Guest c.johnson Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 I have located a 1917 Maxwell (or at least most of it ) and would like to recover it. <P>I have though about using truck with a moving bed to pull it out. What worries me that it is buried up to the running boards, and I am afraid I may end up with a bunch of broken pieces.<P>To top off things, it is over 80 miles from my house, so it would'nt be reasonable to disassemble it to move it.<P>Any suggestions, or ideas?<P>Thanks,<P>cj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2001 Share Posted August 3, 2001 The first thing that comes to mind is to do what archeologists seem to always do - dig it out. At least dig the areas around the axels to provide a surface that you can get a couple of hydraulic jacks in position to help manuver the vehicle and free it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2001 Share Posted August 5, 2001 Ted is right, jack the car up and get her off the ground. You might want to bring a couple sheets of 3/4'' thick plywood to sit the car on after you jack her up, so you can slide it out to a more open area to work in, Plywood would be a lot cheaper then making parts that might be damaged if you try to drag her over the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest c.johnson Posted August 8, 2001 Share Posted August 8, 2001 Thanks...<P> I like the plywood idea. I maybe able to put some plywood down and use the "car skates" to get it out easier. <P>cj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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