X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:59:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m23.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.4] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3600160 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:20:37 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.4; envelope-from=RWolf99@aol.com Received: from imo-m19.mx.aol.com (imo-m19.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.11]) by imo-m23.mx.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id RELAYIN4-549f7b943301; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:19:47 -0400 Received: from imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (imo-ma03.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.138]) by imo-m19.mx.aol.com (v107.10) with ESMTP id RELAYIN2-349f7b93716d; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:19:35 -0400 Received: from RWolf99@aol.com by imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v40_r1.5.) id q.c0a.5b73d0a6 (34922) for ; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:19:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-mb03.mx.aol.com (smtprly-mb03.mx.aol.com [64.12.207.150]) by cia-da03.mx.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADA037-5c7749f7b92e18b; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:19:31 -0400 Received: from webmail-stg-d03 (webmail-stg-d03.sim.aol.com [205.188.162.24]) by smtprly-mb03.mx.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYMB036-5c7749f7b92e18b; Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:19:26 -0400 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Transporting a 360 by trailer X-Original-Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:19:26 -0400 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-AOL-IP: 64.12.137.11 X-MB-Message-Type: User MIME-Version: 1.0 From: rwolf99@aol.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CB96880D8B0BA0_D10_3D6D_webmail-stg-d03.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 42679-STANDARD Received: from 72.19.171.41 by webmail-stg-d03.sysops.aol.com (205.188.162.24) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:19:26 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CB96880D8646EC-D10-1E37@webmail-stg-d03.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO ----------MB_8CB96880D8B0BA0_D10_3D6D_webmail-stg-d03.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I consider myself the world's most experienced person at transporting a 360 by road.? I have moved my airplane from Cleveland to SoCal to NoCal to SoCal to Denver and numerous shorter trips as well. I use a dual-wide snowmobile trailer.? This trailer cost me $750 brand new?in 1996.? My modifications to it were minor, consisting of bolting chocks in strateigc places and tie down rings in other strategic places.? I also bolted an ammo can to the trailer tongue -- 75 pounds in the box is needed when the trailer is empty to keep the tongue weight right. I will take pictures later this week, but the airplane will not be on it.? Some things to remember. 1)? It doesn't matter when you do this -- it WILL rain on your airplane.? Wrap it up with 4 mil polyethylene sheet (or equivalent) from Home Depot.? Use lots of tape.? Plan on stopping at least twice in the first couple of hours to tape down flapping plastic.? Use a tarp for the engfine compartment. 2)? Use BLACK plastic to eliminate UV exposure, unless your airplane is painted or in primer. 3)? A stretch net (for pick up truck beds) is good over the canopy area. 4)? I replace the folding main?landing gear links with a 1/2 x 1 inch aluminum bar.? The bar extends slightly outboard of the gear strut.? A shackle goes there and is the anchor point for a come-along. 5)? The lower engine mount is used for two come-along straps.? I cannot trailer with the cowling installed. 6)? The aircraft is restrained from moving fore and aft by large chocks cut from a 4 x 4.? These are bolted thru the plywood floor of the trailer.? I unbolt the aft chock to roll the plane on, then bolt it back on.? Smaller wooden pieces (2 x 2, I think) go alongside the tire on the inside to keep it from skittering sideways. 7)? The nosewheel rides on a metal center piece to which the plywood is attached.? The trailer came that way. 8)? The plywood trailer floor tends to sink at the main wheels.? Screw on a 2 x 2 to the plywood?underneath the wheels to limt the sinking of the plywood. 9)? The best way I've found to load the trailer is to make a set of ramps with three 2 x 12s.? Don't build anything -- just lay one end of the 2x12 on the trailer and the other end on the ground.? Have at least two other people to help. I have towed this 2000 miles with a Honda Civic, and another 1000 miles with a Miata.? It doesn't take a truck to do it, but now that I have one, that's what I use. In the early days, before I attached the vertical fin, I had a light bar assembly for the back end.? Let me know if you can use this. - Rob Wolf ----------MB_8CB96880D8B0BA0_D10_3D6D_webmail-stg-d03.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" I consider myself the world's most experienced person at transporting a 360 by road.  I have moved my airplane from Cleveland to SoCal to NoCal to SoCal to Denver and numerous shorter trips as well.

I use a dual-wide snowmobile trailer.  This trailer cost me $750 brand new in 1996.  My modifications to it were minor, consisting of bolting chocks in strateigc places and tie down rings in other strategic places.  I also bolted an ammo can to the trailer tongue -- 75 pounds in the box is needed when the trailer is empty to keep the tongue weight right.

I will take pictures later this week, but the airplane will not be on it. 

Some things to remember.

1)  It doesn't matter when you do this -- it WILL rain on your airplane.  Wrap it up with 4 mil polyethylene sheet (or equivalent) from Home Depot.  Use lots of tape.  Plan on stopping at least twice in the first couple of hours to tape down flapping plastic.  Use a tarp for the engfine compartment.

2)  Use BLACK plastic to eliminate UV exposure, unless your airplane is painted or in primer.

3)  A stretch net (for pick up truck beds) is good over the canopy area.

4)  I replace the folding main landing gear links with a 1/2 x 1 inch aluminum bar.  The bar extends slightly outboard of the gear strut.  A shackle goes there and is the anchor point for a come-along.

5)  The lower engine mount is used for two come-along straps.  I cannot trailer with the cowling installed.

6)  The aircraft is restrained from moving fore and aft by large chocks cut from a 4 x 4.  These are bolted thru the plywood floor of the trailer.  I unbolt the aft chock to roll the plane on, then bolt it back on.  Smaller wooden pieces (2 x 2, I think) go alongside the tire on the inside to keep it from skittering sideways.

7)  The nosewheel rides on a metal center piece to which the plywood is attached.  The trailer came that way.

8)  The plywood trailer floor tends to sink at the main wheels.  Screw on a 2 x 2 to the plywood underneath the wheels to limt the sinking of the plywood.

9)  The best way I've found to load the trailer is to make a set of ramps with three 2 x 12s.  Don't build anything -- just lay one end of the 2x12 on the trailer and the other end on the ground.  Have at least two other people to help.

I have towed this 2000 miles with a Honda Civic, and another 1000 miles with a Miata.  It doesn't take a truck to do it, but now that I have one, that's what I use.

In the early days, before I attached the vertical fin, I had a light bar assembly for the back end.  Let me know if you can use this.

- Rob Wolf ----------MB_8CB96880D8B0BA0_D10_3D6D_webmail-stg-d03.sysops.aol.com--