[Steam-engine] Hauling trailer preference

[Ben Carpenter]

Andy

My trailer is a landoll, which means it makes it's own loading ramp by
sucking the wheel forward and tilting.  For an other look at this trailer in
action take a look here.  http://www.benc.com/99nta/99nta.htm

Yes height is a thing to think about when picking a trailer,  and the engine
you plan on hauling will determine if you can use a single drop or require a
double drop trailer.  13 foot 6 inches is the max height with out getting
over size permits.  Even then you have to watch for low clearances on some
roads.  You must watch for low trees on some of the back roads where van
type semi traffic is light or not existence.

I will not load a steam engine or antique tractor without using the winch.
A winch is not fool proof but it is much more stable than loading under live
steam.  One more thing I will not load an engine alone.  I require someone
to be with me when loading or unloading.  I remember one time bringing an
engine home and due to schedules of likely help had to leave the engine on
the truck for 3 days before I could get someone to help unload it.

Mention was made about cost of rig, insurance, maintenance, license etc.
This is a big issue if you are only using the rig to haul you engine to a
few shows a year.  I bought my trailer mainly to haul steam engines (I had
the tractor first), but I also farm and have used the trailer for a lot of
things such as moving a back hoe, dozer, and hauling seed among other things
unrelated to steam engines.  We use the tractor for pulling grain trailers
during harvest and nurse trailers during planting and spraying season, so
the cost of my outfit is spread around among other things besides hauling
engines.  This is not the only tractor we have but it is the only one we
have with a wet kit, which is required to run the hydraulics on a landoll
trailer.

Ben Carpenter <benc at dmci.net> <www.benc.com> <benlist at benc.com>



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy glines" <pioneersop96 at yahoo.com>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Hauling trailer preference


> As others have said, you really need to watch the
> overall height.  We want you to get to the show with
> the smokestack and canopy intact.  There are some
> folks who haul on a single drop trailer without
> problems.  Besides overall height you need to worry
> about deck height.  How are you going to get the
> engine on the trailer in a flat ground situation?  You
> will need some pretty long ramps and they need to be
> strong enough to hold a steam engine.  Your ramps will
> likely be very heavy and hard to handle.  Most shows
> that I attend have a loading dock that you can back up
> to but some don't  Ben Carpenter is a list member and
> here is a pic of his rig from his website
> http://www.benc.com/98findla/98findla.htm  look at the
> pic in the upper left corner.  Maybe Ben can give us
> some insight on this set up.  The old time bull-floats
> used by oil drillers would really work good if they
> weren't so tall.  I also agree with others that a
> Landoll is about the slickest outfit out there.  I
> have been considering building a rail trailer to haul
> the Huber.  This trailer is just a frame lower to the
> ground then you straddle it with the engine and then
> raise the trailer under it thus raising the engine off
> of the ground.
>
> --- Mark <mark at ironacres.com> wrote:
>
> > I agree, cost is the important thing. Fortunately
> > down here in Ohio, I can
> > tag both the truck and trailer as historical
> > vehicles. With this, insurance
> > is only a few hundred per year. Doesn't change the
> > maintenance costs but
> > helps off set them since I'm not paying big bucks in
> > permits, insurance,
> > etc.
> >
> > I'm really torn on the type. I like having the
> > engine low and not worrying
> > about height but the ease of loading a single drop
> > deck over is very
> > attractive. Especially since we have to load on the
> > street just inside the
> > town limits. Guess mom wasn't thinking about engines
> > when she built the
> > house in 70!
> >
> > Mark
>
>
> Andy Glines
> Evansville, IN
>
>
>
>
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