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.html

What 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.

You could drive it in a day.

Other wise its about 5 dollars a loaded mile up here.

shoot, howdy, give bristoe some shine, bet he would drive it back.

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

I would expect to pay $80.00 - $100.00 an hr for a truck port to port. Say 3-4 hrs, $400.00 ish.

Good advice right here...

That sounds about right here in the east also.

You could drive it in 3-4 Hrs.

I would drive it.

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!

Cooler full of beer and it's doable.

Thanks guys... I was thinking under $500 I could maybe find someone.

UShip quotes got as high as $1,250...

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

Thank you Captain Buzzkill

Rent a trailer.

JFC, he's not moving the space shuttle.

Hehehe.....

My kids ate a lot of good meals when I was running a heavy haul wrecker service- - - - -recovering and towing wrecked trucks after somebody had a stupid attack. "Life is hard- - - - -it's a lot harder if you do stupid stuff!"
Jerry

$150 loading fee plus $5 mile is about average for that short of a haul. $450-$550. Going through a broker you would get a quote much higher. Need to get in touch with a local equipment hauler direct. Call your local equipment dealer and see if they’ll give you some contacts.

A couple of weeks ago It cost me $3000.00 to have a 48,000 pound excavator moved 550 miles from Spartanburg SC to my place in Mississippi . That was over width and over weight. That was the truck dead heading up to get it and bringing it back.
Ronnie

I'm pretty cheap.

I'd get momma to haul me over, and then cut cards as to who drives it back home.

What the hell is a loading fee?


Do you still have to pay it if the jack assed truck driver falls off his lowboy?

Is moving 12,000# tlb 62 miles even worth mentioning on the internet? Like someone said, it's not the space shuttle.

Drive it home in a short afternoon or find someone with a gooseneck to hotshot it to you.

Im familiar w/ NOVA, operating costs, cost of living etc etc... moving that machine up 17 than 95... $1k would be a range Id expect...

You know what housing costs there... and people gotta eat.

When townhouses cost $400k, other things get expensive.

TFF

If it runs good with no issues, I'd just jump on it and drive it home before I'd pay that kind of money.

State laws may apply there though...

12,000 lb tractor? Yeah....better hire some Escort vehicles and pull a wide load permit too.

Not sure what kind of roads or traffic you would be facing on your journey, but traveling at 20-30 mph on some roads can be a hazard I would rather not deal with.

I would call your local tractor dealer, and tell them to pick it up and service it. Probably the same money as a tow, and you get some new fluids and filters.

$500.00

Find an excavator with a low boy. The problem is that everyone is busy as schit right now.

$5.50 a loaded mile like was stated before. Find some local guy with a 12 ton tagalong and a truck equivalent to a ford f 600 to pull it and offer him $350.

Surely you could plan a route and drive the thing. Hang an SMV sign on the back, pick a time with less traffic and have at it.

I’d drive it top speed with the buckets raised up as high as they’d go. No, not really....

A one ton truck and a dually tandem can EASILY haul it. It’s 6 tons according to tractor data. Com

$5 a mile is too high . It’s more like $2 a mile , but with short mileage. $500 easy, maybe $650 tops

I would never drive a used rubber tired machine on the highway I basically know nothing about. And that's what you have with an old backhoe some one just bought. Too much liability for me.

OMG!

I shouldn't have hauled 30,000 lbs gross weight?

Get the escort service with insurance too and an escort while you wait.

This is a big time operation. We need a State Police escort with flashing lights and sirens. Add in a helicopter to make sure the coast is clear. Better make sure we have an ambulance following up the rear just in case we run over someone dog along the way. Hell, if we're gonna do it, let's do it right gotdammit.

I'd price it at $500 on one of my projects.

You seem to have a finger in a bunch of pies,
Someone has to have a dump truck with a trailer,
A diesel pickup with a trailer (be sure it's heavy enough)
or a rollback that can handle this. 12k is heavy, but not
even close to a big deal.

If you are lucky, it's a friend,
you buy fuel,
buy a good meal,
leave the tank full, and c-note in his hand.

And enjoy 4-5 hours good company.

Or, look to an excavator, logger... someone that does this
in order to do their job. But it's not their job. They might be inclined
to take a little drive in the evening for a bit of cash.

If you get one of these "really professional" professionals,
You just get pickle barrel splinters in your belly.
And told YOU, got lucky.

Me?
If I think it would make it,
I'm driving that thing Saturday or Sunday morning,
Before daylight if the lights work.
Starting while I still have to squint if not. (Car following with flashers)

We may need a separate thread to discuss the appropriate costs for those services.

