Transporting lumber home without a truck
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10-30-2009, 01:23 AM
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Re: Transporting lumber home without a truck
I love my 5' by 8' Utility trailer. It has a fold up ramp so when hauling longer stock I just cheat it forward a little or run it to the side, around the tailgate. Then it doens't matter what kind of car you drive and you don't have to have lumber in your Mustang. I can't imagine life without a small trailer.
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10-30-2009, 10:51 AM
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Re: Transporting lumber home without a truck
Aside from drooling about what "others" are doing I present you with two suggestions:
1. Cut to fit..yep cut your lumber purchase to fit inside your vehicle then re-glue to original length as needed!
2. Seriously....get some roof racks that you can install and remove easily. Learn how to tie proper knots [that's not nots but knots] You should be able to carry reasonably safely 4x8 plywood. Just drive a bit slower so the wind won't lift them, maybe use your 4-way flashers etc.
There are a number of clever homeowner type lumber hauling devices do a Google search.
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10-30-2009, 09:28 PM
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Re: Transporting lumber home without a truck
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Originally Posted by milehigh6080
Hi guys,
I'm just getting into woodworking more seriously as a hobby now that I'm a homeowner and have room for a shop. Right now, it seems like one of the bigger hurdles for me is actually getting lumber back to my house. I have all the time in the world to actually spend working in the shop, but that doesn't get me very far without a truck. What do most of you do if you don't have a truck? The options I've considered so far are 1- borrow a friend's truck, but i hate to put people out, 2- rent a truck, 3 - have it delivered, 4 - install a trailer hitch on my car and devise some type of rack system to support sheet goods and longer lumber, 5 - buy a truck.
It gets old asking people for help every time I need some lumber, and renting a truck every time can get pricey. I'd rather not buy one, so I'm sort of leaning towards a hitch and a small utility trailer for my car. For those of you who do it that way, can you share some tips on racks that work for you and how big of a trailer I'd need to carry man made sheet goods along with some 10' boards?
Thanks for the tips.
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Your in MAINE man, go talk to your neighbor. Build him the shelf his wife has been wanting for years over the washing machine and you've got a lumber picking up friend for life.
Seriously though, being a pilot in Brunswick (BNAS?), I assume your from away. Go talk to your neighbor or stop some guy with no teeth and a beat up truck. I'm sure either would be willing to help you out, and I'd be surprised if they asked for anything more then the cost of their fuel.
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11-05-2009, 12:57 AM
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Re: Transporting lumber home without a truck
Many years ago I had to transport a 40 foot extension ladder. I took the 2 sections apart, slid them under my 1956 Mercury and tied them up to the bumpers
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11-05-2009, 10:24 AM
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Re: Transporting lumber home without a truck
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Many years ago I had to transport a 40 foot extension ladder. I took the 2 sections apart, slid them under my 1956 Mercury and tied them up to the bumpers
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lol, that's one way of doing I guess. 
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11-05-2009, 05:28 PM
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Re: Transporting lumber home without a truck
Jim S,
Hey, a 1956 Mercury Monteray was my very first car! It was the family vehicle and I bought it from my Dad for $70. Drove that beast for a couple of years, what a vehicle! Mine had the 292 "Turnpike Cruiser" engine... burned oil like it was a quarter a quart! (But wait, back then it was a $0.25 a quart!)
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11-06-2009, 05:18 PM
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Re: Transporting lumber home without a truck
And gas was .19 a gallon.
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