who do you hire to move a hot tub?

[robphelan]

thinking of buying a used one locally, but who moves these things?

 

[Hammerhead]

your friends. Pay them with beer.

 

[robphelan]

yeah... but are they light enough for 3-4 guys to lift? how do you haul it? flatbed trailer?

 

[Papagayo]

Go find some illegals to move them..

 

[Hammerhead]

Originally posted by: robphelan
yeah... but are they light enough for 3-4 guys to lift? how do you haul it? flatbed trailer?

yeah they're pretty light. we moved one with 4 guys. set it up sideways up on a pick-up bed and drove very slow.

 

[SearchMaster]

We hired guys through a local dealer. I think we paid $150, but it was moving ~30 miles. We could have had friends do it but the dealers have the dolly that makes it a ton easier. I figured we were getting ~$5K off the new price for a 6 month old, hardly used tub, so the extra $150 was negligible.

 

[Zolty]

day laborers and a uhaul.

 

[slag]

Originally posted by: Hammerhead
your friends. Pay them with beer.

Ive moved 3 hot tubs.

1. Hook your truck up to your trailer
2. Drive to where the hot tub is
3. Load hot tub on trailer
4. Proffitttt!!!one!!!

its not that hard.

Or, hire a tow truck operator with a flatbed. They can hook the tub up to a cable and winch and pull it up on the back of the truck and then deliver it pretty much anywhere.

 

[PepePeru]

my parents have a hottub and we moved it once. lets just say its a good thing they are friends with a 6'6" 300 lb guy.
that was 10 years ago, maybe hottubs have undergone radical changes what with spaceage polymers and whatnot.
the one that they have is NOT light.

 

[slag]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
We hired guys through a local dealer. I think we paid $150, but it was moving ~30 miles. We could have had friends do it but the dealers have the dolly that makes it a ton easier. I figured we were getting ~$5K off the new price for a 6 month old, hardly used tub, so the extra $150 was negligible.

5k off the price?

Son, they are only like 5-7k to begin with, even for a NEW large 8 person models with all the bells and whistles. You bought a 6 month old USED tub...

Gee, you got a great deal.

 

[vi edit]

I'd say it depends on the size of the hottub and options with it.

Some hottubs are flipping huge...those 10 person tubs with 2 or 3 motors in would likely be heavy as hell. Those are approaching 2000 pounds. That's a lot of weight for 4 people to lift.

The smaller ones that seat 4-6 with only one motor probably wouldn't be so bad. They are around 600-800 pounds and are manageable with 4 people.

 

[robphelan]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
We hired guys through a local dealer. I think we paid $150, but it was moving ~30 miles. We could have had friends do it but the dealers have the dolly that makes it a ton easier. I figured we were getting ~$5K off the new price for a 6 month old, hardly used tub, so the extra $150 was negligible.

that's a good idea - i'll call a local dealer to see if they're willing to farm out their movers.

 

[Platypus]

Go down to your local Home Depot with a pickup truck and pick up some 'locals' lol

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: slag

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
We hired guys through a local dealer. I think we paid $150, but it was moving ~30 miles. We could have had friends do it but the dealers have the dolly that makes it a ton easier. I figured we were getting ~$5K off the new price for a 6 month old, hardly used tub, so the extra $150 was negligible.

5k off the price?

Son, they are only like 5-7k to begin with, even for a NEW large 8 person models with all the bells and whistles. You bought a 6 month old USED tub...

Gee, you got a great deal.

Depends on the tub. Some of them can get into the $10k-$14k range.

 

[robphelan]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I'd say it depends on the size of the hottub and options with it.

Some hottubs are flipping huge...those 10 person tubs with 2 or 3 motors in would likely be heavy as hell. Those are approaching 2000 pounds. That's a lot of weight for 4 people to lift.

The smaller ones that seat 4-6 with only one motor probably wouldn't be so bad. They are around 600-800 pounds and are manageable with 4 people.

this is a 1 man 5 woman hot tub - 6 total. i looked it up and the newest model is 713 pounds.

the one i'm looking at is 4 yrs old for 1k and is a HotSprings Soveriegn model - does anyone know anything about them?

 

[SearchMaster]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: slag

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
We hired guys through a local dealer. I think we paid $150, but it was moving ~30 miles. We could have had friends do it but the dealers have the dolly that makes it a ton easier. I figured we were getting ~$5K off the new price for a 6 month old, hardly used tub, so the extra $150 was negligible.

5k off the price?

Son, they are only like 5-7k to begin with, even for a NEW large 8 person models with all the bells and whistles. You bought a 6 month old USED tub...

Gee, you got a great deal.

Depends on the tub. Some of them can get into the $10k-$14k range.

Yeah, we got a very nice one (Hot Spring). They run about $10K new. My brother-in-law said the cheaper ones weren't worth owning, so we waited for the right deal on a higher end tub.

 

[dmcgough]

http://www.texas-hot-tub-movers.com is your best bet

 

[slag]

Originally posted by: robphelan

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I'd say it depends on the size of the hottub and options with it.

Some hottubs are flipping huge...those 10 person tubs with 2 or 3 motors in would likely be heavy as hell. Those are approaching 2000 pounds. That's a lot of weight for 4 people to lift.

The smaller ones that seat 4-6 with only one motor probably wouldn't be so bad. They are around 600-800 pounds and are manageable with 4 people.

this is a 1 man 5 woman hot tub - 6 total. i looked it up and the newest model is 713 pounds.

the one i'm looking at is 4 yrs old for 1k and is a HotSprings Soveriegn model - does anyone know anything about them?

I have a hot springs grandee.. love it.. its an 8 person model

RHTUBS.com is a great place to get information. They have a forums section that is easily searchable.

 

[robphelan]

Originally posted by: dmcgough
http://www.texas-hot-tub-movers.com is your best bet

linky no worky

 

[f4phantom2500]

Originally posted by: Platypus
Go down to your local Home Depot with a pickup truck and pick up some illocals lol

fixed.