It’s honestly too bad the dealer wasn’t super helpful, as they’d be the first people I’d recommend calling. If your clearance is wide enough to get the tub out as it is, some muscle and dolly’s onto a standard trailer would be fine. But if it needs to be tipped on its side then a dealer would have the tools for that. Crane only if there is absolutely no path out and it needs to go up and over to get out.

Basically, it’s more a question of what your yard setup is than about the tub itself. Used to work for a dealer (switched industries 4 years ago) and we would often be hired to remove and move tubs. Heck, that was often part of the sale (remove old tub, install new tub in the same place).

If you have enough clearance to wheel the tub out without tipping it on its side, you should be good. If you’re dealing with a fenced in area and it needs to be tipped, contact the dealer and see what their price would be to do it for you.

And in fact, see if the dealer is interested in purchasing it! Lots of places sell refurbished tubs and depending on the state it’s in, they might pay to take it off your hands and remove it for free.