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Do any of you folks carry a jack with you when you go cross country?
I'm thinking of looking for a nice light scissor jack for the the odd chance I might need it. Or, maybe there's a better idea out there? Please comment freely. Thx.
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Re: Do any of you folks carry a jack with you when you go cross country?
I just carry a little bottle jack like this
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Re: Do any of you folks carry a jack with you when you go cross country?
I carry a Bottle of fix a flat
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Re: Do any of you folks carry a jack with you when you go cross country?
I've never carried one with me. I have seen several people carefully lift up one side of a plane.
"You can only tie the record for flying low."
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Re: Do any of you folks carry a jack with you when you go cross country?
Be super careful lifting the aircraft.--A volunteer 'helper'tried lifting the wing of my club's Tripacer, with a shoulder under the strut---new strut required.
Can be a problem deciding just what spares and equipment to carry!.
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"You can only tie the record for flying low."
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Re: Do any of you folks carry a jack with you when you go cross country?
If you are tall enough (I'm 6'1") and young/fit enough (I'm 62 and fit) and the upper strut cuffs are removed (I'm lazy so I just leave 'em off), you can lift the wing at the upper strut/wing joint where it's a lot of welds and smaller surface area, above the streamlined area. Helps to wear leather gloves - the same gloves we use when hand propping.
I have perfected the wing lift technique from years of backing my plane into the hangar, where the left wing Demer/Madras droop tip just about touches a horizontal beam in the hangar wall. Pushing up the wing enough to make the gear come together fully gives me about 2" clearance.
GG
Glen Geller
1955 PA22-150 "One For Papa!"
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Re: Do any of you folks carry a jack with you when you go cross country?
you guys ( and the flat tw tire we got last year in SC ) got me thinking, picked up this alloy scissor jack pretty reasonable.
20200520 944 jack.JPG
Porsche 944 equipment 3.2 lbs., just watch later years have a bulb on the top which fits into the body console, but would make it unusable for the plane. Seems like the screwdriver from the tool kit would turn the screw almost as well as the steel handle they usually come with... Cheers,
Donn
1949 Clipper PA-16 O-235
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Re: Do any of you folks carry a jack with you when you go cross country?
Originally Posted by
blue44
you guys ( and the flat tw tire we got last year in SC ) got me thinking, picked up this alloy scissor jack pretty reasonable.
20200520 944 jack.JPG
Porsche 944 equipment 3.2 lbs., just watch later years have a bulb on the top which fits into the body console, but would make it unusable for the plane. Seems like the screwdriver from the tool kit would turn the screw almost as well as the steel handle they usually come with... Cheers,
That's exactly the style jack I use in the hangar for wheel/brake work. I actually cut out a larger section where the jack contacts the axle. That way it's less likely to slip out. Use a screwdriver to turn. Easy peasy.
Jan
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