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rehn(at)rockisland.com
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 Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject: mono wheel trailer |
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I put my Europa on my standard mono wheel trailer and now have it in my
garage for all those odds and ends I have been wanting to tackle. It has
been 4 years since I used the trailer and forgot how heavy it is to get it
on. I don't have a winch but seems I could use one. Wondering what others
are doing to make it easier to get on trailer? Winches? Other ? How did you
mount? What is done to keep tail wheel from jumping the "track"? Thanks.
Jerry
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RoddyEuropa(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: mono wheel trailer |
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Hi Jerry
I use a boat hand winch with a quarter inch rope. Winch is mounted in front of the wing support, so about half way down the trailer (from memory...). Rope then through a pully mounted near to the towing hitch. I have a bracket which goes over the tailwheel so it pulls from the centre; never had any trouble with the wheel jumping. I'll send some photos if you like.
I also use the winch to pull the mainwheel ramp up tight once the plane is on the trailer to get the pip pins in on the wheel support.
Getting the plane on the trailer without a winch is not easy, especially single handed!
Roddy Kesterton
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In a message dated 05/06/2006 00:14:43 GMT Standard Time, rehn(at)rockisland.com writes:
| Quote: | --> Europa-List message posted by: "Jerry Rehn" <rehn(at)rockisland.com>
I put my Europa on my standard mono wheel trailer and now have it in my
garage for all those odds and ends I have been wanting to tackle. It has
been 4 years since I used the trailer and forgot how heavy it is to get it
on. I don't have a winch but seems I could use one. Wondering what others
are doing to make it easier to get on trailer? Winches? Other ? How did you
mount? What is done to keep tail wheel from jumping the "track"? Thanks.
Jerry |
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pete(at)lawless.info
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| Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: mono wheel trailer |
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Hi Jerry
I have recently bought a second hand factory trailer and found it very
difficult to get the aeroplane on by hand, chocked wheels and a couple of
people. I now have a winch at a cost of 16 UK pounds from Towsure online.
There was just room to fit the winch at the front behind the tow hitch and I
have an inverted U shaped bracket bolted to the channel with winch bolted to
that. Having pushed the aeroplane onto the trailer I thought the amount of
force required was a bit more than I would like to put through the tail
wheel so I wrap my rope round the main wheel axel on the left, opposite side
to the brake, and that works fine.
Regards
Pete
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