Kevin, You don't have to worry about the bearings. These same 13889 bearings were used in many of the cars and trailer back then. They are kind of pricy now because everything has sealed bearings now but 10 years ago you could buy them anywhere for less than $5 because they were so common.
Kevin1 --- 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 >
