Hi Hazen, What are the other measurments of your C channel? Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hazen Bannister" <hazen@bannisterpiano.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 4:04 PM Subject: Re: Trailer ideas? > Hello, > I agree with the double back doors, and the e-track on the sides.I > have three rows of e-track on mine, so I can secure it across the top, > middle, and bottom. The reason is some smaller pianos are hard to secure > on top, and across the middle, because the music desk won't lay back. > I use > two 8' steel c-channel rails, instead of a ramp. With these the dolly > wheels follow the track right up or down, so you can push or pull, and > not worry about where the wheels are on the ramp. Also they're a lot > easier for me to carry than the ramp. I have two holes drilled on the > floor at the back of the trailer, the correct width of the dolly wheels, > and I insert pins in the holes to secure the rails to the trailer. Don > Valley turned me on to the rails, and they're a lot better for me than > ramps when you get used to them, and a lot safer I think. I got the > local metal fab. buisness to cut the rails, and weld the correct angle > on the ends.I had a fabricator cut a slot the width of the dolly +, in > the middle of my trailer, and attach a piece on the door that covers it > when closed.This is great when you have a grand piano on a skid board, > coming down into the trailer at a very steep angle, so height won't be > an issue getting into the door. > Best, > Hazen Bannister > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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