Affordable transport of a disassembled T-Craft. Is there such a thing?

[aerokurt]

Hi all,
A friend is looking at buying a BC-65 in upstate NY.
Wondering if anyone out there has any ideas of the best way to move it down to Williamsburg, Virginia?
Or anyone interested in helping do the move?
Cheers,
Kurt

[Turner]

I moved a project from Kansas City to Oklahoma City in January. I rented a 25’ Uhaul truck and did a one way trip with it. You can get an estimate on their website. Gas mileage on the truck was 7 mpg so that can add up. This was an easier option for me logistically since I didn’t have to drive round trip.

* I did start out with a 20’ truck which in theory should have worked, but they include the area over the cab in the 20’. The floor is only 16’ and change, so had to unload and go swap out for the larger truck.

[aerokurt]

Thank you, excellent advice.
will look that up tonight.
cheers,
Kurt

[Robert Lees]

Hi Kurt,
Welcome to the Taylorcraft group here; let us know how you get on and feel free to ask any further questions. I can't help you with transport, I'm on the other side of the pond.

Rob

[taylorukuk]

We have moved 2 x Taylorcrafts in one of these towed behind a car.

[N96337]

Made its way from Montana to WA and back to MT a few years later.
John

[Peterroy]

This might not be the most affordable way. See photo. A C-17!

[Peterroy]

Well, that didn't work. Try this link:

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[kevinbrooker]

U-Haul is the way to go. I've moved two complete Stinson 10a in one trip. Moved another Stinson 108 and two champs using the enclosed box truck method. Easy to load, stays secure. If a strap comes undone nothing flings off the trailer. Stays out of the weather and remains clean. There are enough tiedown rails built into the box to secure everything.

[Jim Herpst]

U-Haul is the way to go. I've moved two complete Stinson 10a in one trip. Moved another Stinson 108 and two champs using the enclosed box truck method. Easy to load, stays secure. If a strap comes undone nothing flings off the trailer. Stays out of the weather and remains clean. There are enough tiedown rails built into the box to secure everything.

Yes, This is what I have done. Get a 25-foot U haul. You will not be sorry. Not being crass with the following statement: "If that is too expensive you might need to pass on a project. That is the tip of the iceberg".

[aerokurt]

Interesting, all.
I like the 26 foot truck idea.
Hmm, now to find something to take north
that will help pay for part of it.
Is there anyone north of Virginia that wants a Porsche 914 track car project with 2000 pounds of spares?

[Mark Bowden]

It will pile on with the U-Haul recommendation having done that. If you have to overnight somewhere back up the doors to a building or tree so to minimze breakin chances. If it's a trailer, padlock the safety chains to the truck and back it up against something.

But also had to do the open trailer method as the enclosed trailer assigned to me broke down on the renter before me and was not availalbe the morning I showed up to go on the trip. Thus I had to find alternative means in a couple short hours. It was not pretty with a lot of field engineering to get it to fit but I was up against a "get it out of the hangar date" that was not movalbe.

Made a frame bolted the wings togehter and to the floor, air matteresses, packing blankets, carpets. Lashed her down, taped up the openings and launched.

Of course it thunderstormed...hard...really hard for 1/2 of the 540 mile trip on the way home.

I call her 50 dBZ as that is her color and the color of the radar returns we drove thru.

It's somehow funny now.