Paul,
       Has TTC ship headed to "Cal City Yet ??.................Waiting for
    news with much interest !!.............

    Kelly Troyer

    We spent a long day loading it on the trailer and getting the electric
    trailer
    brakes to work on the back up pickup tow vehicle.

    Both tow vehicles now have electric brake capabilities. I just finished mine
    at 9 PM. Then I drove it around to test them. Fortunately they worked.
    If you get stopped by the cops and you don't have your electric brakes
    wired there is a $5000 fine.

    We must climb to at least 3000 feet over the mountains and come back
    down 3000 feet. No easy mater towing 4000 pounds.

      There is no standardization on electric trailer brakes.
    U-Haul gave up and all their trailers have self contained hydraulic brakes.
    They are applied when the tow hitch goes into compression from
    normal tension.

    There was no way just Pete and I could pull that 1000 pound airplane up
    the 20 degree
    ramp to load it on the trailer. Fortunately I had a hand winch lying
    around in the hangar.

    Tomorrow is towing day. We have a few odds and ends to take care of
    in the morning. The wings are a piece of cake as the supports are already
    done and they just plug into this aircraft trailer.

    Paul Lamar

That is one gnarly looking trailer.

David Smith

We have had one disaster after another. The Dodge ProMaster  1500 got stuck
in Park. Apparently, judging from the Internet, a common problem.
I had to hire a tow truck to move it to a safe parking place.
Then I went into Ventura to a U Haul place and rented a  pick up truck. Drove 10 miles
back out to SZP and hooked it up to the trailer. No turn signal and
no stop lights!!!!.  The U Haul connector fell apart in Pete's hand.


Drove back to Ventura and got another one. We checked it out there and that
did not work either. I said "I am not leaving here until a see a trailer hooked
up and the lights working". Took a mechanic an hour to find three blown fuses.

By that time it was too late to tow. So hopefully first thing tomorrow morning.

Also a couple of good shots of the cooling louvers.


Paul Lamar

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