[Steam-engine] Hauling trailer preference

[Jim Showers]

My preference is a Landoll trailer, I have had the front of my Peerless slip 
off the detachable gooseneck trailer when trying to load under steam and the 
rear wheels slip when they hit the trailer.  It happens very fast.  With the 
Landoll, the engine is winched on the trailer cold and there is no stress on 
the boiler.
Jim Showers


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark" <mark at ironacres.com>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 4:47 PM
Subject: [Steam-engine] Hauling trailer preference


> 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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