Shipping a CMP

[r.morrison]

God Geoff...your such an old whore. Never mind the the CCKW!!! How about fully restored 3 Tonner CMP located in Vancouver. .....You know who!!

[Marauder_Pilot]

Just got the quote back. $6500.

More than twice what I was expecting...looks like it's time to either beg/borrow/steal a 1-ton truck and a trailer, or find something in BC or Alberta.

[George McKenzie]

I went to Whitehorse and hauld my wrecker for my DT969 to Grimshaw AB with my Dodge Diesel and a heavy car trailer 2 1/2 days round trip . A 30 ft gooseneck trailer should haul the two cmps .A few years back I loaded a D7 cat in the boxcar in Yellowknife .They hauld it to the Artic Talk nice to Buffalo Bill maby he can haul them .I kept the road open to Norman Wells from FT Simpson .I told the producer of Ice Road Truckers I could give them a better story then the ICe Road boys . Now for good addvice If you can get a commercial trucker to haul them that's the way to go .They should fit in a van

[cletrac (RIP)]

I had a United Van Lines truck take a CMP box to Ottawa for around $400. The van had a couple of wrecked vehicles in it that were going from Vancouver to Ontario so the freight couldn't be very high. The driver said they haul lots of wrecks across country. On that box he had to go an extra 200 miles to pick it up too. Give them a try.

[Marauder_Pilot]

Originally Posted by George McKenzie

I told the producer of Ice Road Truckers I could give them a better story then the ICe Road boys .

As a side note, I took a SFA course with a few truckers who worked that road-none from the show, though. Apparently, the guys on the snow are completely sideways, the producers basically went and picked the wackiest, most unsafe guys they could. And the reason that they did the special on that South American death road recently was because those guys had been kicked off the ice road for being completely sideways.

Anyways, yeah, it looks like I'm going to try and hunt down a truck. I have to fly down to Winnipeg to meet part of my paintball team for a roadtrip down to a game in Oklahoma in June, so, instead of flying back, I might try and rent or buy a truck and trailer locally, drive them back and sell them-I'd probably break even there, honestly, what with how Yukon used car prices are.

[George McKenzie]

The problem we have in the north is that the back haul is going south .Most trucks haul the contract load north and go empty south .Your biggest problem is to get the cmps to the truck going north and then loading it in a van . I would look at a tri axel fifth wheel trailer and a dually one ton . Take two in one trip .Also you could check with the convoy that is going to Alaska next year .They wil be taking extra trailers along incase someone has trouble They might like to haul an army truck to the north .I think they have a webb site . or check the MVPA club

[Marauder_Pilot]

So I may have better luck having someone haul them from Manitoba to northern Alberta (Fort Mac or something)?

If they're that close, I can even just make two trips with a borrowed half-ton and trailer-those I can get for free without any problems.

[George McKenzie]

If you got them to Lac Labiche Transports yard ,Gerald Wowk owns it .I sold him a 1954 KW ,he restored it and 6 others ,that would not be too bad .He might be able to help you get them too .You are welcome to stay over at my place .It would be part way .It's not out of your way .I have a few CMPs .If it work's out he he might get a 10 ton RCAF Mack truck from me in the spring and could bring your trucks to my place that's 250 miles shorter. I'm restoring the first KW to work in the oil patch north of Edmonton ,a 1955 KW.If you buy a truck don't buy newer than a 2003 .The new ones don't run .they spend half of there time in the garage. And with this new fuel comming we are going to have a heck of a time with plug fuel lines . Curly Grayham in White horse knows me very well .He has a big yard on the north side .He help me find my Holmes wrecker for my DT969 .Keep in toutch George