JustEmptyEveryPocket Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 I found two barn stored MJ's, which have been hidden away for ~16years. Bodies are good and I am planning on picking them up. However, I am in need of ideas for getting them home. Not enough $$ to hire a professional shipper, too far away to want to make 2 trips, and I only have 1 pulling vehicle. What ideas do you all have to make this work in a single trip? I am not above any redneck engineering solutions or hillbilly ingenuity. Above all, it must be SAFE and SANE. Those are two things were I won't cut corners. While I am fine risking my life on stupid decisions, I am not ok risking the lives of other drivers. So hit me with your ideas.
87MJTIM Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 Safest? 2nd driver, 2nd tow vehicle, two U-haul dollies. Pay for the gas and food for the 2nd driver.
JustEmptyEveryPocket Posted August 12, 2019 Author Posted August 12, 2019 Agreed. Unfortunately that is not an option. No one else that I trust has a towing vehicle. I do have access to a 30ft gooseneck trailer. The only thing I can't figure out is how to load the last truck and get the dovetails back up in position.
jdog Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 could you remove the dove tail? rent a second truck for someone you trust?
Strokermjcomanche Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 Put the ramps in the bed of the truck(s) ?
13 Legion Posted August 12, 2019 Posted August 12, 2019 2 hours ago, JustEmptyEveryPocket said: redneck engineering solutions or hillbilly ingenuity. 2 hours ago, JustEmptyEveryPocket said: . Above all, it must be SAFE and SANE. What is your budget? How far of a trip is it?
89 MJ Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 Tow vehicle, dolly towing 1 MJ towing a dolly with the other MJ on it.
JustEmptyEveryPocket Posted August 13, 2019 Author Posted August 13, 2019 Hmmm, I wonder how easy it is to remove the dovetails on the trailer. Although they are stout, I doubt I could move them by hand. Maybe I could remove them ahead of time and use standard ramps to load the vehicles. 3 hours ago, 13 Legion said: What is your budget? How far of a trip is it? Budget is low. If it wasn't I would just hire professional transport services. Trip is 6 hours one way. Hence I really don't want to make it twice if I don't have to. 1 hour ago, 89 MJ said: Tow vehicle, dolly towing 1 MJ towing a dolly with the other MJ on it. I thought about this. Is it legal? What about safe? I can imagine if the whole things starts swinging that it could get really ugly really fast.
89 MJ Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, JustEmptyEveryPocket said: Is it legal? What about safe? I can imagine if the whole things starts swinging that it could get really ugly really fast. Not sure about legality, but if you drive smoothly and not try to set any speed records, it should be safe. It also depends on the brakes on the tow vehicle. You might want to check the laws for that state.
ftpiercecracker1 Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 I assume neither MJ could be made roadworthy in a jiffy? The 30ft goose neck sounds like a winner to me. If both trucks will fit on the trailer just take some straps or ropes and tie the ramps up some way.
JustEmptyEveryPocket Posted August 18, 2019 Author Posted August 18, 2019 If anyone comes back to this thread, or googles for info and finds it: a 30 ft gooseneck trailer will fit 1 SWB and 1 LWB comanche in a single trip. Just takes removing all the bumpers front and rear, pulling the front comanche's grill/condenser/etc, and lifting the front comanche so that the front part of the frame sticks through the headrack of the gooseneck. No sweat at all. However, I now have 2 complete factory comanches with very little rust and mostly straight body panels. One of them even had stock bucket seats! score!
Eagle Posted August 19, 2019 Posted August 19, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 11:07 PM, JustEmptyEveryPocket said: If anyone comes back to this thread, or googles for info and finds it: a 30 ft gooseneck trailer will fit 1 SWB and 1 LWB comanche in a single trip. Just takes removing all the bumpers front and rear, pulling the front comanche's grill/condenser/etc, and lifting the front comanche so that the front part of the frame sticks through the headrack of the gooseneck. No sweat at all. However, I now have 2 complete factory comanches with very little rust and mostly straight body panels. One of them even had stock bucket seats! score! Well done. I salute you. Photos, or it didn't happen.
JustEmptyEveryPocket Posted August 20, 2019 Author Posted August 20, 2019 Well, here are some photos. I definitely took some pics of the trailer, but I can't find them right now. I will keep looking. Can anyone confirm that the last photo is a Dana 44? Because that would make this score even better imo. https://imgur.com/4h2hTAR https://imgur.com/1vMJLHm https://imgur.com/rqBdH3s https://imgur.com/6IHkvLf https://imgur.com/3p68SZo
amsuco Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 I just realized that my sickness is worse than I thought. It seems I'm much more envious of a find like this than to see a really sharp Comanche that is already fixed up and a nice DD. I'm hopeless.
Eagle Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 The one on the right isn't wearing Jeep wheels. Throw it back.
JustEmptyEveryPocket Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 Final picture proof for this thread: Two jeeps, one trailer. My poor 97 F-250 thought it was a hefty load for sure. https://imgur.com/mobhotG And eagle, as you can see it has at least one jeep rim. That's good enough for me to keep.
Manche757 Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 6:53 PM, JustEmptyEveryPocket said: Well, here are some photos. I definitely took some pics of the trailer, but I can't find them right now. I will keep looking. Can anyone confirm that the last photo is a Dana 44? Because that would make this score even better imo. https://imgur.com/4h2hTAR https://imgur.com/1vMJLHm https://imgur.com/rqBdH3s https://imgur.com/6IHkvLf https://imgur.com/3p68SZo The bodies are in curiously good condition, especially with trucks not running. Who was the seller (not asking name) that had all that space?
JustEmptyEveryPocket Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 6 hours ago, Manche757 said: The bodies are in curiously good condition, especially with trucks not running. Who was the seller (not asking name) that had all that space? A man of wisdom and good personal choices. He was a friend with a semi famous body guy. They showed me around their shop while I was there and they had some really cool projects going. A 67 Corvette Stingray, a 67 Cuda, an original Beetle, etc. Was an awesome trip that netted me two really solid, stock comanches.
87Chief Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 Good find. I'll be waiting for the build threads :)
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