If it was like a lot of my neighbors they would tell you to sell them. Why would you need these tools? (Seriously, I'm like the only guy that works on cars in my 'hood. Darn yuppies)
If it was like a lot of my neighbors they would tell you to sell them. Why would you need these tools? (Seriously, I'm like the only guy that works on cars in my 'hood. Darn yuppies)
At that kind of weight, I'd be really cautious about wheeling it up much of a ramp. There's a lot of top heavy potential energy there.
Enclosed low deck trailer or the drop deck equipment trailer get my vote if you're doing it yourself.
Can it be picked up with a forklift? I wonder if you could wrap it up and ship it with a LTL company.
In reply to Brotus7 :
Having worked for an LTL company as a freight handler on the dock, I wouldn't ship it that way unless it was crated up and completely enclosed.
There are companies that will crate it up for shipment. Many will come to your location, or you could use a rollback to get it to them, so that might be an option if you wanted to go LTL.
In reply to No Time :
Yeah I would have it crated for sure if I did LTL. I ran a parts warehouse for GE transportation for a few years so I know what all of that looks like behind the scenes.
I'll see it here in a couple weeks so I'll have a better idea then.
Datsun310guy,
Unfortunately that is a lot of hoods now. I'll be handing my knowledge down to my nephews as they are pretty eager to learn. I think we are going to build up a Turbo Miata since I have a bunch of parts for the build already. Between this and my already decent tool stash which I will probably hand down, it'll be good for all.
Do you know anyone with excavation equipment? The old man once helped a buddy move his massive chest. Shrink wrapped the drawer (with tools in place) and hoisted it onto the trailer the backhoe came off off with heavy duty slings. No stress on the chest's castors.
Sorry for your loss man, sounds like he was cool dude.
However you move it I'd be in full stealth mode doing it. Try to do the drive in one day so you don't have to park in a motel overnight. While the box would be hard to steal, meth heads would beat a path to the nearest pawn shop with the tools themselves. Seen more than a few news reports of people having their entire moving truck stolen from a motel parking lot too.
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