I need some options on getting my sons 96 4x4 up to NY from Fla.
Thought about pulling the rear axles or disconecting the d shaft and hooking it on back of my 03 without a trailer. Should add both are diesel extended cab 4x4's His won't fit in my enclosed trailer sooooo.....
Baerpath
fly to florida, drive it up. i flew to texas to pick mine up.
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'02 f-250 cc srw 4x4, auto, 4" exhaust, pillar pod w/ post and pre turbo egt, trans temp and boost, huge stainless brushguard/bumper, stainless step tubes. bully dog trans kit, ts performance 6-pos chip, stock, high idle, 50, 75, 100, 140, volant air intake, isspro turbo saver in the garage. reside in the great state of MI but bought truck from TX. still waiting for jennifer granholm to "blow me away"
His has 401,000 + miles on it, [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] mine has 45,000 I'd rather drive mine down and back but don't really want to pull a trailer both ways. Even if I found a trailer there to bring it back on.
Are there any known issues with his truck? If not, I'd be fine driving it back. Once you consider the cost of fuel down there and back, along with your time, that plane ticket gets a lot more attractive.
'94 2WD F-250 PSD 5 speed. 302,000 miles, DIY open intake, 5" single stack, Banks pyro and boost gauge, Grover air horns, DynaMat. Still on the original CPS!
Hey your sons truck is his truck. But I do notice a smile everyonce in awhile when my oldman drives mine.. I would fly and drive unless there is something wrong with it.. It may not be as nice as your but its still a truck.
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1995 F-350, Auto (stock), 4x4, Crewcab, Longbed, 4" superlift, 35" BFG's All Terrains, E12000 Milemarker Winch, 5" miter stacks, 160cc Injectors, Shimmed FPR, Tymar Intake, Tyamr HPX, 7.3L Intercooler , 6.0L Tranny Cooler(Thanks Jon), ISSPRO Guages Trany/Boost/Pyro, Built tranny in garage being built.
tow the rental up and just drive bak and its only half the miles on the rental since you tow it up
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, 3:73 dana 80 rear, srw, dana 50 front, heavy duty leaf springs, back up camera, 20$ wallyworld fog lamps, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, 32" steering tires all around, ac power converter,jeep bucket seats, deezee runningboards (cab only),cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, 2 trucklight worklights on front stake pocket each side,high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, 6600 lbs with all my junk
Where do I find a hauler ? I'm not against having it shipped. He's at Eglin AFB in Fla. Not a real rush at this time have a litle over a month before He goes over.
baerpath
Mapping program shows 1300 miles each way, mostly interstate. Assuming you get 15 mpg on the way down and 10 mpg towing on the way back, you will burn 87 gallons down and 130 back, for a total of 217 gallons. At $3/gallon your fuel costs are ~$650.
Flying down will cut this about in half, so you can pay $325 or so for a ticket and break even on fuel, plus save 2+ days of driving.
Better yet, tell your son to drive it up himself and you'll pay for the diesel and the ticket home. Same cost to you and you save 4+ days driving.
The first time I deployed I drove mine from TX to PA and then had to go back to get it when I got back. My second deployment I rented a storage unit. I could have used the long term storage on base but didn't like the idea of my truck sitting by the water for the length of deployment and I ended up putting it in a storage unit until I got back. I'm on my third deployment. This time it's sitting back in PA since as I will only have 20 days back in the states until I'm out of the service (counting every day!) :-D.
Storage unit for 12 months at $75(military discount) $900
Long term parking- Free
Driving back to NY- Days of driving- Fuel - lodging- total ???
I'd leave it in FL if I were him. If he's going back to that base. Life is just soo much simplier when you get back if you can just go to your vehicle and go. I wish I would have done that on my first deployment. I spent two weeks in TX before I could fly back to PA to pick up my truck.
i looked into having my truck shipped. seems like about $800. get on ebay and do a search for trucks and there should be some links to shipping companies that you could compare prices. overall, sounds like its a matter of what your time is worth compared to price of flying or having it shipped.
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'02 f-250 cc srw 4x4, auto, 4" exhaust, pillar pod w/ post and pre turbo egt, trans temp and boost, huge stainless brushguard/bumper, stainless step tubes. bully dog trans kit, ts performance 6-pos chip, stock, high idle, 50, 75, 100, 140, volant air intake, isspro turbo saver in the garage. reside in the great state of MI but bought truck from TX. still waiting for jennifer granholm to "blow me away"
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'02 f-250 cc srw 4x4, auto, 4" exhaust, pillar pod w/ post and pre turbo egt, trans temp and boost, huge stainless brushguard/bumper, stainless step tubes. bully dog trans kit, ts performance 6-pos chip, stock, high idle, 50, 75, 100, 140, volant air intake, isspro turbo saver in the garage. reside in the great state of MI but bought truck from TX. still waiting for jennifer granholm to "blow me away"
Long term storage on base is his best bet (don't forget to disconnect the batteries.) It's usually free (deployment) and he'll have it there when he returns.
Otherwise, fly down and drive it back.
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2005 Ford E-350 Diesel Sportsmobile
EB-102, Voyager top, 3.55 rear, Mobil 1 all around
X-Monitor with pyro, trans temp and boost + Scan Guage
and now SCT Live Wire (Economy)
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I think we found a solution, Going to Kentucky, then Fla 25 miles from his base and picking up a 30ft open car hauler to deliver 40 miles from home. And he's paying for all the fuel for delivery [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img] Sometime we get lucky
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