Scott,
Find a good car-hauler [one car type] that some neighbor might loan you.
They are quite adequate.
Don
N8DE
Dan Hearn wrote:
>Scott, when I moved from Dallas to Spokane 8 years ago I rented a large U
>Haul type truck. My TX472 fitted inside it and the truck was full of shop
>equipment, antennas, and much more. It was a diesel and the trucking company
>with the best price was not U Haul. I have heard of people using a boat
>trailer for the job. 73, Dan, N5AR
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Scott Ingram" <w5lsu.br@gmail.com>
>To: "towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 12:54 PM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] transporting a tower
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>>GA All:
>>
>>Just found out from my father (WC7N) that he took his tower down. It is
>>a
>>USTower HDX555. They are planning on moving and he is giving me the
>>tower.
>>Now, all I have to do is to get it from thew coast of Oregon back to my
>>QTH
>>near Baton Rouge, LA. I am planning a trip out there later this spring to
>>bring back some other items they have for me. I will be driving a Ford
>>F150
>>pick up truck. Right now I have been asking around to borrow a trailer to
>>bring it back on.\ but so far have had no luck in finding one.
>>
>>Can anyone offer suggestions as to where to find a trailer to haul that
>>back
>>(he said it is 24 feet collapsed and weighs just under 900 pounds). Any
>>other suggestions or help would definitely be appreciated. My main
>>concern
>>is pulling it through the mountains and I am working on a limited budget.
>>
>>Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.
>>
>>73's
>>Scott W5LSU
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