Subject: Re: [Spridgets] I bought a Bugeye, thoughts on getting it from WI to NJ

From: Kent McLean via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2019 15:28:12 -0400

daredelvis wrote:
> I?ve transported Bugeye  on uhual auto transports. The inside of the tire rides up on the inner lip of the ramps, but they just fit (I?d double check with a tape measure when picking up). They have the proper tie downs, unlike a box trailer. You have to list a MGB or something like that on the form. 

They also have ramps to get it up onto the trailer, which the box trailer may have only a single ramp in the middle (or not even that).  Best to also have a come-along or block-and-tackle to help get it onto the auto transport.

As for WM’s trailer, you might be able to re-sell it — buy it, trailer the Bugeye home, and the move the trailer onto someone else so you don’t have to store it. If you are lucky, you sell the trailer for what you bought it for and the trailer rental is free. If you are really lucky, you have the trailer sold before you leave WI.

U-Haul is pretty particular about what vehicles can tow trailers. Their website will give you a yea or nay for your vehicle. Bigger is better (reserve power, more comfortable), if you have access to a bigger tow vehicle.

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Kent McLean
’56 100 BN2

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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2019 14:45:21 -0500

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Lin,

Just got done sending an MGB from Dodge City, KS to Bremen, GA.  We used a
U-Haul car transporter.
It just fit the trailer with very little room to spare so be sure to
measure.  They require you to know your
tongue weight on the tow vehicle as well as the maximum towing weight.  We
used a Ford 150 pickup
- maximum towing weight of 7,000 lbs.

Failing that, there are professional car transporters out there that pick
up and deliver cars all the time.
Google it....   WST may already know someone who does that....

Cheers!!
Jim

On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 2:28 PM Kent McLean via Spridgets <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> daredelvis wrote:
> > I?ve transported Bugeye  on uhual auto transports. The inside of the
> tire rides up on the inner lip of the ramps, but they just fit (I?d doubl=
e
> check with a tape measure when picking up). They have the proper tie down=
s,
> unlike a box trailer. You have to list a MGB or something like that on th=
e
> form.
>
> They also have ramps to get it up onto the trailer, which the box trailer
> may have only a single ramp in the middle (or not even that).  Best to al=
so
> have a come-along or block-and-tackle to help get it onto the auto
> transport.
>
> As for WM=E2=80=99s trailer, you might be able to re-sell it =E2=80=94 bu=
y it, trailer the
> Bugeye home, and the move the trailer onto someone else so you don=E2=80=
=99t have
> to store it. If you are lucky, you sell the trailer for what you bought i=
t
> for and the trailer rental is free. If you are really lucky, you have the
> trailer sold before you leave WI.
>
> U-Haul is pretty particular about what vehicles can tow trailers. Their
> website will give you a yea or nay for your vehicle. Bigger is better
> (reserve power, more comfortable), if you have access to a bigger tow
> vehicle.
>
> -
> Kent McLean
> =E2=80=9956 100 BN2
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Lin,<div><br></div><div>Just got done sending an MGB from =
Dodge City, KS to Bremen, GA.=C2=A0 We used a U-Haul car transporter.<div>I=
t just fit the trailer with very little room to spare so be sure to measure=
.=C2=A0 They require you to know your</div><div>tongue weight on the tow ve=
hicle as well as the maximum towing weight.=C2=A0 We used a Ford 150 pickup=
</div><div>- maximum towing weight of 7,000 lbs.</div><div><br></div></div>=
<div>Failing that, there are professional car transporters out there that p=
ick up and deliver cars all the time.=C2=A0</div><div>Google it....=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0WST may already know someone who does that....</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Cheers!!<br>Jim</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>=
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu=
, Jun 6, 2019 at 2:28 PM Kent McLean via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sp=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le=
ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">daredelvis wrote:<br>
&gt; I?ve transported Bugeye=C2=A0 on uhual auto transports. The inside of =
the tire rides up on the inner lip of the ramps, but they just fit (I?d dou=
ble check with a tape measure when picking up). They have the proper tie do=
wns, unlike a box trailer. You have to list a MGB or something like that on=
 the form. <br>
<br>
They also have ramps to get it up onto the trailer, which the box trailer m=
ay have only a single ramp in the middle (or not even that).=C2=A0 Best to =
also have a come-along or block-and-tackle to help get it onto the auto tra=
nsport.<br>
<br>
As for WM=E2=80=99s trailer, you might be able to re-sell it =E2=80=94 buy =
it, trailer the Bugeye home, and the move the trailer onto someone else so =
you don=E2=80=99t have to store it. If you are lucky, you sell the trailer =
for what you bought it for and the trailer rental is free. If you are reall=
y lucky, you have the trailer sold before you leave WI.<br>
<br>
U-Haul is pretty particular about what vehicles can tow trailers. Their web=
site will give you a yea or nay for your vehicle. Bigger is better (reserve=
 power, more comfortable), if you have access to a bigger tow vehicle.<br>
<br>
-<br>
Kent McLean<br>
=E2=80=9956 100 BN2<br>
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From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2019 19:25:28 -0400

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Spridgets fit just fine on a U-Haul car trailer.  Tell them you're moving a =
Ford Escort.  Their computer insists a Spridget won't fit, which is BS.  Or g=
et Flounder to deliver.  He delivers adopted dogs, so he should do it for th=
e cars he sells too.   :-)

