Trailer tow from Texas to California

Hello all,

My name is Jac and I am new to this group.

I am purchasing a glider and I need to tow it to Williams in CA.

I was wondering if anyone had any good ideas on how best to go about this?

First option yes would of course be to go down myself, rent a pickup or a car with a tow hitch and drive it back over several days.

Second option may be to hire an auto transport truck that could put the trailer onto the truck and drive it back. This would cost more money but would save me the time away.

The trip is about 1792 miles.

Does anyone here have any other ideas?

Most grateful for your input!

Best,

Jac

Many of us have used Uship.

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 6:43:23 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Many of us have used Uship.

I just used Uship for a delivery of a glider from Washington State to Florida. The guy was professional and very, very cost effective.

On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 7:35:08 PM UTC-7, Phoenix wrote:
On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 6:43:23 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Many of us have used Uship.
I just used Uship for a delivery of a glider from Washington State to Florida. The guy was professional and very, very cost effective.

The "best" way depends on what you're trying to optimize. The implication is "minimum cost", but perhaps another way to look at it would be "maximum value" -
Fly to Texas, rent an RV with a trailer hitch from a national chain and drive back, hitting a few soaring spots on the way that you'll never have the opportunity to check out again. Take a couple of weeks. Drop the RV close to home.

On Monday, March 29, 2021 at 7:21:24 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 7:35:08 PM UTC-7, Phoenix wrote:
On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 6:43:23 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Many of us have used Uship.
I just used Uship for a delivery of a glider from Washington State to Florida. The guy was professional and very, very cost effective.
The "best" way depends on what you're trying to optimize. The implication is "minimum cost", but perhaps another way to look at it would be "maximum value" -
Fly to Texas, rent an RV with a trailer hitch from a national chain and drive back, hitting a few soaring spots on the way that you'll never have the opportunity to check out again. Take a couple of weeks. Drop the RV close to home.

Doug
Your idea is a great one!
Nick
T

On Monday, March 29, 2021 at 3:56:43 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Monday, March 29, 2021 at 7:21:24 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 7:35:08 PM UTC-7, Phoenix wrote:
On Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 6:43:23 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Many of us have used Uship.
I just used Uship for a delivery of a glider from Washington State to Florida. The guy was professional and very, very cost effective.
The "best" way depends on what you're trying to optimize. The implication is "minimum cost", but perhaps another way to look at it would be "maximum value" -
Fly to Texas, rent an RV with a trailer hitch from a national chain and drive back, hitting a few soaring spots on the way that you'll never have the opportunity to check out again. Take a couple of weeks. Drop the RV close to home.
Doug
Your idea is a great one!
Nick
T
Thanks for the replies everyone!
Hi Phoenix, how much did they charge for your trip across the whole country?
The lowest quote on Uship is for around $2500 from San Antonio to Williams CA. Does that feel about right? Do they need to have insurance for this? What if they drive too fast and flip the trailer or something?
Hi Doug, that is a great idea! I like it! But I don''t know if I can find the time to do that right now. But shoot that would be so fun!
Jac

Jac,
I may be able to put a bid in for less than those cited (live near San Antonio and planning a road trip with SUV to CA). Would only charge for the part of the cost to drive from the point of my intended destination to your site in CA). However, I don't see your name on the SSA membership list or FAA registry, so feel free to PM me.
Michael

On Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 5:02:48 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Jac,
I may be able to put a bid in for less than those cited (live near San Antonio and planning a road trip with SUV to CA). Would only charge for the part of the cost to drive from the point of my intended destination to your site in CA). However, I don't see your name on the SSA membership list or FAA registry, so feel free to PM me.
Michael
Hi - thanks to all for their responses. This a great community!
I am not sure if I can reply directly form my email or do I have to come back to the google groups page on my browser?
Anyways, Gregoire your trip sounds amaaaazing! Wow what an adventure! I drove my pickup from California to Costa Rica and had an incredible time - this was a lot later though, in 2004.
For Michael, I have not gotten an SSA membership yet. I am relatively new to sailplanes. Do you recommend it? I come from a long paragliding background but recently completed my glider training and got my license. Then I trained more at Williams Soaring Center and got into the ASW 24 there. So now I am purchasing an ASW 28 from Tom in Texas. I should be on the FAA registry as I have a private pilot glider rating. My full name is Jacques de Rham. I would be interested in talking with you more about the tow. I am noticing that the quotes on Uship are coming down every day. Quite a large difference now to the first quote given at the beginning. I am sorry - I am so new to this forum - when you say PM where can I find your email address? Oh wait - is that your full email address? Or is it hiding a portion of it? Or you can email me at or also you can text me at 808-495-5377. Thanks so much!

Hi Jacques,

If you have the computer savvy, you can create an account in your email
client to read this newsgroup. First open a free account with
https://www.eternal-september.org, then have your email client monitor
it in the same way as your email. There's a bit more to it than that,
but, if you're savvy...

Good luck!

Dan
5J

On 3/30/21 10:51 PM, Jacques de Rham wrote:
registry as I have a private pilot glider rating. My full name is Jacques de Rham. I would be interested in talking with you more about the tow. I am noticing that the quotes on Uship are coming down every day. Quite a large diff