CA '85 K20 Suburban moved from Twentynine Palms Ca to Indian Head Md

[eodcoduto]

I have orders to Indian Head MD in March and I would like to take my '85 K20 Suburban with. I was burned by brokers coming out here from Virginia so I'd rather go directly with a shipper. It runs and drives with stock tires and no lift, and the dates could be anytime February-April.

 

[eodcoduto]

Still looking and adding a Bridgeport Mill and a 13"x36" Clausing lathe to the load.

 

[TreeFarm]

Try Uship. I shipped my jeep with a guy on that site. It was great experience and the guy cut me a huge deal because he was driving to where I needed to go with an unloaded trailer anyway.

 

[sweetk30]

what about buying a conex shipping container . weld D-rings to the floor and stuff the vehicle and mill stuff in and strap it down . then have a shipping company move the whole box on a reg semi .

 

[eodcoduto]

I went with uship and it is getting picked up at the end of the month. $1500 for the move.

 

[sweetk30]

from a guy in the towing world . . . . take lots of pics with date/time stamp before it goes . even the roof .

we just had one picked up and they said we damaged the roof . . . kind of hard for a rollback to damage the roof when it was picked up and hauled on a semi car hauler and they must have had it on the lower row and set the upper row down on it .

 

[eodcoduto]

Yea I will, I’ve played the roof game with a rental van before. Granted we got the van lodged in a parking garage, but thats not the point!

 

[sweetk30]

. Granted we got the van lodged in a parking garage,

i have removed them from train bridges with a new roof height option

 

[78BowTie]

Im moving to Knoxville in the fee weeks. I have 3 cars I need hauled. The only one I'm have ing trouble with is my 78 k10 no auto transport wants to touch it.

Any suggestions let me know.

 

[78BowTie]

78 inches wide from the outside of the tires and roughly 7 feet tall with tires at 15psi.

 

[sweetk30]

grab some cheep wheels and tiny tires on them to make it lower and less width . like the monster truck guys have to do .

 

[78BowTie]

I have a set of 20×12.5 wheels. With 35's on them. I'll look around at the local tire shops.

 

[sweetk30]

this kind of roller tire look .

this is a k30 on 9" lift with 205/55/16 subaru size tires . just fits in a 7ft door garage opening .

 

[eodcoduto]

Uship seemed good for me, but a lift and bigger tires will limit which kind of truck it could go on.

 

[78BowTie]

This is what I'm gonna end up doing.
Thanks @sweetk30

 

[Abusfullofnuns]

This is what I'm gonna end up doing.
Thanks @sweetk30

Good luck on the move. Going to be a hell of an upgrade in some ways and like moving to the stone ages in other ways. If you need help on your way by Nashville, let me know.

 

[skunked]

you should be able to find someone that will haul that on a open trailer as is. Before you go buy rims and tires try to uship as mentioned already.

 

[78BowTie]

you should be able to find someone that will haul that on a open trailer as is. Before you go buy rims and tires try to uship as mentioned already.

I have it posted on uship right now. Hopefully they take it. I have a couple hook ups in town on tires if comes to that.

 

[78BowTie]

Good luck on the move. Going to be a hell of an upgrade in some ways and like moving to the stone ages in other ways. If you need help on your way by Nashville, let me know.

I wouldn't mind the stone age, kinda tired of the desert. Can't wait, plus gun and smog laws are great.

 

[eodcoduto]

So far I've had two brokers fail to get the Suburban moved, and I am working with a third. If they fail I will be taking 10 days of leave, flying back there and then attempting to drive it back. 2500 miles screaming at 60mph, no radio, should be an adventure!.