[AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across country

[charlie hill]

to follow up on what John says below,  before you start out to haul cross
country go by a local truck stop and buy a copy of the "truckers guide" and
read the state regs for each state you will be crossing.  They vary from 
state to
state and some are fairly onerous for folks that are not set up to haul.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: John Hall
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:03 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across country

Unless the tractor was a family heirloom or I knew it was a rock solid
machine, I'd sell it and worry about buying again after I got moved. If
you had a known reliable tow vehicle and trailer, that would be one
thing. And if you did, would you have enough license (weight) to cover
the truck, trailer, tractor and all the implements? Most folks don't if
they are just running around the house occasionaly. Heck I never put
tags on my trailer and have had it for 20 years--my state doesn't
require them provided its for farm use within a rather large radius of
your base---I do have considerable weight license but can't load my
trailer to the max without being overweight.  Also, what about the
license on a rental truck towing the trailer. Those trucks pronably
weight in at 11k lbs, the trailer at 2K--you are already half of what
you can drive without a CDL in my state.
If selling is not an option, look into hiring it done, sounds like it
would ship in a container, or try something like U-Ship. I Hate to rain
on the parade, but that big of a move is going to be stressful enough, I
would eliminate as many potential headaches as possible.

John Hall


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