Trailer ideas?

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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
> 
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