Naked in Baltimore!

[Streakn1]

In our field of expedited freight there is whats know as the dreaded NAKED ENGINE! Yep, thats right, siting there in all its glory with not a stitch on in.LOL

Normally they are wrapped in a shipping bag that we tarp over. The shipping bag not only protects the engine, it also helps protect our expensive custom made aviation tarps. Let me note here that the bags are not designed to travel mile after mile at highway speeds. So we are required to tarp over them.

The only choices one has when an engine is naked is to sacrifice your $200-$400 custom tarp that will surely be shredded by the end of the trip. Or try as we do to completely pad wrap the engine first and then tarp over it. Thank goodness we kept our moving pads from our FECC White Glove days as they've come in handy! Thankfully our tarp made it from Batimore to the receiver in fine shape.

Below are pics after we loaded in Baltimore and after we stripped the engine at the receiver. You can see all of the tarp eating prickly parts on the engine and get a reference of the size of the engine. I stand 5'-10" tall. The rear fan cowl and tail piece of the engine are not attached. If so the engine would be approximately 23feet long.

 

[bluejaybee]

Well, with a name like streakn, what do you expect?

You got a cool job. I could get into jet engines for a little bit. You make it sound so interesting.

 

[aileron]

Cool. Do you know what kind of plane is it for? Maybe a 777, I know those are huge. Or maybe military?

In our field of expedited freight there is whats know as the dreaded NAKED ENGINE! Yep, thats right, siting there in all its glory with not a stitch on in.LOL

Normally they are wrapped in a shipping bag that we tarp over. The shipping bag not only protects the engine, it also helps protect our expensive custom made aviation tarps. Let me note here that the bags are not designed to travel mile after mile at highway speeds. So we are required to tarp over them.

The only choices one has when an engine is naked is to sacrifice your $200-$400 custom tarp that will surely be shredded by the end of the trip. Or try as we do to completely pad wrap the engine first and then tarp over it. Thank goodness we kept our moving pads from our FECC White Glove days as they've come in handy! Thankfully our tarp made it from Batimore to the receiver in fine shape.

Below are pics after we loaded in Baltimore and after we stripped the engine at the receiver. You can see all of the tarp eating prickly parts on the engine and get a reference of the size of the engine. I stand 5'-10" tall. The rear fan cowl and tail piece of the engine are not attached. If so the engine would be approximately 23feet long.

 

[pelicn]

Streakin, are the normal bags that the engines are wrapped in padded or is it like the thick plastic that they place on boats for hauling?

 

[Streakn1]

Aileron:
The General Electric CF-6 was originally the result of a military developement for the C-5 Galaxy. Afterwards with some modifications it became a popular application in powering the Airbus A-300, Boeing's 747s, and Mcdonnell Douglas's DC-10s. It also is used in power generation as a GE LM-6000 in both marine and civilian applications.

The largest engines we haul are the JT-9, and is bigger than the CF-6.

Pelican:
The bags typically are simular to heavy tarp material. They are velcroed together in sections so they can completely encase the engine. The velcro is what wont stay together in transit on an open deck and these engines are to big to fit inside of a box trailer. Below is a typical engine in it's shipping bag. Also the three engines on my signature photo below show the bags before we tarped those engines.

 

[Moot]

Streak, how much does that engine weigh with the cradle?

Which end is heavier?

What's with the Yin-Yang symbol?

If one got their yin-yang too close to the business end of that thing when it was running it would certainly destroy one's personal dynamic equilibrium.

 

[Streakn1]

That particular engine and stand weight was included in with the rest of the load which totaled 20,000lbs. So I don't know exactly what they weighed.

Believe it or not, the ying and yang are an artful way to see if the fan is rotating from a distance I'm told. Others have spirals, etc.