[AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across country

Wed Sep 28 06:47:04 PDT 2016

Most of those Ryder trucks are governed at 55mph.  The ones I drove 
were.  I would definitely get a diesel if renting one.  You will need it 
for pulling a trailer on the long grades between NY and AZ.    I have 
towed and driven over 49 of the 50 states.   One time even flying out to 
the East coast and driving a 25yr old fire truck back to OKlahoma.   If 
you are mechanically inclined and can properly prepare for this trip 
with tools and ability and funds to tackle nearly any above average 
complication on the way, then go for it.  I could probably list the most 
needed tools you could need on the way.  You can get the mechanical 
knowledge and ability, but one of the most important items is an 
understanding spouse who won't blow up or melt down ( whichever is 
appropriate ) when a problem arises.   It is difficult to focus on the 
problem at hand when your butt is being removed one bite at a time while 
being chastised about trying to travel across the country in rented trucks.

Something you might look into is buying a couple of shipping containers, 
packing them and having them hauled to the destination.  There are a lot 
of trailers on the road that can load these at your house and unload at 
the destination.   I just had 2 40ft containers delivered to me for 
$4350.  I had to unload them.   If you are interested look at 
www.myminicasa.com  they might even have logistics capabilities to 
help.  Your tractor will fit in the container, and when you get to AZ, 
you will have a shelter for your equipment.

I bought my containers to replace a tractor shed that was torn up by a 
small tornado.   I am going to set them about 24ft apart and build a 
roof between.

Good luck  I understand trying to get out of a high tax area. My area 
has become way too expensive due to the need to build an edifice for the 
influx of city folks with their snotty little brats.

Cecil in oKla

Cecil inOKla

On 9/28/2016 8:07 AM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> In a business setting my company once bought a new trailer and then immediately sold it at the destination.   $400 loss was all we took. It could have been less but selling quickly was important.  Turned out to be cheaper than renting and we got to haul cross country on new tires, bearings, lighting, etc.  If you are patient when selling it you might come out pretty good.  Another caveat is making sure you buy a  brand(I.e. A national brand) that has a reputation at your destination.
>
> If you can't sell it for what you think you need to get, then you still have the trailer  for chores at the new place.
>
> Just an idea....
>
> Spencer Yost
>
>> On Sep 28, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
>>
>> Scott,
>>
>> Make sure you check with trailer rental companies before making any
>> decisions. Some maybe all rental trailers will rent a trailer to pull a car
>> but will not allow a tractor to be pulled.  I would not recommend buying an
>> old used trailer as you really don’t know what you willbne getting and
>> probably would be facing tire issues as well. Many trailers of this type
>> have ST tires on them and they are not worth the powder to blow them up.
>> Many of the ST tires have a warranty of 3 years or 10,000 mile whichever
>> comes first.  LT tires are much better.
>>
>> Dean VP
>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>>
>> It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Scott Williams
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 8:30 PM
>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Subject: [AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across country
>>
>> As our brand new house is nearing completion, we’re thinking there’s no
>> better time to do what we’ve always thought about – moving out of this crazy
>> tax-and-spend state!  We figure with a brand new house and freshly cleared
>> land behind it (giving the kitchen window a really nice view of the newly
>> cleared property) we’ll get top dollar for what we have here in NY, which
>> will allow us to move to Arizona (maybe even without a mortgage), which is
>> where we feel like we need to be for various reasons.  Not Phoenix (HOT),
>> but Snowflake, up near Holbrook and Route 66, at 5,600 ft. altitude, and
>> about 5,600 population, too.  Big change.
>>
>>
>>
>> We figure we’ll rent a couple of the big U-Haul trucks (or Penske, or
>> whatever’s cheapest) the biggest box trucks you can get without a CDL, and
>> load up most of our things in those, but I’ll need to get my tractor out
>> there somehow, and I don’t know what the best option for that will be.
>>
>>
>>
>> Renting a trailer is an option, if I get a car hauler trailer, it will hold
>> the tractor (and maybe one implement, like the mower, I hope.)  That would
>> be around $700 for a one-way tow.  I could probably buy an old car hauler
>> trailer or other dual axle flatbed trailer for around $800-1000.  To pull
>> it, I’d use either my ’05 Sprinter, or maybe buy a pickup truck to pull it –
>> but that might just be something like an old 1500 Silverado, not a ¾ ton or
>> anything heavy duty like that.  I’d prefer to own a trailer to haul it with,
>> vs renting, for taking it for repairs, or to do work at someone else’s
>> property, so there’s a huge benefit to that, for not a lot more money.  But
>> a rental trailer comes with company support, vs. sitting at the side of the
>> road with a blowout or roasted bearing in my own trailer – who do I call
>> then?
>>
>>
>>
>> Another option would be to somehow get it into the back of one of the box
>> trucks, I don’t know how possible or reasonable that is.
>>
>>
>>
>> The tractor weighs about 3500 lbs., the mower another 900, I’ll be getting a
>> 550 lbs box blade, maybe a back blade (200-300 lbs.??)  Because this is a
>> vineyard model 135, it is very narrow, and would probably even just barely
>> fit (lengthwise) in an 8 foot truck bed, with the right loading ramp (the
>> width for sure would be fine, at about 50 inches.)  Here’s a vineyard model
>> that sold at auction, same year as mine (but, ahem, a bit nicer…):
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.mecum.com/lots/GL0616-251644/massey-ferguson-135-vineyard/
>>
>>
>>
>> So what should I do?  I’m afraid of selling, because I’ve always been sorry
>> when I sold something I love as much as I love this tractor.  Sure, there
>> are always other tractors, but if you sell your tractor, then buy another
>> house, does the money really end up in another tractor, or just a nice
>> granite countertop in the new house?  But that might be the best option, if
>> moving it will end up too costly and maybe dangerous.  Because of where I
>> live (where farms are going away, and people are leaving too, selling off
>> what they have,) I think it is much easier and cheaper to find used
>> implements here than in Arizona.  I can get a good 6 foot box blade for
>> about $500 here, and I’ve looked online in AZ and it looked like a Woods or
>> Bush Hog box blade would be closer to $800, just as an example.  I missed
>> out on a really sturdy Gannon box for $300 or less, really kicking myself
>> for that.  So selling here doesn’t automatically translate to buying there.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you have any advice about hauling tractors, I’m all ears.  I may not
>> follow your advice, but I’ll listen!  Also, any websites about this topic
>> would be great, too.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Scott in Penfield NY
>>
>>
>>
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