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Guy,
I moved my Legacy from Redmond, OR to San Jose, CA
after the two-week builder assist program mounted on a Lancair rotisserie
without engine), with the rotisserie clamped securely to a U-Haul car trailer
with the airframe rolled at about 45 degrees to keep the total width at or below
8-feet wide. You can buy a used rotisserie at a modest cost if you don't
already have one. I made a CAD layout drawing of the trailer,
the rotisserie and designed the clamp parts, then made supporting 4 X 4 redwood
beams, made and painted all of the metal clamp parts and bought several
ratchet straps, square U-bolts and miscellaneous fasteners. I towed the
car trailer with a medium size U-Haul truck, and put the wings and the remaining
kit parts, luggage etc. in the truck. A big project to be sure, but
easy to use and very secure at the speed limits and beyond. I also added a
red ribbon plus a bright bike battery powered lamp on the tail for use
at night.
I would be willing to rent the entire kit for a
reasonable fee plus shipping cost as scrap metal with no liability, as I would
not be involved. The Legacy with the outer wings removed will not fit
diagonally through a large U-Haul truck doorway, or any other rental truck
I could find. I am not sure if a 320 or 360 will fit through a
large size U-Haul truck doorway or not. I have many digital photos if you
are interested.
Note that U-Haul will not knowingly rent a car trailer for
any purpose other than trailering a car, and will always ask what car model you
are moving. I told them a '62 Pontiac Bonneville, and everyone was
happy. No drilled holes, scratches or other damage to
the trailer, and no damage to the Legacy. We got a lot of interested
gawkers on the road, and at gasoline station pit stops. What a show going
down the road. It takes four men to lift the airplane
with rotisserie onto or off of the trailer.
Regards,
Rod Pharis
Aerospace Principal Mechanical Engineer
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:18
AM
Subject: [LML] Transporting a
320/360???
Hello,
I need to transport a 320 that is all ready
built via ground transportation. I need to move the plane 2000 miles, and I
was wondering if anyone had any good ideas on what to use? I was thinking of
renting a Penskee truck, and try to put the plane on a car trailer, but not
sure if this would work.
Any help, or tips would be of great
help.
Thanks,
Guy
guyjill01@hotmail.com
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