He is only going 62 miles so $310 at $5/ loaded mile

You pay empty miles also, plus pro's charge
loading fee's.




Sidegripe.
How come every thing is an added fee on any truck service I
might ever use.

When I made a living in long haul, with the exception of driving,
dang near everything I had to do was free. At least, I wasn't paid.

Probably $500 ish around here... Its less than 102" wide so no wide load needed just watch your height. A one ton and dual tandem would haul it in style easily and safely. Folks that do dirt work move stuff that small everyday . Might find a guy that does backhoe work that would do it pretty cheap as that is a pretty standard sized unit...

Throw the mileage numbers out the window in this case. It becomes a time driven job. I’d haul stuff 62 miles for $500 all year long.

People call me for a quote on getting small tracts shredded..

I find out where the property is located and how big it is.

You ought to hear the folks when I tell them that the cost will be my minimum of $3-400...

"But, but... I only have 4 acres!"

Yes. But I have to hook up the gooseneck, load the tractor and shredder, drive the 20 miles to your place, unload the tractor and shredder, shred your property, then load it all back up again, and drive the 20 miles back, and unload it again, and then unhook the gooseneck.

"Oh."

They think the only work that's done is driving a tractor back and forth on their property.

But.... But..... Barry, you ought to be doing anything but shredding for free!

I would not road the thing home.

I like the idea of contacting a tractor dealer and have them pick it up to do a service. Then have them deliver it to you. Would be great if you could find a dealer between you and the backhoe location. That is a novel way to get the job done.

What’s the actual shredding cost on a job like that? $80?

Probably have to give him his half day if he doesn't already have work. I'll bet it's more than $400.

Op, try a rental company, maybe they can move it with one of their rigs.

Let your friends know you have it, first one that asks to borrow it has to get it.

Sounds like good random advice a person might have heard from a friend of a friend.

The escort services advertising here would be of very little value in the moving of a tractor but they claim to be able to help you pass the time. GD

Yeah maybe a $100.

Couple years ago we hired some local guys to haul up a loader tractor from Billings.


They ran down empty and came out to about $3.50/mile, $1100-1200. 320 miles one way give or take.



Depending on how the exhaust pipe is setup you should cover it if the engine has a turbo.

Better buy a trailer so you can haul it to all of you jobs. Must not be road ready.

I forgot I had court and was 4 hours away and three hours from my allotted time. I made it 5 min early somehow. Went 90mph the whole way. The old man was hanging on to the "oh Jesus" handle the whole way yelling slow down!

No way in hell I'm driving a tractor 62 miles at 25 mph on a 65 mph road. I'd light it on fire first.

Some pretty funny suggestions here, Some good advice too. Moving a 12000# piece of equipment ain’t what I’d call a big deal. One ton pickup, tandem dual flat bed trailer is more than plenty. Down here it would be no trouble at all to find such a setup for $75-$100/hr. I pay $100/hr for a full size equipment hauling semi truck to move 40-50000# equipment. Call local septic system installer, excavation company, equipment dealer, etc...

Don’t road a 30 year old tractor 60 miles to save $400

Hired Woody's Towing https://www.yellowpages.com/hanover-va/mip/woodys-garage-and-towing-12175963?lid=306374113

$500 agreed upon price.

He loader her on a 53' tilt (30 ton) trailer and pulled with a big Freightliner.

He picked up a 11 am and ran I-95 vs. secondary roads... major Northbound traffic jam. Offloaded about 3 pm and headed home.

Glad we agreed upon a price beforehand.

He didn't need the big rig for this machine, "but many customers lie... you didn't. 12k was accurate"

Good job. Now you get to play with it. Have fun.

Good deal, did you have to hire an escort? Or was that just optional? I mean everybody needs a right seat cover don't they?

Need pitchers of any escorts employed in the making of this adventure.

Good choice, and exactly what I was suggesting. A professional towing service with the right equipment for the job, and adequate insurance in case of a decidedly unlikely mishap. My liability insurance on one big rig alone had a 2 MILLION dollar limit, and cost me close to $600.00 a month premium. When that one hit the road it had to earn its keep, and we priced it out accordingly. Some jackwagon with a half ton pickup and a flimsy bumper-pull utility trailer might have been able to do the job. If you chose to go that route, I'd like to get you into a high-stakes poker game- - - - -you'd probably also draw to an inside straight!
Jerry

If he gets that thing over 35mph driving it, I wanna see it!