[modeleng] Re: Securing models

Alan

We all deliver our locos to IDSME on running days which means lots of car 
transport.

I have a board much bigger than the loco with a rail on it.  I roll the loco 
onto the rail (an estate car so easy) and then secure the loco with 
turnbuckles front and back.  I then also secure the lot with straps located 
at either side of the boot.  Blankets on top of the loco prevent chaffing.

The movement of locos in cars is really dangerous.  Just as importantly the 
damage from even a minor movement can be serious.  The key is over secure 
rather than take risks.

You can never be too careful.

Peter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "alan stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:57 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Securing models


I had a call from a friend yesterday.

Apparently he was driving to his club, with loco in the back of his estate
car, when he had a minor accident.
Or rather, it would have been minor apart from the engine.

Being unsecured, some 150lbs of steel and copper kept going when the car
stopped, almost demolishing the passenger seat, (fortunately empty) then
fell over, breaking his wrist, and doing other assorted harm to the car.

Luckily he is not otherwise injured, but the car is worse than from the
actual accident, he has doubts that the insurance will cover that extra
damage, and his loco is "a real mess" (his words).

How does everyone secure their engines in the back of vehicles, or if you
dont, perhaps it might be worth considering.


Alan

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