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kolbmark3

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 40
Location: Mt Clemens, MI

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:19 am Post subject: Trailering a Kolb

Rick,

  

 You said "The  Kolb Mk III came home in a closed truck with wings  attached."

  

 What size truck did you use, how did you get the  Kolb in and out of the truck, and how much did it cost?

  

 I may need to move my Mark III from NC to MI next  month.

  

 Jim Mark III

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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: Trailering A Kolb

In a message dated 10/22/2007 1:32:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  jindoguy(at)gmail.com writes:

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		  So, my    recommendation is get a closed trailer. Fold the wings in as the Kolb was    designed. Suspend the boom in a very well padded cradle to take the load off    the tail wheel. 	


 

 Guys,

  

 When transporting with wings folded, I assume you are keeping them mounted  to the universal joint at the main spar.  

  

 What about the outer end of the wing?  Do you still utilize the small  cross tube that goes through the boom tube, with safety clips, to support  the wing?  Seems that the weight of the wing, while traveling over  bumps, would bend that tube.   

 Bill  Varnes

Original Kolb FireStar

Audubon NJ

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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: Trailering A Kolb

That's what I used. The fellow from whom I bought the Mk III showed me how to make pins from a clothes hanger that had an extension handle so that I didn't have to stretch to reach in to put them in. I've never seen any bending of the tube, at least none that caused them to bind, or made the cross tube loose in the boom. 



Rick



On 10/24/07, WhiskeyVictor36(at)aol.com (WhiskeyVictor36(at)aol.com) <WhiskeyVictor36(at)aol.com  (WhiskeyVictor36(at)aol.com)> wrote:[quote]      In a message dated 10/22/2007 1:32:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  jindoguy(at)gmail.com (jindoguy(at)gmail.com) writes:

  	  Quote: 	
		  So, my    recommendation is get a closed trailer. Fold the wings in as the Kolb was    designed. Suspend the boom in a very well padded cradle to take the load off    the tail wheel. 	


 

 Guys,

  

 When transporting with wings folded, I assume you are keeping them mounted  to the universal joint at the main spar.  

  

 What about the outer end of the wing?  Do you still utilize the small  cross tube that goes through the boom tube, with safety clips, to support  the wing?  Seems that the weight of the wing, while traveling over  bumps, would bend that tube.   

 Bill  Varnes

Original Kolb FireStar

Audubon NJ

Do Not  Archive





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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject: Trailering A Kolb

I thought that the little tube through the fuselage that hold the wings would bend also.  I have trailered it 4 times now and it has not bent.  One of these days I will build a support because it does not look very strong.    Vic in Sacramento

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">      In a message dated 10/22/2007 1:32:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  jindoguy(at)gmail.com writes:

  	  Quote: 	
		  So, my    recommendation is get a closed trailer. Fold the wings in as the Kolb was    designed. Suspend the boom in a very well padded cradle to take the load off    the tail wheel. 	

 Guys,

 When transporting with wings folded, I assume you are keeping them mounted  to the universal joint at the main spar.  

 What about the outer end of the wing?  Do you still utilize the small  cross tube that goes through the boom tube, with safety clips, to support  the wing?  Seems that the weight of the wing, while traveling over  bumps, would bend that tube.   

 Bill  Varnes

Original Kolb FireStar

Audubon NJ

Do Not  Archive

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Tom O'Hara

Joined: 26 Jan 2006
Posts: 34

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:12 am Post subject: Re: Trailering a Kolb

I brought my MkII home to PA from Northern Wisconsin in a 28' rented U-Haul.  And a detour down to Dayton so I ended up with about 1300 miles on it.  When I unloaded I hade absoulety NO hanger or trailer rash.  Attached are some pictures of how we rigged it.

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Tom O'Hara

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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:17 am Post subject: Re: Trailering a Kolb

For some reason I could only get one image to attach.  So here is another one.  Wings were hung with foam, carpet and 1" nylon safety straps.  Wheels chocked and boom put on a rest.

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Tom O'Hara

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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:20 am Post subject: Re: Trailering a Kolb

Last one. That's me on the left and Dick Neitzel, builder, on the right.

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Dave Bigelow

Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: Trailering a Kolb

A simple way to take the load off the tail wheel and the wing fold tube when trailering is to put an inner tube between the trailer bed and the leading edges of the wing in the area of the wing fold tube.  Tie down the tail wheel to the trailer and then inflate the tube.  Inflate the tube enough to remove about half (or a little more) of the weight from the tail wheel.  You get a spring effect from the inflated tube and the tailwheel strut, but not enough to bend things.  You can put a piece of plastic sheet or a soft piece of fabric between the tube and the LE of the wings to prevent chafing.



This has worked pretty well for me, but I haven't trailed thousands of miles like some on this list have.

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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:27 am Post subject: Trailering a Kolb

Simple is better when it comes to trailering.I have a picture of a support system on Barnstormers for a Firestar under fs 2 w/custom trlr.The smoothest ride in a trailer is the mid point between the trailer axles and the towing unit rear axle.Back it in, anchor the tires and let the aircraft suspension work.Put the tube support in the mid point.It removes all shock loads from the tube.



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A simple way to take the load off the tail wheel and the wing fold tube when trailering is to put an inner tube between the trailer bed and the leading edges of the wing in the area of the wing fold tube.  Tie down the tail wheel to the trailer and then inflate the tube.  Inflate the tube enough to remove about half (or a little [quote][b]

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