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02/12/09, 11:58 AM
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moving a 8X28 mobile home 750 miles
anybody got any ideas as to the best, cheapest way of doing this? It's one of those portable offices that they put at construction sites. I has a tongue and wheels under it, we got it 15 miles to our house with the neigbor's Dodge Ram w/ball hitch. We got it for a steal but now need to get it from Wisconsin to our property in Arkansas without loosing the great deal we got on the trailer. We first thought we'd rent a uhaul, but I don't know if you can do that for the purpose of pulling a mobile home. We don't know anyone with a full size pickup big enough to pull it so far to borrow.
Any and all ideas will be considered!!!
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02/12/09, 12:00 PM
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Rent a Uhaul truck that can pull it.
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02/12/09, 12:05 PM
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Arent there a bunch of laws?
Going state to state...I would be researching laws of the road first.
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02/12/09, 12:33 PM
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Last time I looked into uhual for renting a truck for the purpose of towing something they said no dice.
I would see if there are any independent truck rental places that are willing to rent trucks for towing purposes. The problem you may have in this situation is the independents may very well not have locations at the destination to return the truck to.
Or you could put an add in craigslist to hire somebody with a truck.
Or go to the truck dealership and get on one of the extended test drive programs for a weekend. Start the test drive Saturday morning and return the truck Sunday evening... 
Actually I would not be at all surprised if it costs more to move that trailer then it would be to buy another one at your current local. Those construction office trailers are pretty cheap these days given the lack of construction jobs in many areas of the country.
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02/12/09, 12:47 PM
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Nevermind
Last edited by Pearl B; 02/12/09 at 12:52 PM.
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02/12/09, 12:48 PM
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CONTACT A LOCAL PERSON THAT HAULS LIVESTOCK TO THE SALESBARN AND LOCKER FOR PEOPLE.tHEY MIGHT BE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A BID FOR THE JOB.
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02/12/09, 12:49 PM
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You might try posting it on U-ship.com and see if someone will give you a good bid for doing it.
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02/12/09, 01:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Walt K. in SW PA
You might try posting it on U-ship.com and see if someone will give you a good bid for doing it.
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That was the advice I was going to give. You could rent the uhaul and tow it without them knowing, but if you had an accident their insurance would be void and you would owe them for the damage on the truck.
Why not sell this one in your area and buy another one in the area you want this one? My thought on these work office trailers is that they are not designed to be towed long distances. You would want to, at the very least, replace the wheel bearings before you left and you would probably have to do 45-55 mph the whole way.
I have towed a few to jobs and they are not stable on the road like a camper trailer is.
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02/12/09, 01:32 PM
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What a cool website!!
how much does a trailer like this weigh? I plugged in 5000 lbs and got a quote of $512. That seems reasonable to me. We paid $1500 for the trailer. If we can have it shipped for $600, that's still only $2100. We had figured renting a truck and paying for gas would cost at least that much.
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02/12/09, 01:34 PM
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I guess I might ask the question is it worth hauling 750 miles? Would it be better to sell and buy again? If you do tow it make sure you inspect and most likely rebuild the bearings. Those are NOT designed to be towed long distances. They may not even have the breaks required to do it in some states. You might find its cheaper to ship via truck on a flat bed and DONT overlook having a tow truck tow it. SOme places (not your corner station) will do long hauls for reasonable price. Might check with the local mobile home park and see if they can recomend someone. Depending on what you paided for it, it might not be worth it to move it.
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02/12/09, 02:11 PM
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Were it me I'd charge you $1 mile round trip. Say it is 800 miles from AR to WI. That's $1,600 just for the haul bill. Reasonable? That's a 2-3 day trip plus wear and tear on my truck. Now
Now on U-Haul, sometimes it is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. However, I note their trucks aren't cheap these days.
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02/12/09, 02:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tripletmom
What a cool website!!
how much does a trailer like this weigh? I plugged in 5000 lbs and got a quote of $512. That seems reasonable to me. We paid $1500 for the trailer. If we can have it shipped for $600, that's still only $2100. We had figured renting a truck and paying for gas would cost at least that much.
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It will cost you probably 3 times that to have it moved 800 miles. The weight is not going to get you as much as the size of it will. It will cost at least a dollar a mile just to pull it, plus fuel surcharge.
Another thing to consider is to call around to the local trucking companies in both area's and see if you can catch a backhaul. A lowboy company will be your best bet, but you may be able to find a company that has a truck coming back bobtail that would pull it for you.
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02/12/09, 08:04 PM
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Can you haul after dark? Mobile homes cant. Also where do you want it hauled to. Hire some one in that area that has a truck and get them to haul it one way for ya. Just my .02
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02/13/09, 01:15 AM
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I do this stuff all the time Id charge $1000
Its not a big deal if you have a car or truck capable of hauling a travel trailer.
biggest problems are lights and plates I bring both. Next worry is tires and bearings. What size does it have? Are they House trailer type or travel trailer type?
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02/13/09, 01:28 AM
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Could you not find a trucker with a flat bed on his way back to AR that would haul it for a reasonable fee. A lot of time the truckers can't get anything to haul on the return trip and they hate to come back empty.
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02/13/09, 06:00 AM
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we tow a 29 foot trailer with our 1999 durango (has a tow capacity of 6,000 lbs). and have towed it over 900 miles to vacation. No prob. you need to find out how much it actually weighs. the 29 foot trailer is an ultralite, under 4,000 lbs...our old camper was 25 ft and over 6,000. I understand this is not the same as a camper, but I just wanted to point out the weight can really vary. best to get it weighed at a weigh station to find out if you can borrow your friends truck.
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02/13/09, 07:05 AM
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I dont know of any state that requires permits for eight feet or less, yeah, rent the Uhaul put most other weight in the Uhaul, not in the trailer, make sure insulation, shingles, siding etc is protected from wind. You probably could find someone who hauls boats, or delivers new travel trailers, check around Elkhart Indiana you can tow this with a one ton, or heavy 3/4 truck, good luck.
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