From: Morgans (nmorgan@centurytel.net)
Date: Sat Mar 09 2002 - 17:00:46 PST
A one ton extended cab dually with a good fifth wheel trailer with electric
brakes is a good way to go, you can drop the trailer with the vehicles on it
and go down town if you want to.
Ed Morgan
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From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Date: Saturday, March 09, 2002 6:09 PM
Subject: [MV] Vehicle Transport
>Ok, I now have a Daimler Dingo as well as the Daimler Ferret. I'm
>starting to think that I need some means of transporting one or the
>other (perhaps both) to shows and such. I've been pondering the issue
>of paying for someone to handle transport and the flip side of having
>my own vehicle to handle the transport.
>
>Folks that have M151's and older jeeps have about the same foot print
>of a vehicle to carry, but the Daimler's are far heavier. Its
>something of a challenge. One added issue is the Daimler will be
>getting transported to re-enacting events. So I'd need to have space
>for personal kit and things I guy at shows.
>
>One thing I struck on (at least conceptually) is the use of a Meduim
>duty truck like an Isuzu that has a flat bed. These have GVW in the
>range of 13,000 to 16,000 lbs. More than enough to accomodate the
>dingo, or the ferret plus the weight of the truck and all the kit I
>care to draw with me to the shows.
>
>Has anyone looked at anything like this? What options do folks use
>for transporting their vehicles? I'm sort of wanting something that
>is in good shape based on the desire for comfort up to events. Add to
>that, I'm wanting a vehicle that won't mind a drive of 14 hours on
>the highway at 60 MPH.
>
>A flatbed of this sort would be pretty simple to set up for MV
>transport. The addition of some better dual use tires would help in
>the muddy areas at shows, add a cabinet at the sides of the flat bed
>for stowage and add some brackets for attaching the ramps to and it
>would be pretty perfect. A coat of OD green paint would complete the
>picture and possibly make the cops more standoffish about the whole
>thing.
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>--
>Ryan Gill rmgill@mindspring.com
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