Ideas for cheap transport?
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Ideas for cheap transport?
I'm moving from Las Vegas, NV, to Kentucky. I have some projects that need to get there, but their not drivable: 64 f100, 76 f150, and an old cushman industrial truck.
Any suggestions beyond retail car transporters? They look really expensive. Is there a good way to haul them all in one shot?
What ever I spend getting them there I can't spend fixing them. I wanna do this cheap if possible.
Thanks!
Any suggestions beyond retail car transporters? They look really expensive. Is there a good way to haul them all in one shot?
What ever I spend getting them there I can't spend fixing them. I wanna do this cheap if possible.
Thanks!
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I would look at a small private hauler. What you spend in gas towing it and going back for the other would cost a lot of bucks. I would have someone haul two and drive the third with a trailer to move my stuff.
I don't know what the Cushman is, but, I think the 76 is probably the best bet as it probably has at least a 351w and front disc brakes.
I don't know what the Cushman is, but, I think the 76 is probably the best bet as it probably has at least a 351w and front disc brakes.
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Originally Posted by nairod
I'm moving from Las Vegas, NV, to Kentucky. I have some projects that need to get there, but their not drivable: 64 f100, 76 f150, and an old cushman industrial truck.
Any suggestions beyond retail car transporters? They look really expensive. Is there a good way to haul them all in one shot?
What ever I spend getting them there I can't spend fixing them. I wanna do this cheap if possible.
Thanks!
Any suggestions beyond retail car transporters? They look really expensive. Is there a good way to haul them all in one shot?
What ever I spend getting them there I can't spend fixing them. I wanna do this cheap if possible.
Thanks!
Sell the cushman to help pay for the shipping..
Rent 2 UHaul trucks with trailers and have a friend/wife/brother...etc drive the other one down for you..
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Check your local truck stop. They have boards listing trucks needing loads. You can check around and see if you can get a deal. We can get cars shipped from New Mexico for 5/6 hundred bucks. I'm in the Houston, Tx., area. We just received one from Tennessee for $350. Hotshots are generally cheaper. You can also check your local auto auctions. They will have a listing of transporters. jd
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From: Clarksburg WV
Originally Posted by jake00
find a hot **** guy
BTW, I work at an engineering firm here in WV, we had a big job in California a couple months ago and had to ship a bunch of fabricated pieces out there that took up about half of a 52' flatbed.
Hotshots were quoting us $2000+ to ship the stuff.
We eventually hooked up with a trucking company that combined us with another route and the price was somewhere below that, but I don't know what the price actually was.
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What a great bunch of suggestions! Thanks, guys. There are a couple really big truck stops here in Vegas, at each end of I-15. I'll definitely check them first, then start looking from there.
As for fixing one and pulling the other, I left out mentioning my Escape, Mini, Suburban and Ducati. I need a whole auto transporter I guess.
Or maybe I should have gotten some of these projects finished before starting others...
As for fixing one and pulling the other, I left out mentioning my Escape, Mini, Suburban and Ducati. I need a whole auto transporter I guess.
Or maybe I should have gotten some of these projects finished before starting others...
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