Shipping a tractor question

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rich p

Cast Iron

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Sep 7, 2003

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plantsville ct. usa

• Oct 24, 2006

• #1

I sold a John Deere 400 garden tractor to a guy in Michigan (I'm in CT.) and am going to make a skid and a frame around it. The buyer said he would arrange pickup with a truck that has a tailgate. How do they get this 1500 lbs skid onto the tailgate? Has anyone been in this situation before?

 

matt_isserstedt

Diamond

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Dec 15, 2003

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suburbs of Ann Arbor, MI, USA

• Oct 24, 2006

• #2

Pallet jack.

(so, seriously, you should allow 3-1/2" of free-air underneath so the pallet jack can go in and pick it up....saves a lot of wrestling and cursing later)

 

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Walt @ SGS Inc.

Stainless

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Albion, Michigan

• Oct 24, 2006

• #3

I think I would go to a pallet manufacturing place and have them make you a pallet.
Or go to a factory and look at the pallets out in back of the building. Ask them what they want for a couple that are close to what you want.
I have a pallet manufacturing place close by and I have had them make three or four pallets a year and usually I furnish coffee for the coffee mess and that seems to pay the bill. One can of folgers usually gets it done.
Regards Walt.

 

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FarmallMan

Hot Rolled

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Jul 19, 2004

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Troy, NY, USA

• Oct 24, 2006

• #4

Why not just drive or push the tractor onto the tailgate and forget the crate?

Nick

 

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Neil

Hot Rolled

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Jan 1, 2005

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Lockport, NY

• Oct 24, 2006

• #5

Why not just drive the tractor to MI? I would go when it warms up so you don't get frozen to the seat...

 

macona

Diamond

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Jun 20, 2006

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Beaverton, OR

• Oct 24, 2006

• #6

Try going to the John Deere dealer. They my have the pallet that oneof these came off of if not something similar. They are shipped with the wheels off.

 

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surplusjohn

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Syracuse, NY USA

• Oct 24, 2006

• #7

I would drive it onto the tail gate, then drive it up onto a pallet-crate that was ready to close up, no heavy lifting that way.

 

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Carl Darnell

Titanium

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Jun 13, 2006

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Taylorsville Ky

• Oct 25, 2006

• #8

He must mean a lift tailgate truck but, yes they still have to lift it onto the lift gate. If you have a concrete pad or floor you may be able to roll it on pipe or winch it on. I assume he knows you don't have a forklift so they will be prepared to do the job. If in doubt call him and ask how he will do it.

 

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mikerr

Aluminum

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Sydney Australia

• Oct 25, 2006

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rich p

Cast Iron

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Sep 7, 2003

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plantsville ct. usa

• Oct 25, 2006

• #10

I decided to skid it up at work. We have plenty of forklifts there. Anybody know the standard width of a box trailer?

 

matt_isserstedt

Diamond

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suburbs of Ann Arbor, MI, USA

• Oct 25, 2006

• #11

I had 102" in my mind, 8'6". Not sure how the rollup door affects that, though.