From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Thu Jul 24 2003 - 19:39:51 PDT
Another shipping option might be to rent a gooseneck trailer, like a dual
tandem MacLander or similar and use a heavy pickup truck to tow it back to
your place. I did that when I got my M51 5 ton dump. I used a 78 Chevy
dually with a 454 - 4 speed and got it back from Wisconsin safely. A M35
would be an easy ride on a decent gooseneck trailer with a strong pickup
truck. The trailer was $75/day. Gas was a bigger expense since the truck
only got about 5 mpg with the entire load. Or talk to Joe or another
dealer and make sure you get a solid truck and drive that baby home.
Airfare is pretty cheap right now for one way tickets.
Dave
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:06:37 -0500, Steve Hughes <hughe029@tc.umn.edu>
wrote:
> Wow,
>
> You guys are great! Thanks for all the great info!
>
> So many useful replies, and essentially all saying the same thing: Buying
> from GL or GSA at auction is just too risky.
>
> No offense taken at the suggestion that merely asking the question
> suggests that I may not be the guy to take the GL auction risk--it turns
> out that I really am NOT that guy. I miss having a vehicle that I can
> work on myself and look forward to getting dirty with a project vehicle
> that does not require big work, as I don't have the heavy tools needed
> for a major rebuild of anything. It sounds like--unless I could get a
> vehicle for soooo cheap that it is essentially no risk--I really need to
> talk to Joe Young.
>
> I don't need something right away, as I am really looking for a hobby
> truck to use on my hobby farm in northwestern Wisconsin. Like a lot of
> guys on this list, I don't exactly need an M35A2, but I surely do want
> one! Somehow my wife has trouble grasping the importance of have six
> wheel drive in taking my five year old daughter to the Dairy Queen in
> Spooner, but I'm sure you all understand. My home is in St. Paul, MN and,
> as I see it, the main problem with getting a truck from a dealer to here
> or the farm is the $1000 or so I'll pay in shipping from the east or west
> coast. I've made a couple of contacts, but again, I am looking at quite a
> premium in shipping costs. I just missed getting to Camp Ripley in Little
> Falls, MN, for the GL pre-auction inspection (the GL rep was unavailable
> the day I could have made it), but based on the advice received so far,
> that may not have been such a great option anyway!
>
> So if I don't ship, could I reasonably expect to drive to Wisconsin from
> souther New Jersey? Or is that just to far for a vehicle of this type and
> age (even if worked over by Joe)?
>
> If I really need to ship, can I save a lot by shipping to say, Chicago?
>
> Can you rent a flatbed for enough less than the cost of shipping to
> justify it?
>
> Thanks for all the help. I no longer feel like a I watching all the
> bargains go by at the GL auction!
>
> Steve
>
>
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-- Dave
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