[AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across country

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The 3 times I rented U-Haul trucks they were not safe to drive to the store to get groceries.  I finally learned my lesson.
Slow learner.

Gary
Renton, WA


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From: Scott Williams <swillia5 at rochester.rr.com>
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group' <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 30, 2016 11:16 am
Subject: Re: [AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across country

Shipping containers, gratefully, are built in worldwide standard sizes.  The rental trucks, not so much.  The U-Haul trucks are the only ones with "grandma's attic", that box extension above the cab of the truck.  So you do get a small volume advantage with U-Haul, but they cost more, and have gas engines, so no advantage, really, especially if you're planning on towing also - towing with gas is never the best option.Scott in Penfield NY-----Original Message-----From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Herb MetzSent: Friday, September 30, 2016 5:24 AMTo: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>Subject: Re: [AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across countryScott, hopefully these different containers that you are considering are close enough that you can verify the cubic foot capacities of them (and the functional capacities). It is surprising, and sometimes disappointing, how some sales people have a disregard for measuring. Herb(GA)-----Original Message-----From: Scott WilliamsSent: Friday, September 30, 2016 4:02 AMTo: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'Subject: Re: [AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across countryI took a look at the Old Dominion site, two 28 foot trailers filled, $12470!!  2 x 26ft diesel Penske trucks will be $5600 including fuel. Penske gives you 10 days from pickup to drop off, so if you take one day to load (a big task) you have a lot of time on the road and unloading at your destination.I'm not looking forward to this, we just moved from the rental house back here (10 miles) and it was a nightmare.The good news I have is I have a hose bib, so I sprayed the crud out of my MF 135's radiator. Now I need to find the JB Weld I bought the other day and see if I can fix that leak.Scott in Penfield NY-----Original Message-----From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of vschwartz1 at comcast.netSent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 4:16 PMTo: Antique <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>Subject: Re: [AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across countryScott;With that much "stuff" and that much distance I would suggest you give Old Dominion Freight line a phone call and speak with them. I know nothing about them but I do know they run good equipment and will do what you need. They will bring a trailer for you to load, you have three days to load it. They take it where you want it to go and you have three days to unload it.I am thinking it would be worth a phone call.Gil----- Original Message -----From: "Scott Williams" <swillia5 at rochester.rr.com>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 2:33:22 PMSubject: Re: [AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across countryI really didn't figure that a 1/2 ton would be a good towing option. I'm a big fan of diesels, anyway. My '05 Sprinter is a 3/4 ton, and though it only has a 5 cylinder turbo-diesel engine, it would probably pull better than an old beater pickup. However, if we rent two box trucks, my wife will be driving the Sprinter, and there's NO WAY she'll pull a trailer. That is not an option. But I could leave my tractor behind and come back for it, so it's still an option.I'm still hoping to buy a diesel pickup, but they're pretty expensive, even the rotted out rust bucket ones. Once we move to Arizona, we'll be coming back to NY every summer for a few weeks, at least for the next few years, so I'll probably want an extra-cab diesel pickup to pull a fifth wheel trailer for us (we've got 6 people living at home, though not all will be making that trip.)I'm considering the shipping container and trailer ideas, just need to find out how much they'd cost vs. the rental of two U-hauls.Scott in Penfield NY-----Original Message-----From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Stephen OffilerSent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 8:05 AMTo: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>Subject: Re: [AT] Transporting a Massey Ferguson 135 across countryHi Scott:On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 11:29 PM, Scott Williams <swillia5 at rochester.rr.com>wrote:>> 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.>>>...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.Do not purchase an old pickup truck and expect it to reliably tow a trailer across the USA. Furthermore, my personal opinion (and this will becontroversial) is that 1500's or 150's or 1/2-ton's or whatever you call them are either the perfect compromise between a heavier truck and a car, if you want to drive them daily; or they are stuck in a no-mans-land of compromise between being too big and thirsty for daily use, and too light for serious hauls like a cord of firewood or 55 bales of hay or a sizable trailer.Others have mentioned that a purchase of an older trailer will open you up for reliability problems. True, but, also very easy to avoid by putting on fresh tires and wheel bearings before the trip. That cost might put you up near a new trailer. So be it! You did say you want to own a trailer.And why not pull your new trailer with that biggest of box trucks you can get without a CDL? That seems so obvious that I feel like I must be missing something.SO_______________________________________________AT mailing listhttp://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at---This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.https://www.avast.com/antivirus_______________________________________________AT mailing listhttp://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at_______________________________________________AT mailing listhttp://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at---This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.https://www.avast.com/antivirus_______________________________________________AT mailing listhttp://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at-----No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2016.0.7797 / Virus Database: 4656/13115 - Release Date: 09/29/16 _______________________________________________AT mailing listhttp://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at---This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.https://www.avast.com/antivirus_______________________________________________AT mailing listhttp://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at