---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 02/03/21: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:53 PM - Re: Firestar transport questions (Jeff Craddock) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:53:19 PM PST US From: Jeff Craddock Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Firestar transport questions Jay, Good luck with moving the Firestar!=C2- Regarding the rental truck option : Taking a one-way flight from Denver, CO, I transported a complete Ultrast ar from Madison, WI back to Denver using an 16' Budget truck rental.=C2- One-way, this was a 1000 mile move.=C2- The Ultrastar fuselage had boom t ube attached.=C2- Wings, rudder, and horiz stabs were removed and mounted inside the truck. The tail stuck out of the trailer by about 4'.=C2-=C2 -No real problems occurred.=C2-=C2- Some things I learned: One way rentals are harder to find than 2-way, but they are out there. Truck prices vary wildly - even from same company, at locations just a few miles apart.=C2- It saved 50% to rent the truck from the Budget office in downtown Madison instead of their office at the Madison airport.=C2-=C2 - Budget was way cheaper than Penske.=C2-=C2- Total cost was about $750 for the Budget truck rental, about $150 for one w ay airfare, and about $100 for gas, motel, and food along the way.=C2-=C2 -This was back in 2017. To get the Ultrastar mounted inside the rental truck took about 2 hrs work - the fabric-covered wings had to be carefully hung from the interior walls of the truck, and the fuselage had to be anchored inside the truck with ro pe tied to 3/8" screw eyes driven into the wooden floor of the truck. Hope this helps.. Jeff in Colorado ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.