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Need to get donor coach on flat bed [message #357138] Fri, 24 July 2020 05:39 Go to next message
Bruce Hart is currently offline  Bruce Hart   United States
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I was given a donor coach that has no wheels or tires on it. Can I put two on the front and two in the back just in order to get it on a flat bed or does it have to have all 6 wheels and tires?

Bruce Hart 1976 Palm Beach 1977 28' Kingsley La Grange, Wyoming

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Re: Need to get donor coach on flat bed [message #357139 is a reply to message #357138] Fri, 24 July 2020 06:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
lqqkatjon is currently offline  lqqkatjon   United States
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all 6 wheels. the suspension is built in a way that won't allow it to sit with 2 wheels in back.

however, there is a way to chain up the bogie, but that is more work then finding 2 more wheels.

Jon Roche 75 palm beach EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now. St. Cloud, MN http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/

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Re: Need to get donor coach on flat bed [message #357140 is a reply to message #357138] Fri, 24 July 2020 06:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
6cuda6 is currently offline  6cuda6   Canada
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Could you not just put 2 pieces of leaf spring in the boggie slots and carefully load it?

Rich Mondor, Brockville, ON 77 Hughes 2600

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Re: Need to get donor coach on flat bed [message #357153 is a reply to message #357140] Fri, 24 July 2020 10:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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I seriously doubt that would work and stands a pretty good chance of breaking the center casting of the bogie.

Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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Re: Need to get donor coach on flat bed [message #357154 is a reply to message #357138] Fri, 24 July 2020 11:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jhbridges is currently offline  jhbridges   United States
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The additive trouble of two wheels isn't worth the risk of trying with only for to me.

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Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons. Braselton, Ga. I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell

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Re: [GMCnet] Need to get donor coach on flat bed [message #357156 is a reply to message #357154] Fri, 24 July 2020 11:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
sgltrac is currently offline  sgltrac   United States
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Agreed with above. Even if the last two have flat tires it’s better than
trying to run without any back there

Sully
Bellevue wa

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> The additive trouble of two wheels isn't worth the risk of trying with
> only for to me.
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Re: [GMCnet] Need to get donor coach on flat bed [message #357158 is a reply to message #357156] Fri, 24 July 2020 13:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jp Benson is currently offline  Jp Benson   United States
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As long as the flatbed is wide enough wouldn't any 16" wheel with the correct bolt pattern mount on the rear and work well enough to get the coach moved?

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Re: [GMCnet] Need to get donor coach on flat bed [message #357169 is a reply to message #357156] Fri, 24 July 2020 21:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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I would offer to loan you 6 wheels with tires that I have stored but I am 1000 miles away. Sorry....

Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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Re: [GMCnet] Need to get donor coach on flat bed [message #357172 is a reply to message #357169] Sat, 25 July 2020 06:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bruce Hart is currently offline  Bruce Hart   United States
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Thanks for the replies, 6 wheels and tires it is.

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> 1000 miles away. Sorry....
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Re: [GMCnet] Need to get donor coach on flat bed [message #357188 is a reply to message #357172] Sat, 25 July 2020 22:07 Go to previous message
Bruce Hart is currently offline  Bruce Hart   United States
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Got a call from a current GMCer who has 6 wheels and tires that I can use.

On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 5:03 AM Bruce Hart wrote:

> Thanks for the replies, 6 wheels and tires it is.
>
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 8:42 PM Ken Burton via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
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>> I would offer to loan you 6 wheels with tires that I have stored but I am
>> 1000 miles away. Sorry....
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>> 76 Palm Beach
>> Hebron, Indiana
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