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i used a wide snowmobile trailer - worked super
http://www.meyette.us/engineJul08.htm#jul25
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From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bill Schlatterer
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 4:04 PM
Subject: RV7-List: Moving Pictures
For those wondering how to move an airplane from the house to the airport,..
Here is a visual. Note that the picture with the black trailer is how
someone looks who just realizes that a car hauler is NOT wide enough. If it
has fenders,.. It isn't wide enough ;-(
An hour later, we had moved up to a 30,000 lb dozer trailer (CDL required)
which turned out to be perfect! The ramp angle kept the tail high, 8ft +
wide bed was just right. With just the gear and the engine mounts tied
down, it moved around some which was good but didn't move forward or back.
It takes a pretty good assortment of heavy tie downs but it really wasn't as
much of a problem as I thought it would be. 45 mph on the freeway was easy,
the problem was with the side roads which were pretty rough with a heavy
trailer and no load. A 20 mile trip in about 40 minutes. Took 5 minutes to
set the ramps and back it off.
Good Bogy-Bar is a requirement!
<<...>> <<...>> <<...>> <<...>>
If's funny, I was a nervous Nellie but my buddy's who did the majority of
the loading were just fearless. As Allen said, " who cares, it's not my
airplane". (arms raised ;-) Apparently that takes all the stress off :-)
Bill S
7a getting closer to the runway
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
05:53:00
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