Transporting Tub on Dolly, Rental Options? Options

[BeatNavy]

So the answer to this has been surprisingly difficult for me, even after searching here.

Basically I need to move a tub, currently on a dolly on 4 casters, 2 hours from my house in VA to my new house in MD. I've got a truck with hitch. U-Haul has a 6-12 trailer with ramp, but a) not sure if that will fit the 12+ foot tub, and b) it's surprisingly difficult to find any of those available near me. Anyone moved a tub on dolly with one of those? If not, could I use one of their 15 foot enclosed trucks? But those don't really have ramps, do they?

Don't know anyone with a car carrier or a flatbed. I guess the best option would be renting a basic flatbed, but cursory googling doesn't seem to show any providers in my general area. Any tips on what brand providers or types of services for this so I can narrow the search?

TIA

[Cairo94507]

Hi Rob - When I picked my tub up, it was on a poorly constructed 2x4 dolly that lost a wheel in the first 4 feet, (in VA). We actually used some plywood sheets on top of the U-Haul ramp and rolled the car up the ramp into the back of the truck. Now there were 3 of us and it was not easy. I would suggest having 5 or 6 guys and with the ramp and the muscle you could probably lift it with the dolly into the rear of the truck. Now we had the largest U-Haul truck you could rent and had plenty of room in the truck for the tub and all of the parts.

When we off-loaded the tub, we had about 6 guys and we just picked it up and set it on the ground. Then Kent made a quality dolly out of 4x4's with some large caster wheels and that was the ticket to move it around. Rolled like a charm. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)