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Flyboy7
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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Location: Oak Grove, MN
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 Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:16 am Post subject: Need trailer ideas for transporting a Kolb Mark III |
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Hi Kolbers,
I'm new to the forum and to Kolbs. I will be buying a Mark III this spring and want to keep it at home. My issue is how to trailer. I've got mixed emotions about open trailering for longer distances due to wind buffeting and road hazards, but feel that an enclosed trailer is too costly and cumbersome. I'm looking for ideas on what others are doing. Does anyone have photos of their trailers or a web site to look at? Thanks for your help
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Dennis.Kirby(at)kirtland.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:41 am Post subject: Need trailer ideas for transporting a Kolb Mark III |
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Need trailer ideas for transporting a Kolb Mark III
From: "Flyboy7" <alex777aw(at)yahoo.com>
"Flyboy7" wrote: << ... how to trailer. I've got mixed emotions
about open trailering for longer distances ... I'm looking for ideas on
what others are doing. Does anyone have photos of their trailers or a
web site to look at? >>
Hi, Alex - Welcome to the Kolb List!
I frequently transport my Mark-III on an open trailer.
Last May, I trailered it from Albuquerque to Monument Valley, to attend
our annual "Kolb Unofficial, Unorganized Monument Valley Fly-In." About
450 miles each way. The Kolb did fine. My arrangement has the nose
pointing forward. If you secure it properly, to prevent flight surfaces
from flapping and keep the wings from swaying back & forth, your Kolb
will do just fine on an open trailer.
I built a special fuselage support dolly for my plane that also has
padded saddles to support the wings. It sits on an old tire on the
trailer deck to help absorb road vibration.
Someone on this List (I do not remember who) has collected various
pictures of Kolbs on trailers, and has posted them on his website. (Can
anyone provide this website?) Also, check the archives - there was much
discussion on this topic last October.
Dennis Kirby
Mark-III, 912ul, 65 hrs tt
Cedar Crest, NM
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George Alexander
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 245
Location: SW Florida
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:54 am Post subject: Re: Need trailer ideas for transporting a Kolb Mark III |
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Dennis, Alex(?), et al:
Trailer stuff:
http://gtalexander.home.att.net
Click on "Trailering a Kolb"
| Dennis.Kirby(at)kirtland. wrote: | Someone on this List (I do not remember who) has collected various
pictures of Kolbs on trailers, and has posted them on his website. (Can
anyone provide this website?)
Dennis Kirby
Mark-III, 912ul, 65 hrs tt
Cedar Crest, NM |
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Steve Boetto
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 365
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:54 pm Post subject: Need trailer ideas for transporting a Kolb Mark III |
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Hi Alex,
I have an all aluminum trailer that I put together for my firefly for SnF two years ago that I am not using.
contact me offlist if yu are interested
steve
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Flyboy7
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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Location: Oak Grove, MN
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:02 am Post subject: Re: Need trailer ideas for transporting a Kolb Mark III |
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Dennis and George,
Thanks for the input and photos. I feel better about the idea of open trailering after seeing the pics. I love the aircraft cover idea. That is a must have item for the long hauls I think. The Kolb I'll be getting is coming from Dallas, TX to the Minneapolis area so I would like to have it protected. Has anyone used a commercial transporter to move an aircraft?
Alex
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