<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18702"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Richard,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have a good friend, Don Wigent,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:Wigentd@cox.net">Wigentd@cox.net</A></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>He just bought a new trailer made just for this application.   I think it would do you well to communicate with him.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>William</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rbushey4@embarqmail.com href="mailto:rbushey4@embarqmail.com">Richard W. Bushey</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:24 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Cargo trailers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am looking to purchase a cargo trailer to move pianos (likely one at a time) to/from customer's home and shop mostly, and was curious what those here on the pianotech list would suggest.  I would install e-trak for sure.  I've been looking at either 5x8, or 6x10 cargo trailers.  If I went with the smaller, I'd have to go another route when moving a 9' grand, but I'm thinking those times would be few and far between, however, I'd rather be prepared. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>One of my main concerns is that most of the cargo trailers I've seen have short doors, (about 4.5 - 5.5 feet) which isn't a problem as much with a spinet or console strapped to a piano dolly, but clearance becomes a real issue when moving tall uprights on a dolly or a grand, which would be on a grand skid on a dolly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Any suggestions as to what to purchase, work arounds that you all have found to work with the shorter standard doors, etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Richard W. Bushey<BR>Richard's Piano Service<BR><A href="http://www.RichardsPianoService.com">www.RichardsPianoService.com</A><BR><A href="mailto:Rbushey@RichardsPianoService.com">Rbushey@RichardsPianoService.com</A><BR>573-765-9903</FONT></DIV><BR> <HR> I am using the Free version of <A href="http://www.spamfighter.com/len">SPAMfighter</A>.<BR>SPAMfighter has removed 847 of my spam emails to date.<BR><BR>Do you have a <A href="http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen">slow PC?</A> Try free scan! </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>