Re: Get it home

From: info@fireflyarms.com
Date: Tue Aug 30 2005 - 08:20:32 PDT


I can only offer my experience of how I "got it home":

Purchased my truck sight-unseen via Gov. Liquidation. Looked good in the
pictures and I didn't bid too high. After winning the auction and getting
the EUC (finally), I gave serious thought to picking up my prize. The depot
was 135 from home.

My first idea was to load the truck onto a flatbed. My dad is a truck driver
with his own Kenworth and flatbed, so shipping would have been free. He has
hauled trucks before, and they're usually driven on the trailer from a dock.
After talking to the Gov Liq folks at the location and verifying that there
was no dock to use and absolutely no assistance in loading, the flatbed idea
was tossed.

I then called around to a couple local truck towing outfits. Found one that
would do it for $70 an hour. Seemed reasonable. I figured 3 hours up, 1 hour
to load, and 3 hours back. The towing company calculated differently and
ended up with 10 hours. The good part is that although the truck was not
running and had one flat tire and no spare, they dropped it right where I
wanted it.

The shipping ended up costing more than I paid for the truck but I'm happy
with the purchase. It needed some small things (like a wheel and tire) but
after a little time and money it's a good runner. I just gave it a paint job
last weekend. The kids love it too (the wife not so much, considering it's a
10,000 pound lawn ornament).

Go for it and good luck!

Sam B.



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