In a message dated 12/2/2010 12:01:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> I am in the process of purchasing the HDX589MDPL from K0FF. I will be
picking it up in MO in March. I was wondering what the best method of
transportation would be to get it from Missouri to California. Ray, N6RV,
mentioned I should ask here to see if there is a reasonable shipping
company. Skip, KJ6Y, said I could use a large U Haul flatbed. I figure
about
two days travel.
Hauling it yourself can pencil out. Several years ago I moved the same
type tower from San Jose, CA, to the Seattle area. A trucking company
quoted me about $2k - I rented a flatbed truck and did it for about 1/2 that.
There's a reason why UST uses a trucking company that picks it up at
the factory and delivers it directly to the customer - too much handling and
damage otherwise. If you consign it to a shipping company, there's that
damage potential.
The trick is that you need handling on both ends - I think the danged
things weighs about 2000 lbs. (it might be 3000# - it was a bunch of years
ago) - so you'll need a backhoe, wrecker, crane or something similar.
Driving it's easy - it's the loading and unloading that's the crux.
Cheers & GL,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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