Ok guys, looking for some clever solutions. I just bought a tower, MA-550 with raising fixture and rotor base, sort of used. It's in Portland, I'm in Seattle (250 miles away). It was an opportunity I
Too far for a ramp truck $$$ but how about a 2 axle car trailer? Find someone into stock cars or similar and try and talk them into a trip for a nice free dinner or somethin'. Typical trailer is 16-1
Or, a 4 horse or stock trailer.. certainly it will take the weight.. might be a challenge getting it in the door of the trailer. Almost any tractor or front end loader can pick it up. MA-550 I'm it.
That shouldn't be too heavy or long for a sturdy ladder rack on a fullsize pickup truck. 4-6 men ought to be able to load it. Maybe the seller will help load and has a couple friends or neighbors who
Although not quite as heavy as an MA-550, I recently moved a crank-up tower with a nested length of ~8.3m with a 2.something tonne Mazda flat bed lorry. A 2.something tonne Mazda flat bed lorry is no
Hi Michael, I would suggest that you find a friend that has a boat trailer that you could use to transport the tower for that distance. You could get about four guys to load it onto the trailer and s
Simply rent a U-Haul truck. Hire a tow truck to do the lifting. Or find enough folks to help you. 73 Jim W7RY Yacolt WA in I Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any
I used an inexpensive trailer I obtained from the guy that used to supply trailers to K-Mart. It came as just a frame kit, no box. I picked up a couple pieces of UniStrut from Home Depot, bolted two
Rent a gantry and an electric hoist, or a chain hoist. Pick the tower up with the hoist connected to the gantry, back a trailer underneath the tower, set 'her down. Thanks, Robin Midgett KB4IDC VHF+