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Posted by Prepair Ltd on February 28, 2008, 11:38 am
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>Looks like I may have found a short-bed Bantam to buy, (no
>commiserations please..) but getting it here may be a minor issue.
>I don't have a trailer but do have a transit.
Bear in mind that the centre of gravity is a LOT higher than most things you'll
carry in a Transit.
Strapping it down is VERY important, as once it gets loose it will destroy the
van inside.
Where from - to ??
Peter
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Posted by Peter Neill on February 28, 2008, 1:25 pm
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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:38:19 +0000, Prepair Ltd
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>Strapping it down is VERY important, as once it gets loose it will destroy the
>van inside.
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>Where from - to ??
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>Peter
From Surrey to Suffolk, not a long journey and mostly motorway.
Charles has offered the use of a trailer which I may take him up on,
although my towing skills are non-existent, so perhaps time I got some
practice<G>.
However, the reason I asked about the dismantling was because it may
be a fairly easy alternative and would keep the CofG low if it could
be split from cabinet stand, and possibly easier to handle too.
Peter
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Posted by Alastair on February 28, 2008, 2:02 pm
Please log in for more thread options I'm not sure that removing it from the stand is necessarily a good
idea. When I bought my Harrison 140 I considered splitting lathe from
stand for transportation, but was advised against this as Harrison
lathes were apparently shimmed when assembled onto the stand to ensure
that the lathe was square and the bed not twisted. This I can
believe, as the stands are quite substantial, and I've since heard the
same advice from a number of different sources.
I don't know if the same goes for Colchesters, anyone?
Alastair
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Posted by Peter A Forbes on February 28, 2008, 2:23 pm
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>From Surrey to Suffolk, not a long journey and mostly motorway.
>Charles has offered the use of a trailer which I may take him up on,
>although my towing skills are non-existent, so perhaps time I got some
>practice<G>.
>
>However, the reason I asked about the dismantling was because it may
>be a fairly easy alternative and would keep the CofG low if it could
>be split from cabinet stand, and possibly easier to handle too.
>
>Peter
Towing is easily mastered with a bit of practice, don't be afraid of it, just
take it easy. Best advice is to use your mirrors a lot, develop spatial
awareness and get practiced in reversing.
Same thing applies re the load, we have moved a couple of Ward 2A capstans on
our trailer, and they are also top-heavy.
Biggest things we have moved are the Beaver mill and the Lister JK4
engine/generator/bedplate. The Beaver surprisingly was the best tow of all for
some reason, the Lister was probably a bit more than we should have had on the
trailer, but it all worked well.
Peter
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Posted by Charles Ping on February 28, 2008, 5:22 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:23:29 +0000, Peter A Forbes
>wrote:
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>>From Surrey to Suffolk, not a long journey and mostly motorway.
>>Charles has offered the use of a trailer which I may take him up on,
>>although my towing skills are non-existent, so perhaps time I got some
>>practice<G>.
>>
>>However, the reason I asked about the dismantling was because it may
>>be a fairly easy alternative and would keep the CofG low if it could
>>be split from cabinet stand, and possibly easier to handle too.
>>
>>Peter
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>Towing is easily mastered with a bit of practice, don't be afraid of it, just
>take it easy. Best advice is to use your mirrors a lot, develop spatial
>awareness and get practiced in reversing.
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>Same thing applies re the load, we have moved a couple of Ward 2A capstans on
>our trailer, and they are also top-heavy.
>
>Biggest things we have moved are the Beaver mill and the Lister JK4
>engine/generator/bedplate. The Beaver surprisingly was the best tow of all for
>some reason, the Lister was probably a bit more than we should have had on the
>trailer, but it all worked well.
>
>Peter
Peter
As i said you're welcome to my trailer but being a single axle car
transporter it does "pitch" more than a twin axle job and a lathe on
it's stand is a high CofG thing. I'd be tempted to pay £30 and hire a
four wheel plant trailer. That's what I did for the CVA and it towed
well.
The only problem for novices with trailers is reversing. It's easily
resolved by getting out, unhitching it and manually swinging it (and
also planning the journey so that you don't drive into anywhere that
you can't drive out of.)
With an engine hoist the trick is to crow bar the lathe up 1/2" at a
time so that you can rest it on a couple of wooden 4x4's. Then you can
use the engine hoist to go right under the lathe from behind and lift
it on its balance point.
Charles
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>Looks like I may have found a short-bed Bantam to buy, (no
>commiserations please..) but getting it here may be a minor issue.
>I don't have a trailer but do have a transit.