It was a Mosler engine made by cutting in half a vw. It was about 40hp. I took this video in 2005. I sold this plane and it went to Canada. Wish I still had it.
Loved seeing this. I had a healer 40 years ago. One day when working on a 2nd story roof I heard the ladder rattling. Over the gutter pops her head and up onto the roof. So now we have to get down without both falling! I climbed onto the ladder and she did the shoulder and chest perch. Forever after she would follow me onto the roof and hang out while I worked.
Hi, wondering how you get on with the single wheel trailer? My blue ACD and I have been adventuring for a few years with a double wheel trailer and we’re about to make the swap to one wheel so we can ride more single track. Our new trailer is waiting in Colorado for us to arrive soon. I tried it with a mates dog once already and found it seriously unstable, but thought that might be more due to his dog not being ‘trailer trained’ and she wobbled all over the place and kept tipping me over on my bike. Do you find that each time Sydney moves over and looks out the other side that your whole bike lurches to that side? Any tips would be appreciated :-) (Kirra & Peppa’s Wondrous Adventures - on RU-vid & Facebook).
Hi! You mentioned you've logged hundreds of miles with your pup--can you tell me a little about touring with your dog? For example, what modifications/additions have you made to the trailer to facilitate longer rides? Most importantly, how does your pup handle those long rides? I'd like to take him on multiday tours by the end of the summer (pending how quickly we both learn to use the trailer). I've already made a seat, installed fenders, fashioned short leashes to keep him close, and a little "tail guard" so his tail doesn't get caught in the wheel. Today was his maiden voyage (around the block). He loved it! Or at least, he loved all the snacks he got for getting in it. My biggest concern is that despite the suspension, long rides will be too bumpy for him. Thanks!
From a guy who has alot of experience hauling a dog on a bicycle trailer. 1. Get a smart dog. A stupid dog will get it self killed on the road. 2. The dog must be obedient, and able to follow both verbal commands and hand signals. 3. Have a good trailer, and bicycle. The Bob is a good trailer, so is the burly flatbed. Never use a trailer with plastic wheels they're garbage. 4. You must be an excellent rider, and train both yourself and the dog on a back road with very little traffic. 5. You got to have fenders or goggles for your dog. 6. Use common sense.
I like the platform you put under the dog so he isn't up against the expanded metal screen, it also keeps water and road debris off him. I may use those foam rubber mats for some cushion for laying upon. One thing that I think is very important is covering the sides of the wheel if you have a dog with a fluffy tail. It wouldn't be difficult to drape some canvas or that corrugated plastic (used for political signs but available at home depot to the same ends.) Of course using the stock bag would also protect fluffy dogs from moving parts. Flexible tent poles run through channels in a yard of ripstop nylon could run front to back or side to side like a covered wagon would also provide shelter and shade.
I use to put my dogs in a basket strapped to the back of my bike. My last dog Charlotte fell asleep in the basket the first time I rode her LOL. Cool video. Thanks for sharing.
