jeffatsquam Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: moultonborough/sandwich Posts: 187 Thanks: 173 Thanked 77 Times in 50 Posts	As a builder we figure that if a concrete truck made it, And if a Fire truck or Rescue vehicle has access then a fuel delivery truck shouldn't be a problem. As stated 2 tanks and a reliable sander.

02-13-2014, 10:06 AM	#9
gf2020 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North of Boston Posts: 203 Thanks: 11 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	Who did your previous oil deliveries? Surely they would be interested in retaining the business.

02-26-2014, 05:45 PM	#10
Peteg5 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	So just to follow up, I did end up contacting a local oil company who came to look at the access and ok'd me for a delivery. The oil came today. Don't know the rules about plugging a company so I'll leave it that. Very happy to have a full tank!