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XXL · 10-26-2002, 06:29 PM

Trying to get my cab from Walpole, MA to Jonesville, NC. If anyone is going that way, or close enough that you could help, please drop me a note. Or if you've got contacts in the shipping business where I might be able to afford to ship it...

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help,

Kenneth

XXL · 10-28-2002, 03:49 PM

bzzzz....

wnc mountain · 10-28-2002, 07:09 PM

Will be driving the burb to DC the first week of Dec. Its Halfway.

*big71* · 10-28-2002, 10:45 PM

xxl can you get it to dc he will be comeing right by my place on the way home

XXL · 10-28-2002, 11:25 PM

At this point I can't even get it out of my garage

I just don't know anybody... rats!

Kenneth

XXL · 10-30-2002, 08:27 PM

How about MA to WA to SA to DC to NC? Heck, at this point, I'd be OK if it went by way of Novosibirsk, Kishinev, or possibly even Montevideo.

Kenneth

XXL · 10-31-2002, 05:21 PM

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XXL · 11-06-2002, 02:33 PM

bump

XXL · 11-11-2002, 11:46 PM

b u m p

RShaips · 11-12-2002, 12:05 AM

Have you contacted a shipping co.?I I had a truck shipped from Georgia to Missouri for $550.00.They picked it up and took it to my house.If you are interested I can probobly come up with the name of the place.

XXL · 11-12-2002, 12:08 AM

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Originally posted by RShaips
Have you contacted a shipping co.?I I had a truck shipped from Georgia to Missouri for $550.00.They picked it up and took it to my house.If you are interested I can probobly come up with the name of the place.

If you've got names and numbers that would be great! I've contacted _4_ shipping companies that I just picked out of a hat... not one of them have bothered to call me back to quote the job. Apparently they have more business than they need

Thanks,

Kenneth

RShaips · 11-12-2002, 10:36 PM

I can not find the paperwork with the names and numbers,but I think it was the Jones motor co.out of Fla. that did it ,and they contracted it out to Hot Shot Express.Ask any Auto Dealer who they use to transport cars,I got this shippind co. from my brother in law who buys and sells vehicles at a dealer. Hope this helps

XXL · 12-09-2002, 03:21 PM

I haven't wasted bandwidth on this topic in a while so I thought I'd throw it back up to the top again.

Bueller? Anyone? Anyone?

Kenneth

ClassiC/10 · 12-10-2002, 07:49 PM

Why don't you just rent a U_HAUL or RYDER truck and take a weekend road trip. wouldn't be that hard to load ((a engine hoist and some straps)) and cheaper than any hauling service. Plus a pease of mind knowing it got there safe and undamaged. I used one once to haul a fleetside bed it works. some times you Gotta do what you Gotta do. just a thought.

XXL · 12-10-2002, 08:26 PM

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Originally posted by ClassiC/10
Why don't you just rent a U_HAUL or RYDER truck and take a weekend road trip. wouldn't be that hard to load ((a engine hoist and some straps)) and cheaper than any hauling service. Plus a pease of mind knowing it got there safe and undamaged. I used one once to haul a fleetside bed it works. some times you Gotta do what you Gotta do. just a thought.

Thanks for the suggestion... but if that were a possibility for me, I'd have already done it. My wife works weekends, which puts me on mini-me duty, and I work... well... apparently I work all the time

And, I don't have anything that I could hook a trailer up to and tow it with. So... again, thanks for the suggestion. The search continues.

[BTW, I'm not trying to be a cheapskate. I'd actually be willing to pay something for having it hauled, but as crews pointed out, there's not a lot of people making money hauling... which probably explains why I can't get any shipping companies to even return my calls

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ClassiC/10 · 12-11-2002, 09:30 PM

XXL here's another suggestion do it yourself... I'm not sure what your plans are with the cab, but what ever it is I think you should take matters into your own hands. I've seen the picks on your site and it looks like you have the skill maybe just not the time. Practice makes one better not perfect. find a rusted out cab and cut,chop.weld beat and bang till you know you can do it. Take it from someone who had never chopped a top, but wanted one and couldn't afford to pay thousands of $$$$ to have it done. So you know what came next.....and it turned out fine.
Just do a lot of planning before you start. measure not once not twice but till it's right and DO THE DAM THANG!!!! sorry to rattle on but it looks like your not having much luck getting it shipped. So in the mean time you can practice your skills on the rusted out cab. Maybe by the time you get a ride, you want need one. Later ClassiC/10

**old Rusty C10** · 12-11-2002, 11:36 PM

i live in nyc and would pick it up in MA and bring it to DC or so if someone would meet me PM or email me at ROLSON1039 @aol.com

XXL · 12-12-2002, 11:20 PM

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Originally posted by ClassiC/10
I've seen the picks on your site and it looks like you have the skill maybe just not the time.

Your point is well taken... but 1) you have more confidence in me than I do. Thank you!, and 2) you're right, I just don't have time. All I see are my various truck projects just sitting there gathering dust and there's no end in sight for when I'll actually be able to spend REAL time on the thing (I get to piddle with it here and there, but it doesn't amount to much

).

Again, thanks for the suggestion. That may be where I end up, but for now I'm going to pursue this course.

Kenneth

XXL · 02-14-2003, 11:45 PM

Woohoo! Cab just pulled out of the driveway, and yes, it does fit in the back of a Ford Ranger bed

Thanks very much to old Rusty C10 for coming up here with his son to help me load it, and for hauling it down to NC. Bob's the first person I've actually met in person from the board... great guy he is!

