[Steam-engine] Hauling trailer preference

[BETH VANARSDALL]

A good winch increases the cost, but it is well worth the peace of mind-and
knowing that the equipment can be controlled--as long as the winch & cable
are in good repair.

Control is a major issue as even winching them, they can get a bit squirely
if the trailer is wet or it is steel on steel.

Beth

-----Original Message-----
From: steam-engine-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:steam-engine-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Mark
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 9:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Hauling trailer preference

Given the last few comments, does anyone else load onto detach trailers with

a winch? Everytime we've hauled the engines, they have been winched onto the

trailer no matter what type of trailer it is. Detach takes longer though 
since you have to drop the trailer then back the semi around to the tail end

so you can use the winch. Just curious since there have been a few comments 
about driving the engine on under steam.

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Showers" <steamcar at hereintown.net>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Hauling trailer preference


> 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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