I don't think they are ready to just jump up and do it, but when I go back to see the rest of the museum, I will mention we have people willing to help. They don't have a lot of money.
The museum itself though, was pretty awesome. I'm definitely going back to see it more in depth.
How would we get it on a trailer ?
I used to work at a Readymix plant, and we had a D-9 working to break up the leftover concrete. I helped load it a few times, and this is how we did it when it went out for engine repair.
Winch it.
Then engage the transmission once on the trailer to serve as a parking brake, and block the road wheels on top and bottom securing the chocks with long bolts on either side of the roadwheel. Then finally chain it to the trailer tightly, and chock the tracks. All in all, took about An hour and a half.
(Only problem is, we had a Kenworth T600W tractor with a headache rack, and a massive winch anchored to the frame, to pull the D-9 onto the trailer..)
I did notice there are twin eyelets welded on the front hull. I'm sure with a HEMMT wrecker, or twin dueces and some snatchblocks it would walk onto a drop deck. Anyone around that area with a wrecker?
Hell maybe the local NG unit will lend a hand if we enquire with the HQ S-3 for some PR attention. PR is a helluva motivator. Anyone got the number? Or better ideas?
>Related concerns, traffic lights, low clearances, and aquiring the tractor and trailer. Not to mention, coordination with local law enforcement. Getting it on the trailer, and THERE legally, is the hard part.. Once that's been strategically over come, cake from there on out.
Other thought would be to call in a local wrecker company that performs highway 18-Wheeler recoveries, and divvy up the bill, they would tow it, but they would need a escort, and a trailer to get it there.<