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Subject: [Shop-talk] Need advice on shipping 1500 lbs from California to Minnesota ...
From: scott.hall.personal at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:28:32 -0500
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Arvid,

I have that same question.  When I went through this about a year ago, 
the best option was for me to drive from Florida to California, stick it 
on my trailer, and drive it back.

I tried everyone I could think of and every shipper mentioned anywhere, 
and the responses still ranged from no response at all, to "you want to 
ship a 'what'?", to that they did that a lot and would be happy to do 
it...for $2200.

I just read Eric's response.  I have never dealt with that company.  If 
they work for you, please let me know since I'm also trying to buy a 
mill (from a fellow list member, even) in California and so far the 
hardest part is getting the free week-plus to drive there and back.

I tried freight and rail shippers, and even made it clear time wasn't 
particularly important.  Still no useful responses.  What got me 
discouraged is that the shipper and my house are on either end of both 
Interstate 10 and a rail line from each other.  It's a bit farther from 
the shipper to either the rail line or the Interstate, but I'm a few 
miles from either.  They just had to stick it on a train or truck, take 
as long as they'd like to get it across the country, then I'd pick it up 
from the depot.  I thought that should have been a more simple shipping 
arrangement, and the mill was even on a pallet already.  Apparently not.

I guess if you don't find anyone, let me know and when I get over there, 
I can get yours too.  I go from Florida to St. Louis and Chicago pretty 
frequently and if you could meet me somewhere I could just deliver your 
mill to you (if you can wait for me to go to California).

Scott

On 11/9/2011 1:26 PM, Arvid Jedlicka wrote:
> I have an opportunity to buy a mill. The owner is willing to palletize 
> it. Now all I need to do is figure out how to engage a freight company 
> to go to his house with a tailgate lift, he has a pallet jack and can 
> get it on the tailgate, then have the freight company do it's thing to 
> get it to my driveway and do the tailgate lift thing a second time.
>
> Any suggestions on where to start with something like this?

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