If it were me, I would not worry about those bearings for that distance and that speed. That said however, if it were me, I would go to Harbor freight and buy one of their under $200 trailers, and convert it quickly and easily per EOC plans. Gets the job done, reasonably low cost and safe. If you have no more need for the trailer, you probably can sell it the next day for what you paid for it. I have done this twice, and actually made a buck on the trailer resale.
--- In [email protected], "mini500_owner" <mini500_ow...@...> wrote: > > All good ideas but I've thought of most of them,with no luck........ > > The towing companies around here won't haul an aircraft on their rollbacks > because of insurance concerns. > > U-Haul doesn't have anything suitable except one of their big trucks...have > you priced the cost of rentals for them lately plus the fuel? Also,there's a > loading issue.......that deck is pretty high and the walkramp is very > narrow,nothing to role the mains on. > > I can't find anyone with a trailer as big as mine.....my trailer is "BIG" and > I still have to load the plane with the nosewheel on the trailer rolled > towards the front and the maingear setting on the fenderwells........looks > funny with it's butt in the air but I've hauled many miles this way without > one single problem,it rides like a dream. > > I think at this point I might just take one of my trailer hitches and > refabricate it so that the nosewheel will set on a dropped steel plate and > just tow the plane on its mains to the airport. > I know many planes are desined to do this but I don't know if the bearings in > the Ercoupe will tolerate such a long ride,even at very slow speed. > > Kevin >
