KR> Trailering

2010-07-15 Thread Randy Smith
, ol' weirdo <wmiw...@gmail.com> wrote: From: ol' weirdo <wmiw...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: KR> Trailering To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 6:02 PM And if you are railering, remove the engine. Its mass bou

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2010-07-15 Thread pk.sm...@bigpond.net.au
BE WARNED ... a trailer with an aft COG under brakes is potentially as dangerous as a tailwheel aircraft under brakes. The aft COG makes the trailer want to overtake the towing vehicle if braking from high speed. So many caravaners try to unload the drawbar of just load it wrong and the trailer

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2010-07-15 Thread Larry Ragan
Well, it's a tricycle gear KR2 with a motor. I'll remove the motor, but can I use the mounting points on the firewall for tie-downs? Will I have to support the tail if I remove the engine? Thanks for all of the responses. I don't want to tear it up on the trip home.

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2010-07-15 Thread ol' weirdo
d of forward on the vehicle hitch. Another reason is not being able > to get the main gear over the trailer wheel wells.. They trailer either way > just fine.. > > Ron > > --- On Thu, 7/15/10, Larry Ragan <lra...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Larry Ragan <lra...@hot

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2010-07-15 Thread Ronald Wright
com> wrote: > From: Larry Ragan <lra...@hotmail.com> > Subject: KR> Trailering > To: kr...@mylist.net > Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 8:21 AM > > I've seen projects being trailered and a lot of the time > they are being towed tail first.  Is there any special > r

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2010-07-15 Thread jack.cooper2009
Larry I have also seen airplanes trailered tail first and wondered why. I trailered mine nose first and had the controls blocked with no trouble. See http://www.jackandsandycooper.com/themove.html Jack Cooper Chuckey TN. Larry Ragan wrote. I've seen projects being trailered and a

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2010-07-15 Thread R. Human
-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Larry Ragan Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:22 AM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Trailering I've seen projects being trailered and a lot of the time they are being towed tail first. Is there any special reason or advant

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2010-07-15 Thread Larry Ragan
I've seen projects being trailered and a lot of the time they are being towed tail first. Is there any special reason or advantage to doing it this way?

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2008-10-12 Thread Don Sprague
Tommy, Last year I bought a KR in Columbus, Ohio. To trail it home to Houston, I converted my boat trailer to a flat bed. The 2 wheel trailer was designed for a 25ft MacGregor. I removed the bunkboards and cut 5/8 inch 4x8 plywood sheets to fit the trailer frame, using U bolts to secure