Re: (ET) ET's in cargo vans?

["Christopher Meier" <mr23 mn rr com>]

Lee Hart hauled an E16 in his VW Eurovan. The batteries were out of it,
we let most of the air out of the front tires, and pushed it by hand up 
some
ramps into the van.  The steering wheel just cleared the top edge of the
door frame.

-Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave & Debbie Barden" <daveb seanet com>
To: <jbc coate org>; <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) ET's in cargo vans?


> no problem at all in a full size van.  I just recently hauled an E15 with
mower
> deck, roto-tiller, cement wt block, 3 solar panels, a bicycle, a bunch of
tools
> and odds and ends.  I chose to rent a cargo van rather than borrow a
friends
> pickup because of the difference in bed height.  my ramps came from 
> Harbor
> Freight Tools $35 on sale, rated at 1000lbs. I went to the trouble of
> supporting them midway with 2x4 uprights to the ground.
>   /
>  /|
> / |
>
> but not nearly that steep of course.
>
> also I've hauled my E12S in my Toyota van with it's mower deck.  It's a
tight
> fit but fits nicely.  I used a coupla 6ft 2x10's for ramps the first time
and
> walked along side of it while steering and running the throttle.  with a
full
> size van you can actually sit on the tractor and drive it up and in the
van,
> having more headroom than a mini-van.  if the e-trac is not running I
found
> that the seatblet anchors make good winching points.
>
> have fun,
>
> dave
> Seattle
> E12S
> E15mod
> > Anyone happen to know if the large frame ETs will fit in a cargo van?
> > I'm mostly concerned about the door opening. And if the bumpers on such
> > vans work with ramps like used with a pickup truck? (as in if I were to
> > rent a cargo van to move an ET...)
> >
> >
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