On Feb 3, 9:45*am, Van Chocstraw
wrote:
On 02/02/2010 09:03 PM, nefletch wrote: This is waaaaaaay off topic, but I have a question for
those who may be in the know. *We were talking about a
recent auction in our area. (central *US ) *A gentleman
from from England bought an old antique tractor, not
running. *How much would it cost to transport a non-
running tractor to the coast, and then overseas to
England? some people have waaaaaay too much money.
thanks in advance

GI's send cars across the pond all the time. That tractor isn't much
heavier than a car or suv.

"GI's send cars across the pond all the time."

I had a GI friend whose orders were taking him from CA to NY. They
would pay for his plane ticket and ship his household belongings, but
they wouldn't ship his car.

He put the numbers together and showed them that it would be cheaper
to let him move himself. They accepted his numbers and authorized the
move.

He rented a fairly large truck, filled his car to max, loaded the car
*into the truck* and then packed the rest of his household belongings
around it.

In the end, the Army paid to move everything.