desertsteph, a question about moving a trailer

10 years ago

I don't remember if you said what you are going to do with your old home once everything is out, so you may or may not be able to answer this. If you are going to move it out, how is that done? Do you know what kind of company I would call to get it done here?

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desertsteph

10 years ago

hi there! my handyman flattened mine with a bobcat. I'm going to take a pic of it and will post - once I figure out how to do that!

I'm not sure who - but you could ask around - call a mobile home place near you and ask who they hire / recommend. my friend hired a guy he knew (who did this on a regular basis. it wasn't a first for my friend, he often bought up old trailers and rehabbed them. some older retired men (who used to do work for him) lived in a few of them and some he used as office space).

I believe (at least out here) the country / permit office has the names of some who do this - at least they do for the guys who set them up once delivered. in my case it was the same guy - and his crew. so if you find one, you should be able to find the other. the one who transports will know who sets up and those who set up will know who delivers them in the area.

oh, and for my old smaller one (about 45' long), it had tires to put on it and a hitch thing on 1 end of it. I think back then he just pulled it out here on one of his truck cabs. he had tons of things like that - flatbeds, cabs, dozers etc. he had a huge 'yard' in a near by city (acres and acres of land) where that stuff was kept. he had people who lived on site (those older men who prev worked for him 'retired' there in rehabbed trailers). They still did odd jobs for him when it was something they could still do.

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writersblock (9b/10a)
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
I'm going to take a pic of it and will post - once I figure out how to do that!

Just get the picture onto your computer somehow, then click the photo button when you're composing a reply:

and navigate to where the pic is. Very simple now that Houzz has taken over.
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desertsteph
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
thx writersblock, but that doesn't work for me anymore. it did in the early months here, I have posted pics here before but a few months back when I tried to post one, it didn't. I've tried numerous times since (even rather recently) but no pic appears. there's a thread on here where my post starts out something like 'my girl' - I tried there to post a pic of my dog. nothing appeared... it was probably MLs thread on posting pics.

I get to the point of my pic folder coming up and click on a pic but then... nothing happens. used to pop a pic into the post.
writersblock (9b/10a)
10 years ago
Try copying the photo from your pic folder to the desktop and see if you can make it work from there. Also what format are the pics and what size?
missouribound
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks Steph. We looked at the land yesterday and I'm not sure the trailer will come out of there in one piece. It looks to be in very bad shape.
desertsteph
10 years ago
you might be surprised tho. mine was in bad shape too - but those in the know saw no problem with putting the tires on and pulling it away. I probably would have put it on CLfree to take except that being here alone, I didn't want a bunch of people coming by to check it out. didn't think it was safe for me to do.

OTOH, jed removed some inside guts - tub, toilet, sinks, doors, windows, inner walls and the metal siding and then used a bobcat to take it down. it basically just collapsed on itself.