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04-18-2013, 09:34 PM
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Location: Hudsonville, MI
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Has anyone ever thought about.......
coordinating a west coast trip with a flat bed gooseneck trailer to search and bring back some rust free truck beds for us guys in the rust belt? I search and find one, but to ship or drive out for one is super expensive just for one. Thinking if we could get a few interested and share expense of having them trucked back. Thoughts?
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04-18-2013, 10:11 PM
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Location: Granville NY
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Re: Has anyone ever thought about.......
I know there was some guys doing it around 10 years ago, they came up here and sold one to my uncle.
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04-18-2013, 10:25 PM
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Re: Has anyone ever thought about.......
There are several dealers of southern metal here in Iowa. I have bought a couple beds from them through the years. My last bed on my truck came from Arkansas a guy from down there was coming up here to see family with an empty trailer. For the price he shot me deliver to my job I caould not say no.
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04-19-2013, 09:36 AM
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Re: Has anyone ever thought about.......
The last time I checked, it was only about $800 from AZ to MI. Why not buy a whole truck and sell the parts you don't need to cover the shipping cost? Or better yet, buy a whole truck and keep it - sell the parts you don't need on your current truck.
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04-19-2013, 11:03 AM
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Re: Has anyone ever thought about.......
Here in SoCal, these trucks are a dime a dozen. Lots of parts floating around.
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04-19-2013, 08:26 PM
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Re: Has anyone ever thought about.......
Thanks guys for all the suggestions. I will keep looking out west.
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04-23-2013, 09:18 AM
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Re: Has anyone ever thought about.......
I'm thinking about a future run to the east. I would drive one of my square body trucks pulling a 30' travel trailer frame full of short beds and sheet metal. I would sell the parts and the truck, scrap the trailer, and fly back home. Or drive a truck towbarring a truck behind it (both full of parts) and sell both and fly back home.
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04-23-2013, 11:16 AM
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04-23-2013, 11:42 AM
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Re: Has anyone ever thought about.......
i am looking into doing the same thing! i have been searching craigslist outwest for just about any c10 that catches my eye.... but no such luck.
if i only had a 'consultant' or someone that could point me into the right direction of one for sale.....(cough cough, finder fees)..... Last edited by northeimcustom; 04-23-2013 at 11:59 AM. |
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