[Steam-engine] Hauling trailer preference

[Eric Applegate]

HI Mark,
If you use the detach type lowboy you nearly have to steam on as there is no way to line up traier and steamer and still move the road tractor out of the way.  Also with a detach it is very easy to get hung  up in the middle, of course you might be operating on fairly flat ground where we do not have that luxury.  We use a tilt table top trailer for equiptment (we be steamer poor) but do get in to trouble with the height if we are not very care full.  The loader cab is about 14' plus.  I don't have a recomidation I was just tring to point out + and -

Eric

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From: "Mark" <mark at ironacres.com>
Reply-To: Steam-engine mailing list <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date:  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 16:47:52 -0400

>Ok, here's a question for the list. For those of you who drive your own rig 
>and haul your own engine, what type of trailer do you prefer? For reference, 
>I'm talking about semi-trailers here. The two options I can see are a lowboy 
>detach (about 18" off the ground) or a deck over lowboy (about 36" off the 
>ground). I think the detach would be nice in terms of having the engine low 
>to the ground. But my experience is loading a lowboy detach with a cold 
>steam engine is not the smoothest process. A regular lowboy puts the engine 
>higher but is easier to load since you can back right up and just winch it 
>on.
>
>Comments, thoughts, know of a reasonably priced (hobby price) trailer for 
>sale?
>
>Mark 
>
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Thanks,
     Eric Applegate
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