---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 09/17/13: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:23 AM - Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar (Phil White) 2. 11:32 AM - Re: Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar (Sean Stephens) 3. 11:49 AM - Re: Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar (Tim Olson) 4. 12:38 PM - Re: Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar (Ben Westfall) 5. 08:01 PM - Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar (Jim Berry) 6. 08:49 PM - Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar (Jackm) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:23:32 AM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar From: "Phil White" Moved my -10 a week ago about 4 miles from rented hangar to garage, so I would work on it more often (only been at it 9+ years, with the auto engine conversion!). Rented a SNOW MOBILE trailer, which had a 8.5' wide x 10' long tilt-bed. Worked great. Rear tie-down ring did drag a bit with the angle when loading, but that's why I had it in place. Wings in a cradle on casters went on the second trip. We hot-rodded it all of 17 mph max on paved streets, to baby my baby. Rental cost was only $50 for the day, and I could control the whole process. Used a ratchet pull winch for the loading and unloading, to a rope around the nose gear. That too worked well, if slowly. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408748#408748 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:32:55 AM PST US From: Sean Stephens Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar Snow Mobile trailer. Didn't think of that. There's one close by for $60/day. Thanks. On 9/17/13 11:22 AM, Phil White wrote: > > Moved my -10 a week ago about 4 miles from rented hangar to garage, so I would work on it more often (only been at it 9+ years, with the auto engine conversion!). Rented a SNOW MOBILE trailer, which had a 8.5' wide x 10' long tilt-bed. > Worked great. Rear tie-down ring did drag a bit with the angle when loading, but that's why I had it in place. Wings in a cradle on casters went on the second trip. We hot-rodded it all of 17 mph max on paved streets, to baby my baby. > Rental cost was only $50 for the day, and I could control the whole process. Used a ratchet pull winch for the loading and unloading, to a rope around the nose gear. That too worked well, if slowly. > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408748#408748 > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:49:30 AM PST US From: Tim Olson Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar That's what I used, too. The catch was, I have a wide trailer, I think 100" or something near that side. Some of the older, narrower ones won't quite do it. Tim On 9/17/2013 1:32 PM, Sean Stephens wrote: > > Snow Mobile trailer. Didn't think of that. There's one close by for > $60/day. Thanks. > > On 9/17/13 11:22 AM, Phil White wrote: >> >> Moved my -10 a week ago about 4 miles from rented hangar to garage, >> so I would work on it more often (only been at it 9+ years, with the >> auto engine conversion!). Rented a SNOW MOBILE trailer, which had a >> 8.5' wide x 10' long tilt-bed. >> Worked great. Rear tie-down ring did drag a bit with the angle when >> loading, but that's why I had it in place. Wings in a cradle on >> casters went on the second trip. We hot-rodded it all of 17 mph max >> on paved streets, to baby my baby. >> Rental cost was only $50 for the day, and I could control the whole >> process. Used a ratchet pull winch for the loading and unloading, to >> a rope around the nose gear. That too worked well, if slowly. >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408748#408748 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:38:07 PM PST US From: "Ben Westfall" Subject: RE: RV10-List: Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar As yet another method... Sometimes you can make a narrower flatbed trailer work w/o too much effort. I helped move Mark Cooper's RV-10 with Paul Grimstad and his flatbed trailer that is a bit too narrow for the RV-10 wheelbase. You can see pictures of the required lumber additions to his tilt deck flatbed to "widen" it a bit. Worked well but did take $50 or so in boards and a screws and about 30 min work in the Oregon rainshine that day. Mark's blog w/photos: http://myrv10factory.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/the-big-move/ -Ben Westfall -----Original Message----- That's what I used, too. The catch was, I have a wide trailer, I think 100" or something near that side. Some of the older, narrower ones won't quite do it. Tim On 9/17/2013 1:32 PM, Sean Stephens wrote: > > Snow Mobile trailer. Didn't think of that. There's one close by for > $60/day. Thanks. > > On 9/17/13 11:22 AM, Phil White wrote: >> >> Moved my -10 a week ago about 4 miles from rented hangar to garage, >> so I would work on it more often (only been at it 9+ years, with the >> auto engine conversion!). Rented a SNOW MOBILE trailer, which had a >> 8.5' wide x 10' long tilt-bed. >> Worked great. Rear tie-down ring did drag a bit with the angle when >> loading, but that's why I had it in place. Wings in a cradle on >> casters went on the second trip. We hot-rodded it all of 17 mph max >> on paved streets, to baby my baby. >> Rental cost was only $50 for the day, and I could control the whole >> process. Used a ratchet pull winch for the loading and unloading, to >> a rope around the nose gear. That too worked well, if slowly. >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408748#408748 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:01:25 PM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar From: "Jim Berry" schmoboy wrote: > Thanks all. And yes, we have wenches on our tow trucks here. You pay > extra for it, but it is worth it. Wench, winch, they both pull. :) > > DO NOT ARCHIVE > > On 9/16/13 11:36 AM, Linn Walters wrote: > > > You have wenches on your tow trucks????? Wish we had them here. All > > we have is unshaven guys with pot bellies!!!! > > > > > I also hired a roll down bed truck. Turns out the wench driving it was a former A&P. She was being more careful with the fuselage than I was. A real Renaissance woman. Jim Berry Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408775#408775 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:49:10 PM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Re: Flatbed Tow Truck To Hangar From: "Jackm" This is how we moved to paint shop for four hour drive. Very secure and easy to move. This skid will be available to anyone to use after it returns back.....only problem is it weighs half as much as complete plane. -------- Jackm Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408776#408776 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_20130902_191256_258_526.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.