Advice on Fuse Transport

szicree · #1 01-12-2009, 08:46 PM

Anybody ever use a rental truck to move a fuse on gear with engine? If so, how'd you get it into the truck? Ramps? Manpower? Any advice is much appreciated.

hgerhardt · #2 01-12-2009, 10:39 PM

Put my fus on a car trailer facing backwards. The landing gear was too wide to roll between the fenders of the trailer, so rather than devise a set of ramps to go over the fenders, we just put the tail first. I had all control surfaces installed and used mylar tape to keep them from flopping around. The cowling, engine, prop and canopy were all installed, too. I drywall screwed a pair of 2x4's crosswise into the wood trailer bed to lock the main gear wheels. I had the wings leading edge down in a cradle in the bed of my pickup. I drove on the freeway for about 50 miles like that and had zero problems. Was quite the spectacle!

Heinrich Gerhardt
RV-6, flying, 200.0 hours

decathlon737 · #3 01-13-2009, 04:22 AM

Try this if you aren't moving too far away.

OneCharlieKilo · #4 01-14-2009, 12:46 AM

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Anybody ever use a rental truck to move a fuse on gear with engine? If so, how'd you get it into the truck? Ramps? Manpower? Any advice is much appreciated.

I've used U-Haul truck twice with good success. For pictures of ramp setup, see post at:

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...952#post236952

Or pictures on web site at (short move to airport):

http://rv6aproject.ckhand.com/finish...AirportPg1.htm

Or (longer move WA to CA):

http://rv6aproject.ckhand.com/Moving...-to-CAmove.htm