I agree Dave, it would look like a creepy steampunk mega-transformer being taken to a secret landfill.
She had been looking for years and found it local. It needs everything from the frame up but it was so cheap that we couldn’t pass it up. 
She calls it her Airstream project. I call it a 30’ shiny shed. 
I heard rumours The Cranberry Institute has been trying to get one of these Australian made Cranberry Cheese shredders for years. This looks like the perfect load for the Schnabel. Of course we don’t know if your local dairy may want to chip in and share costs.
Apparently fermenting milk with bog berries is a thing. Got any cows Todd?
The ZW would make for a funky load Dave.
I’m presently working on a adding pistons to the Schnabel but now you guys have me thinking I need a flat bed to sling between it. I’m thinking a 12" to start which will make the non pivoting center part near 36". The longest piece of equipment I have now is the DoodleBigger at 24"…
That’s cool. I bet that is some good cheese too.
There is a horse farm on the RR. Maybe they could add some cows for us?
For sure, I can see a nice deck between the Schnabel, and maybe some cheese too:
Cliff that cheese looks like it might pair well with a glass of Schnable!
Todd, have you got room for a vineyard? I’ve found you a lubricant.
Seriously, the Cranberry Insitute should send a delegation to make representation at one of the Charcuterie Board meetings.
I’m volunteering to be a delegate. 
It’s Time to Get Juiced!
Yeah, well it’s HER shiny 30’ shed !
Call it an investment just like YOUR trains?
Nice pairing, Bill!
Todd just needs a longer deck between the Schnabelschleppers and he’s good!
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Wow Cliff!
You have outdone yourself; “From Schnabel Maker to Schnabel Monger”.
I don’t think Todd could ask for a more perfect pairing. Even the label in the middle of the bespoke made cheese looks specifically for Todd.
What an honour for Todd and the Cranberry Institute.
You guys are too much. Where are you digging up this Schnabel stuff? 
It’s Cliffs fault, he’s a real enabler en-Schnabeler.
A bit more detail was tacked on with the addition of the lifting pistons.
The Good news is… the first revenue for the schnabel arrived and it fit well on the new 12" long deck. It is a 500 ton Nuclear reactor pressure vessel.
The Bad news is… It hit the ground on the first curve section leaving the yard.
Back to the drawing board to figure out a fix. I’m thinking about raising the deck by drilling holes higher on the lifting arm. I’m also thinking that the schnabel would benefit from some weight being added to the trucks. Another idea I am toying with is creating a new pivot point that will allow the loaded deck to swing with a curve.
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Todd,
Is the drop due to the need of having the connectors loose to navigate around the curves? I wonder if a tight Lazy Susan approach might work? It might help keep the car from leaning into the curve.
All connectors are tightened then loosened just enough to allow for an easy swing.
In the first photo I just posted you will see a large washer that is keeping the rear of the lifting arm from lifting up but I do not think it is needed.
Where do you think the lazy susans would go?
Keep going !
You got about a years worth of detail that you can add …or…you could just run it like it is!
So from what I’m seeing here it appears to me the weak point is within the belly. If the tank/generator(?) is a permanent load then I think I would stiffen up the two ends by running a metal support through the middle.
Thanks for the ideas. The belly is actually pretty stiff. There is a rod that passes through the lifting arm and through the deck (belly) so it is removable.
The schnabel made it through this curve with the short connecting piece on. What happened here is the longer load 12" overhangs the track so much that it caused both ends of the schnabel to tip in.
I have seen photos of the real deal with a connecting support where you would put the rod, on top of the load as well as the bottom.
I think I need to add weight to the lower trucks and then see if I can tighten the screws that hold what I call, the bridge that the cab sits on. I have some wide fender washers under there and maybe adding a few more towards the edges will prevent the bridge from tipping?
Hmmm 
Todd, though my first thought was as Rooster presented, I don’t think that will help as the over hang weight is more then the body of the two car ends can support.
I would use modeling license and modify the lift arm ends:
To accomplish this I would cut between the red and black, then in-line with the yellow stripe on both lift arms. With those sections removed use the swivels Bill showed to re-secure the cut off areas back to the lift arms. By relocating the swivel point the arms will stay more in line with the track and the load will stay more in line with the car thus limiting some of that drastic over hang. You have to compensate for the unrealistic curves we all have to deal with.
Unrealistic yes but only noticeable on curves and I think the wow factor of the car will compensate for the mod. JMHO YMMV 