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I bought a 12,000 pound backhoe from a farmer (older Ford 450). Specs here... http://www.tractordata.com/backhoe-loader/000/2/0/202-ford-450.htmlWhat should I expect to have it delivered to my property (62 miles one way)? Tappahannock, VA to Stafford, VA Put up a ticket on UShip, but the offers I have been getting seem crazy high.
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
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You could drive it in a day.
Other wise its about 5 dollars a loaded mile up here.
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shoot, howdy, give bristoe some shine, bet he would drive it back. 
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Call one of your local tow companies with a slide-back and ask them how much they would charge you to go get it?
That'll give you some idea of the bids you're getting are too high, or not.
Ed
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I just had a "handicap 18 passenger bus" towed 178 miles last week locally last week. They had to use a slide-back truck, cost was 165 bucks pick up and 5 bucks a mile.
No idea what the bus weight is, but that should give you an idea on your cost.
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Can't find a good ole boy Back Hoe Joe guy and pay him $400-500 to for 3 hours? To go get it with his trailer?
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Most guys are $65-$75/hr on this side of the mountain. That would be 4hrs or more so probably $350-$400 tops.
Forget uship. Call a couple small excavators close by. Call the local cat/John Deere/whatever dealers. They'll have local guys that haul for them.
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Hit a rental co up,we had to do it 3 mths ago when we stuck a track hoe, and had to get another one to dig it out. They got ya by the short hairs but they can make it happen.
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I would expect to pay $80.00 - $100.00 an hr for a truck port to port. Say 3-4 hrs, $400.00 ish.
I sure could go for some $2.50/gal gas and a mean tweet!
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Most guys are $65-$75/hr on this side of the mountain. That would be 4hrs or more so probably $350-$400 tops.
Forget uship. Call a couple small excavators close by. Call the local cat/John Deere/whatever dealers. They'll have local guys that haul for them. Good advice right here...
I sure could go for some $2.50/gal gas and a mean tweet!
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You could drive it in a day.
Other wise its about 5 dollars a loaded mile up here. That sounds about right here in the east also.
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You could drive it in 3-4 Hrs.
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There's a John Deere dealer on RT.360 as you come into Tappahannock from Mechanicsville. I'd try them. There's also a cop that likes to set up radar right there where the speed limit goes from 60mph to 35mph and bust idiots pulling a boat to the Bay going 30 mph over at 4:30am the first day of the Rockfish opener, and the judge in Tappahannock is a HARD ass!
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Cooler full of beer and it's doable.
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Thanks guys... I was thinking under $500 I could maybe find someone.
UShip quotes got as high as $1,250...
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
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Gambling on a cheapskate haul could get terribly expensive in case of an accident. A trailer heavy enough to haul the rig safely, a truck big enough to tow (and stop) it, and someone experienced enough to make the haul without a lot of drama won't come cheap. How much are you willing to risk that something won't go horribly wrong if you pick the first guy who gives you a lowball price?
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Gambling on a cheapskate haul could get terribly expensive in case of an accident. A trailer heavy enough to haul the rig safely, a truck big enough to tow (and stop) it, and someone experienced enough to make the haul without a lot of drama won't come cheap. How much are you willing to risk that something won't go horribly wrong if you pick the first guy who gives you a lowball price?
Jerry
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Gambling on a cheapskate haul could get terribly expensive in case of an accident. A trailer heavy enough to haul the rig safely, a truck big enough to tow (and stop) it, and someone experienced enough to make the haul without a lot of drama won't come cheap. How much are you willing to risk that something won't go horribly wrong if you pick the first guy who gives you a lowball price?
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