Suggestions for hauling Computer Garage from Beaverton, OR to Yates Center, KS?

Well I did this move last summer. 2000 mi from Toronto to north-central Manitoba. I used a 17' UHaul and an 8' enclosed trailer. It cost me about Can$2500 for rental and fuel. That didn't include other incidental costs. I researched the move for options, fairly extensively, and the UHaul choice was the cheapest option available to me. In the US there might be other choices. In Toronto Ryder would only rent one-way long-distance if you were a company. Budget wouldn't do one-way at all. Shared load costs were prohibitive. I considered buying a truck and selling it at the other end but the outlay would have been too much for my budget. I got the truck at 4pm Fri. and loaded alone until 9pm when my son finished work. We loaded until about 8am Sat when it became obvious that the truck wouldn't fit it all. I had reserved an auto transporter trailer to tote my car with and they allowed me to change that to the 8'foot trailer. After picking up the trailer we crashed for about 3 hrs. and finished at around 10pm that evening. The loading time was long because we were moving it out of a basement apartment with narrow doors and of the necessity of jamming all the stuff in yet having it protected. And as a one-time roadie and before that an express truck loader I am able to get 10lbs of Sh-- into a 5 lb box. I arranged to leave my car for later pick-up. I wanted to get out of Toronto at night before sleeping so I would avoid the long weekend (July 1) traffic, and left right away. The first instance of what was to come happened when I entered the expressway and a dip in the road caused the truck to go into a booga-loo and I thought it was going to turn over. I think the only reason it didn't was because of the weight of the trailer. I had to almost stop before it ceased. It continued to do that the whole trip, only I got better at avoiding dips and controlling the sway. Needless to say I had no chance to admire the scenery. It was exhausting. Lesson 1. Don't use the mother's pantry above the cab for heavy objects, such as a record collection or books, no matter how convenient it seems. Since I was alone and with the lack of space in the jammed truck and trailer unloading and redistributing wasn't an option. I arrived at the other end Mon nite and after a good nites sleep had a comparatively easy main floor unload using a 2 wheeler and the built in ramp. A tailgate lift would have taken twice as long. Good 2 and 4 wheel dollies are a must. I have loaded pianos using a ramp and lots of manpower. I returned the Uhauls Wed., took a bus back to Toronto and then drove the car back. All in all a promethian task. Took me a week to recover. If you go the UHaul route make sure they allow you plenty of time for loading, unloading, and travel. Consider a motel for at least one night midway, a good nights sleep in a bed does wonders to regain your strength. Add a bit of space in your estimates, awkward shapes and fragile goods take more room. When loading leave the least valued till last. You might have to abandon some of it. I still regret having to leave the Supermac monitor but not the old clones. If you're moving the next few months remember that late winter snow storms can happen in the mountains and on the prairies. It's no picnic driving a heavily loaded truck on icy roads when you aren't used to it. Good luck Lawrence Reply to: lgwalker(a)mts.net Love of the Goddess makes the poet go mad he goes to his death and in death is made wise. Robert Graves