Thanks again,

Kenneth

XXL · 02-14-2003, 11:46 PM

This just in from NORAD...

XXL · 02-15-2003, 07:57 PM

pleeeaaaassse stay on the back of the truck...

*stepside68* · 02-15-2003, 08:28 PM

he will be here around 11:00 pm tonight so the pic. of it in the bed might be a little dark but will get it for you and thanks i just called him and he is a 100 miles from durham NC and durham is 3 hrs from me so ill keep you updated

*stepside68* · 02-16-2003, 01:28 AM

he got here about 11:30 and we got it unloaded and sent him on his way he is a very nice to meet (bob). XXl here is your first pic.

*stepside68* · 02-16-2003, 01:29 AM

here pic. 2

*stepside68* · 02-16-2003, 01:30 AM

pic.3

10-26-2002, 06:29 PM	#1
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	MA to NC? Need to get my cab moved - anyone? Trying to get my cab from Walpole, MA to Jonesville, NC. If anyone is going that way, or close enough that you could help, please drop me a note. Or if you've got contacts in the shipping business where I might be able to afford to ship it... Thanks in advance to anyone who can help, Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

10-28-2002, 03:49 PM	#2
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10-28-2002, 07:09 PM	#3
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10-28-2002, 11:25 PM	#5
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	At this point I can't even get it out of my garage I just don't know anybody... rats! Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

10-30-2002, 08:27 PM	#6
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	MA to DC to NC??? How about MA to WA to SA to DC to NC? Heck, at this point, I'd be OK if it went by way of Novosibirsk, Kishinev, or possibly even Montevideo. Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

10-28-2002, 10:45 PM	#4
big71 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: JONESVILL NC Posts: 1,303	xxl can you get it to dc he will be comeing right by my place on the way home

10-31-2002, 05:21 PM	#7
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11-06-2002, 02:33 PM	#8
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11-11-2002, 11:46 PM	#9
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11-12-2002, 12:05 AM	#10
RShaips Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Augusta Missouri Posts: 804	Have you contacted a shipping co.?I I had a truck shipped from Georgia to Missouri for $550.00.They picked it up and took it to my house.If you are interested I can probobly come up with the name of the place.

11-12-2002, 10:36 PM	#12
RShaips Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Augusta Missouri Posts: 804	I can not find the paperwork with the names and numbers,but I think it was the Jones motor co.out of Fla. that did it ,and they contracted it out to Hot Shot Express.Ask any Auto Dealer who they use to transport cars,I got this shippind co. from my brother in law who buys and sells vehicles at a dealer. Hope this helps

12-09-2002, 03:21 PM	#13
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	I haven't wasted bandwidth on this topic in a while so I thought I'd throw it back up to the top again. Bueller? Anyone? Anyone? Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

12-10-2002, 07:49 PM	#14
ClassiC/10 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: East Tn Posts: 19	Why don't you just rent a U_HAUL or RYDER truck and take a weekend road trip. wouldn't be that hard to load ((a engine hoist and some straps)) and cheaper than any hauling service. Plus a pease of mind knowing it got there safe and undamaged. I used one once to haul a fleetside bed it works. some times you Gotta do what you Gotta do. just a thought.

12-11-2002, 09:30 PM	#16
ClassiC/10 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: East Tn Posts: 19	XXL here's another suggestion do it yourself... I'm not sure what your plans are with the cab, but what ever it is I think you should take matters into your own hands. I've seen the picks on your site and it looks like you have the skill maybe just not the time. Practice makes one better not perfect. find a rusted out cab and cut,chop.weld beat and bang till you know you can do it. Take it from someone who had never chopped a top, but wanted one and couldn't afford to pay thousands of $$$$ to have it done. So you know what came next.....and it turned out fine. Just do a lot of planning before you start. measure not once not twice but till it's right and DO THE DAM THANG!!!! sorry to rattle on but it looks like your not having much luck getting it shipped. So in the mean time you can practice your skills on the rusted out cab. Maybe by the time you get a ride, you want need one. Later ClassiC/10

12-11-2002, 11:36 PM	#17
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,313	shipping i live in nyc and would pick it up in MA and bring it to DC or so if someone would meet me PM or email me at ROLSON1039 @aol.com __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!



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02-14-2003, 11:45 PM	#19
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Woohoo! Cab just pulled out of the driveway, and yes, it does fit in the back of a Ford Ranger bed Thanks very much to old Rusty C10 for coming up here with his son to help me load it, and for hauling it down to NC. Bob's the first person I've actually met in person from the board... great guy he is! Thanks again, Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

02-14-2003, 11:46 PM	#20
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	This just in from NORAD... Attached Images __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

02-15-2003, 07:57 PM	#21
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	pleeeaaaassse stay on the back of the truck... Attached Images __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

02-15-2003, 08:28 PM	#22
stepside68 Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jonesville NC Posts: 149	he will be here around 11:00 pm tonight so the pic. of it in the bed might be a little dark but will get it for you and thanks i just called him and he is a 100 miles from durham NC and durham is 3 hrs from me so ill keep you updated

02-16-2003, 01:28 AM	#23
stepside68 Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jonesville NC Posts: 149	he got here about 11:30 and we got it unloaded and sent him on his way he is a very nice to meet (bob). XXl here is your first pic. Attached Images Last edited by stepside68; 02-16-2003 at 01:33 AM.

02-16-2003, 01:29 AM	#24
stepside68 Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jonesville NC Posts: 149	here pic. 2 Attached Images

02-16-2003, 01:30 AM	#25
stepside68 Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jonesville NC Posts: 149	pic.3 Attached Images

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