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| | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 153 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 153 | Anyone ever shipped a 1/2 panel? The shippers I contacted said that they cant fit one on a car carrier and it has to go flat bed. From the west to the east coast I'm looking at over 2 grand!! Any ideas? I can fly and drive but would rather not.
Thanks,
Mac | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | At the current price of gas I would not expect to fly and drive for less than $2,000!
2500 miles @ 10 mpg = 250 gallons @ 3.00/gallon for $750 in fuel. Airfare at $500 and you aren't going to eat or sleep very nice, and if anything goes wrong just the added hotel bill is going to kill the budget. Plus its hard to carry much in the way of tools and spare parts on an airplane...
Sharpen the pencil on my quick numbers and the risk of added expense will still make it a gamble.
There are some haulers who might arrange to move it on a back haul for less than standard price, but I would not expect anyone to haul it for less than $1/mile at today's fuel cost.
I trailered a '66 Suburban last night for a friend. With the mileage my big pickup gets (6 mpg loaded) and at $3.00/gallon (okay it was actually only $2.98 for this tank) I spent 50 cents a mile on gasoline. It would sure be hard to make money on $1/mile so I would not be optimistic you'll find a cheap way to get this done.
If it were me and I was real confident the truck is a driver, I'd fly and drive just for the adventure. I'd take my son or persuade a friend to come along. I'd carry some basic hand tools with me including the plastic one I prefer to leave unused in my wallet.
But you sure might want to make a different choice!
1955 1st GMC Suburban | 1954 GMC 250 trailer puller project | 1954 GMC 250 Hydra-Matic | 1954 Chevy 3100 . 1947 Chevy COE | and more...
It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 145 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2005 Posts: 145 | Oldsub has a good point. The truck had better be a really good deal before you add all of the other expenses to it. This can work to *your* advantage if you're patient. I was looking for an old chevy truck for almost a year, when I was cruzin ebay one night, and set the pull down to "items nearest me" and <magic harp sound> there she was!!! A 46 panel located less than 5 miles away from me. That gave me an instant advantage over the other interested parties. $40 got it flatbed towed to my house. My vote would be to have patience and wait for something closer to home. Sorry to be a wet diaper. Just be patient.
Mike V | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 244 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 244 | Try posting here . You'll get several transporter to reply, but if you can work with their schedule, the cost will be cheaper. Good luck. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 145 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2005 Posts: 145 | Whoa! cool page Seon. - MV | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 153 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 153 | Thanks for the site! I planned on doing a fly and ride but my road trip buddy cant get the time off from work. So it looks like I'll ship it. I found a hauler that licensed etc for $1200.00 so now I just wait for the stork to bring her home.
Mac | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | I think you made the right choice. Not as fun as the fly and drive, but almost certainly a better use of money...
1955 1st GMC Suburban | 1954 GMC 250 trailer puller project | 1954 GMC 250 Hydra-Matic | 1954 Chevy 3100 . 1947 Chevy COE | and more...
It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 81 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 81 | You know, 1200.00 is cheap considering I just had a 53' Belair ragtop project shipped from Minn. to Oregon, cost me 1450.00! Still it was worth it because I didn't have to take time off from work, or justify my absence to my family. I did however get the benefit of a fully inclosed trailer for the price.
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.
1941 Pontiac business coupe
1947 Chev Coupe
1969 GTO ragtop
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 81 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 81 | You know 1200.00 is cheap, considering that I just had a 53' Belair ragtop project shipped from Minn. to Oregon for 1450.00. Of course I opted for a fully inclosed trailer. I also didn't have to take a week off from work. Or have to justify my absense to my family.
"OH NO NOT ANOTHER CAR, DAD"
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.
1941 Pontiac business coupe
1947 Chev Coupe
1969 GTO ragtop
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 81 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 81 | You know 1200.00 is cheap, considering that I just had a 53' Belair ragtop project shipped from Minn. to Oregon for 1450.00. Of course I opted for a fully inclosed trailer. I also didn't have to take a week off from work. Or have to justify my absense to my family.
"OH NO NOT ANOTHER CAR, DAD"
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.
1941 Pontiac business coupe
1947 Chev Coupe
1969 GTO ragtop
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 81 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 81 | You know 1200.00 is cheap, considering that I just had a 53' Belair ragtop project shipped from Minn. to Oregon for 1450.00. Of course I opted for a fully inclosed trailer. I also didn't have to take a week off from work. Or have to justify my absence to my family.
"OH NO NOT ANOTHER CAR, DAD" :rolleyes:
If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.
1941 Pontiac business coupe
1947 Chev Coupe
1969 GTO ragtop
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 | Try UShip, independent haulers can bid on your truck. I'm currently trying to get a 58 1/2 ton Panel from Portage WI to Vero Beach, FL. I have had bids from $500 up to $850. It's worth a try. Let me know if it works out for you.
Michael | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 221 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 221 | It cost me $800 to get my 59 burb shipped from Arizona to Nashville (spring 2004). | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 153 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 153 | The stork just delivered my panel today. It took a while but the truck arrived today. I'll post pics as soon as I can. I need to order new door window felts and whiskers and vent window rubbers asap. (any supplier suggestions?) other than that its ready to roll once I get it registered.
Total cost for shipping was $1100.00 in case you were wondering.
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