Ping Bill, in Indiana; Anyone near Waverly, Ohio?

[J. Clarke]

Why would he need a hitch to rent a truck?

[FrozenNorth]

It is listed above as part of the cost of getting a trailer.

Not making excuses for Bill's over thinking of everything.

[Bill]

Hey, I had the high bid $880 yesterday. It was an honest bid. I did all the leg work, computed the costs. Even shared the experience. Sorry to disappoint.

[Leon]

Note, you need a hitch to pull the trailer.

[Lew Hodgett]

------------------------------- Based on 500 miles usage, 10 MPG,and $4/gal fuel cost, you have about $200 total fuel cost.

Rent truck with a "Tommy Gate" mid week, allow $100/day, less than $300 total.

Do some night time driving, you're on the clock.

Less than $500 gets the job done, if you WANT to do it.

Lew

[Bill]

Thanks for reminding me about that Leon. I WAS able to locate 22' lift gate trucks (Penske), but they were not available for "one-way" rental. The rental price was some nominal amout + .79cents/mile. Of course, at almost 500 miles, the latter, along with gas, might be significant. As you may have read, Swingman described your efforts at moving a saw on a mobile base using a lift gate truck as practically effortless! One thing is certain, next time I see a saw, I will not have to search for the answer to the question, as I have done more than once before, "HOW can I move that saw by tomorrow?"!

For the saw auctioned today, I wasn't even sure how I was going to get it onto the liftgate by myself so I was tentatively chose the plan which left me with a trailer hitch.

By the way, Swingman's words weren't wasted on me--mobile bases wouldn't ship for 5 days--and that was too vague for my purposes now.

Bill

[Bill]

Was quoted $49 + .79/mile.

"WANT" is relative. I will want it more when I am more ready to use it. I built my DP baseboard and assembled my DP and BS this summer. I'm ready to get going on my lights and painting. Admittedly I got a bit neglectful while I worried about this TS which I never touched or heard. I just dated it...and things didn't work out. Maybe if I had touched her outfeed table things mitre be different... I'll miss her, she had a nice looking fence.

Bill

[krw]

Yikes! They've gone up! I paid $1600 for my 36-L31X-BC50 two years ago, from Amazon. I'm looking for a bandsaw now, but I'm not in a hurry.

[J. Clarke]

If he's got a 16 foot lift gate truck then why does he need a trailer?

[Leon]

Damn Bill, you did not tell them you were coming did you? LOL

t might be cheaper for you to fly to Houston, rent the PV rental truck and go from here, deliver the saw to your home and fly the PZ rental people up to your house to return their truck! IIRC I had to pay 15~25 cents per mile, still high but 79 cents per mile is robbery!

[Swingman]

One person can load a Unisaw, on a mobile base, easily with a pickup truck equipped with a Tommylift tail gate.

For a box truck, where the bed is much higher off the ground, two are ideal ... one to push the lift gate button, and one to steady the extension table (which is hanging off the lift) for the longer trip up.

Neither person has to lift anything.

A mobile base is almost a necessity for most of us with a cabinet saw, unless your shop is so big that you'll only move it once/in.

[Bill]

Leon wrote: IIRC I had to pay 15~25

The difference in price may reflect a business versus a non-business rental. Of course, I am in the later category. The trucks with lift gates are owned by the local units--at least at Penske. For just driving a truck back and forth across, 79 cents a mile is reasonable enough. Clearly it is not as suitable for a long trip. Next time I ask I will appear more shocked when I am quoted a .79 mile rate, and I'll tell 'em Leon sent me! : )

Thanks, Bill

[Bill]

Thanks for mentioning that part of the process. I had wondered about it. In a pinch, I could probably find someone to push the button for me! ;)

I will be sure to have a mobile base.

Bill