transporting carriers

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by rynoki

Thanks guys, makes for sobering reading.
I'll be heading to Corowa this year in my Hilux 4x4 (with a commodore V6) and was thinking of hiring a trailer to take up there, maybe even Kennards. And then from there into NSW to get the carrier. I once hired a tandem from them to transport my F15 Blitz. But that was only for a dozen kms or more.
This time it will be from Inverleigh, near Geelong, Vic, to Corowa and then into Nsw for another 350kms. And then all the way back again. About a 1500km round trip I think.
Was thinking of a light truck but that may break my budget.

Here is a pic of what the carrier looks like. What do you think the weight would be?

I guess I'm finally border raiding.

Ryan ..There are different methods of transporting tracked vehicles..
They are a little different from transporting rubber tired vehicles..
Part of the safety of transporting these vehicles depends on the friction of the wheels /tracks and the deck on which they are being transported..and is very often overlooked as an issue until your tracked vehicle is laying upside down in a ditch,or in Pinky Parkers case ..laying on its side on the main street..
The friction between a steel deck and steel tracks is virtually nil..the vehicle will act very tamely while sitting at rest on the deck and will remain that way until the evils of centrifugal force and inertia come into play as you are towing it merrily down the street and come to the first corner ,with which you travel around at any speed..
You will soon realize that even chained down,your pet will go traveling on its own..much to your chagrin..
So be safe and use a wooden deck or a rubber matted deck..to transport you vehicle//Maybe Bruce will post those pictures ..or maybe Jif can find them in the archive..They have been posted here before and are a good example of not being aware of this hazard..