Hello Ross, No, the next thing I want to hear is your airtime. ;) Anyway, how have you been doing are you back at the old job? Your link is not working. You still with Schlumberger? Take Care and have a Very Happy New Year!
Ross Youngblood wrote: > I have about 2600 road miles on my KR & Trailer combination. > > First... move from Corvallis, Oregon to Chandler, AZ > (1300 miles), then two years later, move back. > > I have a Pace 8x16 tandem axle cargo trailer with a > ramp door. I did this instead of a custom open trailer > to keep the KR out of the Arizona sun, and so that I > can resell the trailer to someone else at a later date. > (Also, I happened to get a bonus that helped pay for it). > > I have three tie down rings on the trailer one in the rear, and two in the > front. The KR has the retract gear > and you can see a photo of the loaded/tied-down configuration at: > http://www.n541ry.us/slide_shows.html > (It's in the slide show presentation) > > The only problems I have are during the loading and > un-loading of the KR. The wing attach fittings barely > clear the trailer door, and for 1 person loading it's > kind of dicey. > > The trailer was originally purchased as a mobile > hangar, as hangar space in Chandler had a 6 year waiting > list, and I wanted to keep the KR out of the sun. > If I had to do it over again, I'd probably wait and get > a 20' trailer, so I'd have room for a workbench, and > be able to put the wings in on their wing dolly in front > of the KR. As it is, the wings go underneath. > > The tandem wheels give the trailer a real good ride. > With my crew cab pickup, the loaded trailer is not even > noticed, but > --Ross -- Adrian VE6AFY Mailto:[email protected] http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~cartera
