[Farmall] Selling the Farm and moving tractors & Tools

[Jim Rohr]

Travis.

Been there, done that, doing it again. Sorry for your troubles but the price
of keeping your son is worth it all many times over. Material items can be
replaced if needed..time with your son cannot. Plain and simple community
property means she receives what she did not earn by virtue of being
associated with you. This is the reason most women do not want true equal
rights laws passed. They say they do but hell why would they/ 

Next time pre-nup big guy....Pre-nup. 

First I think the ultimate option is look for a truck/crane unit. One unit
does all the work at both ends. Alternatively you can find (rent/buy) a boom
crane truck capable of handling the loads. It will be invaluable to pick up
the loads and lift off the loads with each trip. If not than you will be
dragging on and dragging off which is slow and a general mess. The more you
can move on one load the better. Gantries also work but need large wheels to
work outside well. 

Another option is to find someone who will provide you with a low boy or
flat bed trailer you can load separately. When full it can be trucked to the
new location. The main thing is to limit the semi's time on location, in
route and while offloading. This is what costs money to a hauler not a
trailer sitting there. I do not know your cash/truck/trailer situation but
these options work. 

Last resort buy a well made car hauler trailer (8'x 16') 7500 pound with a
duck tail (about 1200 bucks). On this you can move the entire situation one
load at a time.  Get a lot of help///

No matter what it will be a mess so plan it all out first at both ends, than
do the work.
 
Enjoy your son/ Let him know you love him enough to loose everything you
cared about. 

Jim Rohr

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Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:57 PM
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Subject: [Farmall] Selling the Farm and moving tractors & Tools

  Everyone:

   After 12 years of marriage, my wife decided in January that she wanted a
divorce and has taught me a new word. ( among others) called HALF. It seems
that even though I owned the land before the we married All the hog houses
and other improvements since we married she gets half of.  Therefore, to
satisfy the divorce settlement I have been put out of business by being
forced to sell the farm I grew up on and my dad cleared and farmed ( with
mules and Farmalls) that also contained my dream shop, a nice 40X60X16 shop
with shelter off one side.  The good news is I get to have Full custody of
my son.
   My question is have any of you experts out there had to move about 15 non
running tractors and a few trucks at one time fairly quickly and if so 
can you share any tricks?   I have to move the ones outside in 60 days from 
closing. They don't have to move far. I did get to keep the house and plan
to build another shop in the backyard.  I have till the end of the year to
clean out and move those in various states of restoration in the shop along
with building another shop.
    Any suggestions on moving a shop full of projects and tools is also
greatly appreciated.
  Sorry for the cross post.
Thanks
Travis 


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