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John H Murphy
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 Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject: Kolb Mark III X - trailering/storage experience |
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Does anyone here use a trailer to haul/store their MK III X? The reason I ask is that I have a 24 foot trailer (Haulmark) that I'm trying to figure out if it would fit a MK III X? The limiting factor appears to be the inside wheel wells. It fits my Kolb Firestar II fine. When John Williamson was in town recently with his Kolbra, we measured it from the nose tip to the back of the wheels. It just would not fit inside. I would not be able to get the door closed and the Kolbra wheels were just to wide. The length by the way appears to be fine. Even though they call it a "24" foot trailer, it actually is a bit longer.
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ceengland(at)bellsouth.ne
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject: Kolb Mark III X - trailering/storage experience |
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John H Murphy wrote:
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Does anyone here use a trailer to haul/store their MK III X? The
reason I ask is that I have a 24 foot trailer (Haulmark) that I'm
trying to figure out if it would fit a MK III X? The limiting factor
appears to be the inside wheel wells. It fits my Kolb Firestar II
fine. When John Williamson was in town recently with his Kolbra, we
measured it from the nose tip to the back of the wheels. It just
would not fit inside. I would not be able to get the door closed and
the Kolbra wheels were just to wide. The length by the way appears to
be fine. Even though they call it a "24" foot trailer, it actually is
a bit longer.
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How much 'swing' do the gear legs have if you pick up the plane & take
the weight off the wheels? If you get enough motion so that the gear is
now narrow enough, you could use ratcheting tiedown straps or a small
come-along to narrow the gear for transport. It's been done with other
homebuilts.
Charlie
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icrashrc
Joined: 16 Mar 2006
Posts: 247
Location: Mishawaka, In
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: Kolb Mark III X - trailering/storage experience |
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So you're saying it won't fit nose first OR tail first? I don't have any answers for you but i'm glad you posted as i'm starting to look for a trailer for my M3X. I guess i better go take a few more measurments of the plane...
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Thom Riddle
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Buffalo, NY, USA (9G0)
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:31 am Post subject: Re: Kolb Mark III X - trailering/storage experience |
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icrashrc,
If you are looking for a trailer, a couple of days ago I posted dimensions and photos of an enclosed trailer I have for sale. I just used it to haul a FS from South Carolina to Buffalo, NY. See my recent post for dimensions and photos.
I don't know if a MkIII will fit but there was plenty of room for the FS. One of the photos shows the FS inside. This FS has longer than standard gear legs so the wheels are wider than standard and there is a lot of room side to side either fore or aft of the wheel wells.
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