Sent from my keyboard

> On Jun 6, 2019, at 3:45 PM, bmwwxman . via Spridgets <[email-masked]=
.net> wrote:
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> Lin,
>=20
> Just got done sending an MGB from Dodge City, KS to Bremen, GA.  We used a=
 U-Haul car transporter.
> It just fit the trailer with very little room to spare so be sure to measu=
re.  They require you to know your
> tongue weight on the tow vehicle as well as the maximum towing weight.  We=
 used a Ford 150 pickup
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> Failing that, there are professional car transporters out there that pick u=
p and deliver cars all the time.=20
>=20
>=20
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>=20
>=20
>> On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 2:28 PM Kent McLean via Spridgets <spridgets@autox=
.team.net> wrote:
>> daredelvis wrote:
>> > I?ve transported Bugeye  on uhual auto transports. The inside of the ti=
re rides up on the inner lip of the ramps, but they just fit (I?d double che=
ck with a tape measure when picking up). They have the proper tie downs, unl=
ike a box trailer. You have to list a MGB or something like that on the form=
.=20
>>=20
>> They also have ramps to get it up onto the trailer, which the box trailer=
 may have only a single ramp in the middle (or not even that).  Best to also=
 have a come-along or block-and-tackle to help get it onto the auto transpor=
t.
>>=20
y it, trailer the Bugeye home, and the move the trailer onto someone else so=
 you don=E2=80=99t have to store it. If you are lucky, you sell the trailer f=
or what you bought it for and the trailer rental is free. If you are really l=
ucky, you have the trailer sold before you leave WI.
>>=20
>> U-Haul is pretty particular about what vehicles can tow trailers. Their w=
ebsite will give you a yea or nay for your vehicle. Bigger is better (reserv=
e power, more comfortable), if you have access to a bigger tow vehicle.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Spridgets fit just fine on a U-Haul car tra=
iler. &nbsp;Tell them you're moving a Ford Escort. &nbsp;Their computer insi=
sts a Spridget won't fit, which is BS. &nbsp;Or get Flounder to deliver. &nb=
sp;He delivers adopted dogs, so he should do it for the cars he sells too. &=
nbsp; :-)<div><br></div><div><img src=3D"cid:23F774EF-BA93-49CC-8B83-D73B50D=
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br>On Jun 6, 2019, at 3:45 PM, bmwwxman . via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailt=
o:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br><=
/div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Lin,<div><b=
r></div><div>Just got done sending an MGB from Dodge City, KS to Bremen, GA.=
&nbsp; We used a U-Haul car transporter.<div>It just fit the trailer with ve=
ry little room to spare so be sure to measure.&nbsp; They require you to kno=
w your</div><div>tongue weight on the tow vehicle as well as the maximum tow=
ing weight.&nbsp; We used a Ford 150 pickup</div><div>- maximum towing weigh=
t of 7,000 lbs.</div><div><br></div></div><div>Failing that, there are profe=
ssional car transporters out there that pick up and deliver cars all the tim=
e.&nbsp;</div><div>Google it....&nbsp; &nbsp;WST may already know someone wh=
o does that....</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers!!<br>Jim</div><div><br></div=
><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 2:28 PM Kent McLean via=
 Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]=
eam.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:=
1ex">daredelvis wrote:<br>
&gt; I?ve transported Bugeye&nbsp; on uhual auto transports. The inside of t=
he tire rides up on the inner lip of the ramps, but they just fit (I?d doubl=
e check with a tape measure when picking up). They have the proper tie downs=
, unlike a box trailer. You have to list a MGB or something like that on the=
 form. <br>
<br>
They also have ramps to get it up onto the trailer, which the box trailer ma=
y have only a single ramp in the middle (or not even that).&nbsp; Best to al=
so have a come-along or block-and-tackle to help get it onto the auto transp=
ort.<br>
<br>
As for WM=E2=80=99s trailer, you might be able to re-sell it =E2=80=94 buy i=
t, trailer the Bugeye home, and the move the trailer onto someone else so yo=
u don=E2=80=99t have to store it. If you are lucky, you sell the trailer for=
 what you bought it for and the trailer rental is free. If you are really lu=
cky, you have the trailer sold before you leave WI.<br>
<br>
U-Haul is pretty particular about what vehicles can tow trailers. Their webs=
ite will give you a yea or nay for your vehicle. Bigger is better (reserve p=
ower, more comfortable), if you have access to a bigger tow vehicle.<br>
<br>
-<br>
Kent McLean<br>
=E2=80=9956 100 BN2<br>
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From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2019 10:45:33 -0400

Lin,

Flounder is planning a trip to Michigan in July.  Have him bring the car on it's trailer.  Tow it home and sell the trailer.   Saves about 500 miles.    :-)

Rick
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Lin,

I bought a Bugeye from Flounder last year too.  I hauled it home in February=
 on a U-Haul car hauler trailer.  Bugeyes fit too!  On a Saturday morning I d=
rove to Wisconsin, picked up the car, and then drove home.   1,040  miles in=
 one day and it was a little snowy on the way home.  :-)

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> On Jun 7, 2019, at 10:45 AM, Rick Fisk <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> Lin,
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> Flounder is planning a trip to Michigan in July.  Have him bring the car o=
n it's trailer.  Tow it home and sell the trailer.   Saves about 500 miles. =
   :-)
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From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2019 20:51:59 -0500

And that car did 100 times more laps than his did all last season. 

Ron Soave

> On Jun 7, 2019, at 3:20 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> Lin,
> 
> I bought a Bugeye from Flounder last year too.  I hauled it home in February on a U-Haul car hauler trailer.  Bugeyes fit too!  On a Saturday morning I drove to Wisconsin, picked up the car, and then drove home.   1,040  miles in one day and it was a little snowy on the way home.  :-)
> 
> Rick
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