Moving across the country, should I sell my lead?

[Larry D.]

We did the Pod thing when we moved last time.
That's an awesome way to do it.
You get a week to decide what you want in there and load it.

[375RUGER]

By the way, you can't legally transport powder or primers in rental trucks.

Winelover

Who's transporting powder and primers? You must mean those barrels of black pepper and ice cream sprinkles.

[GLL]

Palletize and ship !

Jerry

[winelover]

Do you have an original source on that info? I'd like to learn more.

Just the horses mouth. Went to both U-Haul and Budget, interviewed them and picked up their brochures.

Winelover

[winelover]

Who's transporting powder and primers? You must mean those barrels of black pepper and ice cream sprinkles.

Just don't get caught. If and when a problem arises, you can count on an investigation. BTW, your car insurance doesn't cover rental trucks. You must purchase from them, or so I've been told.

Winelover

[cbrick]

I used a U-Haul box van & car trailer to move a bit over a year ago. Had all my powder & all my primers in it. I didn't ask them if it was alright if I kept my bought & paid for property and they didn't mention anything about transporting such things. Also saw nothing in any of their paper work to say it was a no-no.

With things as they are today it's a mighty good thing I kept it all, can't replace it now.

Rick

[winelover]

We did the Pod thing when we moved last time.
That's an awesome way to do it.
You get a week to decide what you want in there and load it.

We looked int the POD thing. The problem was they wouldn't drop off at my Detroit address ( which is ludicrous) nor would they deliver to my new address. Closest delivery was Springfield Mo. about two hours north of me.

Winelover

[cbrick]

I looked into the POD thing also and while I could get one dropped off at my old address, like Winelover my two choices were Springfield, MO or New Orleans. What good is that and they were quite pricey.

Rick

[winelover]

I used a U-Haul box van & car trailer to move a bit over a year ago. Had all my powder & all my primers in it. I didn't ask them if it was alright if I kept my bought & paid for property and they didn't mention anything about transporting such things. Also saw nothing in any of their paper work to say it was a no-no.

With things as they are today it's a mighty good thing I kept it all, can't replace it now.

Rick

IIRC, I specifically asked. Probably not about primers and powder, per se, but rather loaded ammunition which would be safer to transport. IMO.

[JIMinPHX]

Any idea what a solid block of lead the size of a PODS container interior weighs?

I think that lead is roughly 700 pounds per cubic foot, just off the top of my head. That POD is a lot of cubic feet. I'm pretty sure that if you filed it, you would be over the 72,000 pound freight truck highway weight limit.

[dilly]

I think that lead is roughly 700 pounds per cubic foot, just off the top of my head. That POD is a lot of cubic feet. I'm pretty sure that if you filed it, you would be over the 72,000 pound freight truck highway weight limit.

Haha, the full pod would be outrageously heavy. But I'm willing to bet a pod with 1 ton of lead and some other stuff would weigh about what 1 ton, plus the weight of the pod, and the weight of the other stuff comes out to.

[badbob454]

2000, pounds is 40 medium flat rate boxes 50 pound each 40 x $12.50=$500.00, SELL ALL BUT 200 POUNDS AND SHIP THAT WITH YOU ,( SORRY CAPLOCK ON) then aquire new sources after the move .

[handyman25]

Look into shipping your lead by rail. Shipping by rail in the past was cheap. It is not fast but if cheap enough who cares.

[Chilmonty]

So im moving from nevada to Pennsylvania at the end of the summer. I plan on loading everything I own in a trailer and pulling it behind my truck. The one dilemma im having is, what to do with all of my lead? I have right around 2000 lbs of lead and putting that in the trailer will probably put me over my towing capacity. Should I try towing it? Should I sell it all off locally and buy more when I get to Pennsylvania? Should I freight it to my new address? Just looking for some ideas of what to do.

Sell everything else you own, and just take the lead and your guns!
Thats all you really need in life anyway.

[mold maker]

I wouldn't count on replacing your lead in Pa or else where. It is disappearing at an alarming rate. Most is scrapped and sold overseas. no new cars with lead WWs, and most car wheels now require stick on which don't include lead.
Having a stash is money in the bank.
Spend what it takes to ship it to Pa.

[powderburnerr]

there is at least one foundry close to Cabot Pa, you may be able to get lead from, I have no particulars other than that.

[Lance Boyle]

I'd have to go with Jon, keep some to use so you're not completely out. Sell the rest and start collecting when you settle down.

My main concern is the 2000 lbs going cross country. That's a lot of driving and I wouldn't want you to deal with truck and transmission issues or heaven forbid some kind of vehicle accident exacerbated by being overloaded.

I would say, try to sell it locally, and then replace it when you get to PA. Moving that much across country will be expensive and hard on your truck. Keep 100lbs or so to get you started. You may be able to replace it without losing too much $.

[freebullet]

I have strict no lead left behind rule. Throw it on evenly distributed and slow down to compensate. Id sell other belongings before the lead.

[sparkz]

I would look at a cost to Palatalize it or Crate it and send it freight, I would take costs and divide per pound and if it was not to bad (and I bet 2000Lbs) is very doable, Ship it to a freight terminal or friends place with a dock,, Truth is Once you do sel it, you will find other places to spend that money and will be years before you see volume like you have again, and you will have to pay a premium on it as costs are up to boot,, so all costs the same keep what you have now

(I moved our house and most of our company 500 miles one truck at a time, And I am Glad I did)
Patrick