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Brendan Barry

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Hauling and Rigging Dept. new trailer
« on: January 18, 2013, 11:06:30 PM »
Well after months of searching for a trailer suitable for hauling car 65 and other equipment we finally have one. The trailer has 30' of flat deck plus 5' feet of beaver tail and is rated for 20 tons.

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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2013, 08:01:46 AM »
Very nice!  Is that a winch box on the front?
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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2013, 08:13:59 PM »
Brendan, check your PM for some info. Nice find. Hope we don't need to change those inside tires though. May be fun.
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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2013, 06:23:05 AM »
Awesome, Brendan!!
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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2013, 08:00:53 PM »
Will the trailer have built in rails installed on the flatbed deck or will there be just set on top of the deck?
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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2013, 08:52:35 PM »
Well since the museum will own the trailer, I have thought about putting the rails in the deck. This will keep the height down a little, while also keeping a deck available should we decide to haul something like lumber or a piece of non rail equipment.

Just need someone to draw up a larger version of our logo to put on the trailer for all to see.
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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2013, 09:57:23 PM »
Quote from: Mike Fox on January 21, 2013, 08:52:35 PM
Just need someone to draw up a larger version of our logo to put on the trailer for all to see.

I see the trailer is already painted ROWMOW yellow.  "Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum - Sheepscot, Maine" would look great on each side.

Nice find Brendan -- thanks!
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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2013, 07:19:07 AM »
Wouldn't it be just as easy to clamp or bolt a section of bog track to the deck? That way it could be installed or removed as the situation dictates.
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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2013, 08:23:43 AM »
Would adding rails in place of deck sections affect the structural integrity of the trailer?  Also, consider the attachment method for the rails to ensure the trailer maintains it load rating.
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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2013, 09:52:31 AM »
Once the rail on trailer problem is resolved and if we provide a way to easily load equipment.  We could load #10 or other rolling stock or MOW equipment and use it to display it at parades, fairs or large shows.  Maybe help MNG's move to Gray.  Just a thought.
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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2013, 03:27:37 PM »
Edaville used to do that on a fairly regular basis.

The Beverly Historical Society's Walker Transportation Collection had the #3 locomotive brought to downtown Beverly in 1991. They parked it in Ellis Square for the day, under steam of course.  It was fabulous!  They would blow the whistle every so often, which brought people scurrying downtown to see what was going on.  There was a church next to the locomotive, and around noon there was a wedding inside. They asked us to refrain from blowing the whistle during the ceremony, but when the newlyweds emerged, they had us blow the whistle and ring the bell as much as we wanted, in celebration.

I have video of all this.  It was quite a day.

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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2013, 06:56:23 PM »
#10 could be loaded, but we would have to find a suitable truck to haul it. It might push the limits of the YETI.

I am thinking more on the lines of the railbus.

As for the structural integrity of the trailer. Removing the lumber from the trailer does not affect the load rating. All that needs to be done is lay some steel rails on the steel crossmembers of the trailer. Only removing the decking needed to make that happen.

Fastening the rails to the steel frame could be done by making some clips to bolt to the frame. Or weld tabs on the base of the rail to bolt to the trailer.
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« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2013, 07:23:02 PM »
The trailer has an almost new hemlock deck on it so pulling some planks shouldn't be hard. I was thinking get some c channel and notch the channel to fit over the trailer cross members. That way the "rails" are flush with the deck. Mike have a little faith in the Yeti as long we don't want to get up to highway speed we can haul number ten around fine. We could put 9 on the trailer and not be any worse off than when it got trucked from the Kennebec Central.
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« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2013, 07:36:46 PM »
Woke up the Yeti from winter hibernation and picked up the trailer today. The next stop is down to Copeland Lumber in Marshfield MA next weekend to get loaded up with the new ground throws from MD and up to Maine the following weekend.
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Re: Hauling and Rigging Dept.
« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2013, 08:17:09 PM »
I can't wait to see the Yeti-trailer combination. Must be impressive.
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