How To Move In 17 Not So Easy Steps

[peter78]

I finally did it, I moved with the help of my 4Runners from Acworth, Georgia to Englewood, Florida. I moved with the help of a trailer and lots of lifting and oh yes, 2 years. In the last load, I needed both 4Runners. One with a hitch hiker on the back and the other one with a roof rack, that I found thanks to this thread.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/27398-coleman-safari-rack.html

The roof rack was $60 and fit both the 2001 and 2004 4Runner. Both cars were completely full in the back and of course the trailer was full.

I had my 2004 checked out the day before I left and the mechanic said the transmission oil was a little burnt, well after 17 loads going 600 miles and then 600 miles back, I am not surprised.

I sold my camper, but I bought a fishing boat, so having a 4Runner will come in handy in Florida.

Would I do it again, if I had the chance, the answer is "NO", I would get a mover. Still it is done and the 4Runner family is better then ever.

 

[peter78]

So, what am I doing in Florida? Fishing, I figured if I count all my expenses for the boat, fishing gear, bait and up keep, then I count the amount of fish I have caught, it cost me around $834 a pound for the fish filet.

 

[gm350reratliff]

So, what am I doing in Florida? Fishing, I figured if I count all my expenses for the boat, fishing gear, bait and up keep, then I count the amount of fish I have caught, it cost me around $834 a pound for the fish filet.

Sounds like a good deal to me!

 

[Hyde802]

well after 17 loads going 600 miles and then 600 miles back, I am not surprised.

Jesus man. Rent a uhaul...

 

[Jernik]

I cannot think of any situation that would take me 2 years and 17 trips to make a move... :noidea: but if you're happy, then all is well!

Just for future reference, there is this new business out there called "U-Haul". They rent trucks, some big ones even, to people who wish to move their belongings from one place to another more efficiently. :laugh: On edit, Hyde beat me to it...

Good luck! :fish2:

 

[fourwd1]

Moved to OT in one easy step.

 

[peter78]

Jesus man. Rent a uhaul...

Well, it all started out with us going back and forth between the two houses and we looked into renting a U-Haul small trailer. It was going to cost over $350 dollars to rent one, well why not just buy a trailer used and use it to help out.

I help move my mom and I kept moving crap, along with all my stuff. It took a least another hour to drive the trip with the trailer and it is a bit of a pain to drive the trailer. I used both 4Runners and sometimes, I didn't drive the trailer.

I had to buy new tires and a few things for the trailer. So, it started innocently enough,but I guess it just got carried away.

 

[V8Man]

A boat is hole in the water that you pour money into. If you add up all the things men spend their time and money on everything $834 fish is cheap. Have fun don't count the dollars. I am the guy in the white shirt my buddy built the P-51 Mustang were standing on. He owns two they are fast,fun,and expensive award wining planes. Very expensive but Bob has a ball flying them.