Looking to move a 20' steel container?

[Guest]

I have a 20' container that we need hauled down the road about 2 miles in the next couple of weeks. Any suggestions to who might be hauling these containers in the Puna district?
Would any Tow companies be able to move these 20' containers or do we need a crane too?

mahalo.

[lquade]

kenau services ( behind station in kurtistown)

[lquade]

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Originally posted by lquade

keaau services ( behind station in kurtistown)

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[kalakoa]

See also:

http://punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22230&whichpage=1

"Keaau Service" is one of those "worthless search terms", got the number from their actual location in Kurtistown:

966 9373

[Guest]

Thank you for the idea and #.

I did call and explain my situation to Keaau services. The lady was nice and let me know they charge a minimum of 2 hours and I was going to need their crane and trailer. This Two-mile haul of this 20' container is going to cost me $481 dollars minimum, to go with Keauu services.
Are there other companies in the area who can move these 20' footers for maybe $150-200 a mile?

[Tink]

You can try to find a tow company that has a flat deck hauler big enough to carry one. Containers are about 8 foot across, standard car about 7. Think that a 5 ton cab and chassis for the tow rig would work, cannot remember what a 20 footer weighs dry.

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[terracore]

Conens freight hauled a *loaded* 20' Hi-Cube container from the barge in Hilo to Orchidland and grounded it for less $ than that! They brought 2 trucks, one hauled the container and the other the forklift and they spent well over an hour dealing with a too-low power line and a tiny/cramped driveway that was too small for the truck or forklift. They did a fantastic job helping us get the container perfectly centered on the concrete foundation blocks we bought. I can't recommend them enough. This was the second time they helped us with a container. The first one was a 40' high cube (empty) delivered to Volcano from Kimo's yard in the Shipman industrial park for about the same price and an even worse driveway, gently laid down upon foundation blocks with precision.

ETA: accuracy/grammar

[Guest]

thank you terracore, will try Conens freight tomorrow. Ryans towing apparently hauls these 20' footers too, but they have terrible customer service and do not seem reliable.

[terracore]

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Originally posted by Tink

You can try to find a tow company that has a flat deck hauler big enough to carry one. Containers are about 8 foot across, standard car about 7. Think that a 5 ton cab and chassis for the tow rig would work, cannot remember what a 20 footer weighs dry.

Community begins with Aloha

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When I was in Alaska a friend of mine had a 20' container moved by a car towing company and as I recall they didn't charge him much for it either. He was driving behind it going up a steep hill and praying it didn't slide off. It didn't!