Stacking of mules for transporting?

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Dave A.
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Stacking of mules for transporting?

Post by Dave A. » Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:20 am

Okay, the Findlay show is in May, and they are honoring the M274 mule. So, we are going to bring eight mules to the show. We have the ability to transport some of them, but it would be easier if we could put more than two on a large trailer.

Can we put the front end of a mule on the back or deck of another mule as a means of transporting them? Are there any problems or issues that we need to consider before we do this? Or is it just better to drive back and forth from Dayton, Ohio to Findlay, Ohio with just a few of them for each trip?

Good news: we do have the manpower to lift them up if we are going to transport them on top of each other.

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Re: Stacking of mules for transporting?

Post by markrdje » Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:13 am

Would having one upside down on another mule work?I am thinking this, not looking at one, as there might be very obvious road blocks to doing this?Naw, not a good way to do it!
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Re: Stacking of mules for transporting?

Post by abbylind » Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:26 am

IIRC There was a TM or something somewhere showing how to transport several mules including stacking them
Somehow I thought it was in a deuce....
They removed the tires on one and stacked it on the other with some bracing underneath.
Maybe someone else can remember this with more details.....
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Re: Stacking of mules for transporting?

Post by Chuck W. » Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:48 am

I have stacked and hauled two mules several times on my small trailer. I just drive the top mule on with ramps. Just remove the rear rail.
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Re: Stacking of mules for transporting?

Post by Dave A. » Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:03 am

Great! Thank you for the input. Looks like Chuck's version is the way to go!

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