bmaverick
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Not sure where you are since your avatar doesn't show the region.
U-Haul trailers are cheap, just take a few days of vacation and go fetch it.
18Hp tractor should be easy to tow with a minivan or SUV with a good V6, even a Subaru can do it.
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bmaverick
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Or if you have time, The Harbor Fright trailer can be made into this for under $350. Then you would have a trailer to haul the small 18Hp tractor if it fits on it. 1,750-lbs capacity too.
jyoutz
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I’ve looked at that trailer. No way I’d haul a tractor on that thing. 12” low speed tires and a light duty frame.
scootr
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Cross country hauling is expensive these days. Expect to pay around $1-2 a mile depending on the size of the machine and the distance.
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Try your luck with posting in the TBN forums for the region you live in AND tell WHERE and WHEN and WHAT you need transportation.
You might find some TBN'er hauling a trailer full of stuff one way TO Iowa and deadheading back to your area.
There is a forum, Old Wood Working Machinery (OWWM), which members of said forum routinely haul old (big and heavy) equipment long distances for minimal cost.
Good luck.
You might find some TBN'er hauling a trailer full of stuff one way TO Iowa and deadheading back to your area.
There is a forum, Old Wood Working Machinery (OWWM), which members of said forum routinely haul old (big and heavy) equipment long distances for minimal cost.
Good luck.
sandman2234
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When i was running around the country back in 2010 to 2015 picking up tractors and such, I would keep an eye on the hauling forum on Yesterday's tractors. I could find a load going towards where I wanted to go, and my standard price was a dollar a loaded mile. That was usually enough to pay my fuel round trip, which was what I was after. Every now and then I would find a second load to go with my first, at which point I would make money hauling. You have to trust people a little to be able to do this, as I could have walked off with whatever I was hauling, or worse. They could have refused to pay me when I got there, but I always collected when I arrived, no money up front, and the load wasn't coming off the trailer till it was paid for. I never had an issue, but there is room for some. Only one person ever even joked about paying me less than I had negotiated.
Depending on how fast you need it hauled will determine how much it will cost you. Got time to wait for someone who "is going that way" and you might save a little money. The general nature of how freight moves will also have bearing on what it costs you. If your tractor was in south Florida and needed to go to Atlanta, you could get it moved cheap. The other way around would cost you double.
David from jax
Depending on how fast you need it hauled will determine how much it will cost you. Got time to wait for someone who "is going that way" and you might save a little money. The general nature of how freight moves will also have bearing on what it costs you. If your tractor was in south Florida and needed to go to Atlanta, you could get it moved cheap. The other way around would cost you double.
David from jax
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When I was shopping tractors in 2021 The average cost to deliver the tractor from national sources was $2-3k. That cost coupled with the fact I could not inspect the tractor before paying for it left me more than a little uneasy. I realized that if I could find something locally The peace of mind of a pre-purchase inspection and $0 hauling fee meant I could pay a little more and still feel good about the deal.
I went to the Kubota dealer and priced what I wanted. Then I searched until I found something as close to what I saw at the dealer as possible and paid cash for it.
Good luck in your search.
I went to the Kubota dealer and priced what I wanted. Then I searched until I found something as close to what I saw at the dealer as possible and paid cash for it.
Good luck in your search.
bmaverick
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So, from the other forum you had posted on, you are in South Carolina. The tractor of interest is in Iowa.
I like to poise this question then, do you have any relatives, friends or such who live near Iowa? Could they fetch the tractor and haul it to Ohio? And you drive up to Ohio with a trailer to swap it over?