Trailer

Loading Trailer #1 (Band Trailer): 

(Left & Right are as you face the front of the trailers)

1. Sound Tower Rack (up front left corner by shelf – ratchet strap it to the wall)
2. Subwoofers are next up front. First subwoofer backs in directly in front of the sound tower rack (left side, under the shelf), second subwoofer backs in to the right of the first subwoofer (right side, under the shelf). Handle bars for tower rack and subwoofers can fit between the two subwoofers on their side.
3. Wagons (put up on the 2×10’s to create the shelf – put Left one in first, then Right one. Solid wheels to back, turning wheels to front). 2×10’s sit in the brackets mounted to the upper eTrac – front one fits against front of front wheels, back one fits against back of back straight wheels of wagons
4. Set the ‘bridge’ on the left wagon over to the front shelf.  Put white Bass Drum on the bridge (between shelf and left wagon) – gently strap it on to the bridge
5. optional: 2 Sousaphones on Trailer main shelf up front.
6. Vibe1 (narrow end toward back / wide end toward front) on top of the left wagon, against the left side, to the front of the wagon, lock the wheels
7. Vibe2 (narrow end toward front / wide end toward back) on top of right wagon, right side, to be back of the wagon, lock the wheels
8. Speakers go up on the wagons, one by left Vibe, one by right Vibe – grill side toward the center of the trailer
9. Xylophone (narrow end toward front) on top of wagons, in the middle – between Vibes 1&2. Be careful loading, watch the keys against the roof of the trailer.
10. Marimba3 – under the wagons, on the left side, narrow end (nose) toward back – lock the wheels
11. Marimba2 – under the wagons, on the right side, narrow end (nose) toward back – lock the wheels
12. Marimba1 – under the wagons, in the middle, nose toward front – goes in between the other 2 marimbas – lock the wheels – then LoadLock at back of wagons. Pull the middle and right marimbas back against the loadlock.
13. EquipmentCart1 (pit/aux cart), then loadlock
14. EquipmentCart2 (battery/harnesses), then loadlock
15. 2 Decks from Wagon1 on the Left side, over the wheel well area, on top of the load locks – first deck is top out & 2×4 down, 2nd deck is top toward middle & 2×4 up
16. 2 Decks from Wagon2 on the Right side, over the wheel well area, on top of the load locks – first deck is top out & 2×4 down, 2nd deck is top toward middle & 2×4 up
17. EquipmentCart3 (colorguard/bassdrums), then loadlock
18. SynthCart, open side toward back, strapped to right side wall
19. 3 Sousas on top of Synth Cart, at an angle, right one with flat side toward back, second and third one in center and on left with flat side toward front.
20. 2 Sousas go up front, one on the shelf, one laying on the crotales (flat side down).
21. Crotales (in front door, between Marimbas and speakers)\
22. Plume totes – should fit on equipment cart, if not they go up front – under shelf on front right corner – by the door for easy access – may need to also go on top of crotales if needed
23. Attendance Backpack, Pepband Charts, Repair Toolkit, – up front on the shelf
24. 2 FatMax cases go in back seat of the pickup
25. For Games:  Sousa stands may fit on carts or may need to go on the wagons (hopefully on the carts).  X-stands, snare & tenor stands may go on carts or on wagons for the games. X-stands can go to left of SynthCart at back of trailer.
26. IF there is a Parade, remember the KHS Band Banner (lay it on top of the 3 carts), and the US & Nebraska flags with holders.
27. Air Compressor sits on front-right corner of main shelf. Generator sits behind the air compressor, next to the wall right by the side door. Orange cones stack and sit next to right wall, in front of the side door for easy access from side door
28. Front Top Shelf of Trailer contains: Spare Tire, Blankets, Ratchet Strap bags (2), First Aid Kit, LED lights, pennant ropes, carpet remnant,. One Rachet Strap bag has eTrac rachet straps and 2×4 pocket brackets. Other Rachet Strap bag has classic rachet straps and bungee staps
29. Front Main Shelf of Trailer contains: Air Compressor, Generator, Spare Parts Bucket, Sand Bag Bucket, Tote with Rain Ponchos and Hand Warmers, Tote with Tarps, Stadium Rope and Brackets/posts, Tool Kit, Feather Flag w/pole & brackets, Yardline Markers, Tote with extras, Tote w/Safety Vests & Game Passes, three larger lawn chairs (under the shelf), two regular lawn chairs.

Loading Trailer #2 (Theatre Trailer): *

1. 2 stacks of trees on wheels, larger stack to the front left corner, second stack to the front middle.
2. reduce to 1 on front right: 2 Podium Stands – on front left wall – larger one up front, ratchet strap to the wall, smaller one right behind the largest, ratchet strap to the wall
3. Medium Prop box. Then it goes to the left side next to the wheel housing right behind the tree stacks. Put the material toward the wheel housing to protect the material. It will need to be rachet strapped to the left side wall.
   Recommend putting main tall podium stand wheels (8) in the bottom shelf of the medium prop box for transport.
4. AuxRack to front right corner, open side toward middle
5. Chimes need to fit inside the aux rack fold.
6. Mount the two 2x8s and the shelf toward the back of the trailer on the e-track rails.
7. First Tall Podium Stand – lays on top of the right side of the shelf. Second Tall Podium Stand lays on top of the first talk podium stand. Third podium (for backfield) lays on top of the other two tall podium stands. We need to then ratched strap around these podiums against the e-track on the right side of the trailer to keep them from flying off the shelf during transport (think braking)
8. ‘Smokers Teeth’ Xylophone goes on top of the left side of the shelf.
9. Bells cart on Jarvis goes on top of the left side of the shelf.
10. Large ‘Monstrosity’ Marimba goes under the shelf.
11. Vibe#3 goes under the shelf
12. Hat Bags – load as needed – in side door and in back.

* Note: this has been updated on 9/12/25 for the 2025 season. Check back for updates and adjustments.

Loading Equipment Carts for Trailer #1:

Cart 1: Pit Equipment & Aux Extras

• Top Shelf: 2 Synth Keyboards [need to strap down keyboards – gently]
• Middle Shelf: Sousaphone, 2 Plume Totes
• Bottom Shelf: PercussionVault, Percussion cases

Cart 2: Battery Percussion

• Top Shelf: Drumline Harnesses (interlock 1,3,5,7 toward one side, 2,4,5,8,… toward other side)
• Middle Shelf: 4 SnareDrumCases and 1 Sousaphone
• Bottom Shelf: 2 TenorDrumCases, BassDrum1 and the CymbalVault

Cart 3: Percussion & Color-guard

• Top Shelf: Color-guard Flag Bags (keep between the ends of the cart) [need to strap down with ratchet strap before loading in to trailer]
• Middle Shelf: 3 BariSaxes, 1 Sousaphone
• Bottom Shelf: BassDrumCases5,4,3,2  and Cymbal case
  Sousa Stands may fit on the bottom shelf of this trailer between the Bass Drum Cases.
  
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