A couple years ago I brought an antique ragwing biplane east from Lordsburg,
NM.
Because of problems we had to take it apart and load it in a U-Haul, 25 foot
as I remember.
We wrapped the wings and tail pieces in home fiberglass insulation held on
with duct tape.
Worked great and no damage.
John, A230
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From: "Dan Bish" <danbish@norwalktucson.com>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: First Hello to you all...
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> Hi Tom,
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> Welcome to the fold. I too just bought a partially completed kit from
someone in California. And, since I'm in Tucson, had to go pick it up. I
opted to rent a Penske truck since the U-Hauls seem to be a bit beat up.
These trucks don't have very good suspension so expect to be beat up for
your trouble.
>
> I originally rented a 20' truck but they were out the day I picked it up
and I got a 24' for the same price (about $1800 total). Used every foot of
it! The thing just expands when you try to store it and it was definitely
easier on the plane having the extra room.
>
> It'll really help if the seller has cradles for the wings and plan to rent
about 2-3 dozen furniture pads as well. I was on the road for 17 hours and
made the trip without a scratch but spent a lot of time securing everything.
I know you have much further to go so don't know if you're thinking about
buying a trailer in CA and towing it back, but hope some of this helps.
>
> Dan
> A144
> Tucson, AZ
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