Some additional photo album memories of readying the 220KAK for her recovery trip....
I had located some "new" wheels and tires. They had come of an M818 that had gotten larger "shoes" for playing in the mud. These tires still had (and still have) the mold nubs on them. Got the full set of TEN from the M818, which put 8 on the ground under the 220KAK AND a spare in each of the two spare tire racks under her box.
It was a quick PIT STOP on a day I was busy at the funeral home. So I had a local Tire Guy change out the wheels....
Those old tires were toast!
Even the spare tire racks got loaded!
Now ready for the recovery trip (about 4 miles to our backyard) we still didn't have a tow vehicle of our own.....
SO.... Thanks to a local company that specializes in road and highway construction, bridges and parking lots, etc, they literally LOANED us a driver and short tractor, a supervisor for escort, and their lead contract bidder (a personal friend of ours).....
<--- OK! Who else among us has recovered an MV while wearing a SUIT and dressed for a funeral ?!?!?!?
This is why a short tractor was needed on this first arrival to our LZ... She had to be jackknifed through a 21' wide gate off of a 25' wide alley. That's a pretty good trick for a 26' trailer! Our borrowed driver did it in just ONE SHOT!!!
NOTE: This trip was
LEGAL - You can see the white ONE WAY TRIP PERMIT taped to the back bumper bar.
A good shot of how tightly our motor pool fits into our backyard. And our canine corps inspecting the new arrival.
While the movement was technically "LEGAL" the trip, which was done mostly on neighborhood streets, did not include any trailer lights (the 12V connections FUBAR) and the Glad Hands had been sheared from the forward bulkhead, so NO BRAKES!
NOTE: The brakes DID NOT need to be caged for this trip. Being a 1960's vintage trailer, the brakes are DISENGAGED when "relaxed" and require air pressure to apply the friction between the pads and drums. This is OPPOSITE to more modern and SAFER brake design standards.
Note the faded "662" on the right rear door. And the rear lighting is noteworthy as well: both military lighting and commercial lighting can be seen here; along with the upper marker lights and the center 3 being skewed to allow for the upper door latch anchorage.
BONUS PIC:
Here's the KINGHAM TRAILER COMPANY's
"CROWN LOGO" cast into the rear door sill:
Hope that helps to sway some voters!