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KITFOXPILOT(at)msn.com
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:40 pm    Post subject: Jacking Question? Reply with quote
Can anyone explain the best method for jacking up the kitfox, and the suggested jack points? I have in the past lifted the wing were the strut joins the spar and having a friend place a saw horse under the spring! is there a better method?

Thanks

Ray

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:28 pm    Post subject: Jacking Question? Reply with quote
Ray,

Not knowing your intended purpose in jacking, I offer the following. When I
need to service a wheel, I use a transmission jack - just a long ram on a
dolly that I put casters on- and jack as you suggest. I put a piece of
tubing on the end of the ram and pad it. It fits over the tiedown ring for
stability. When I went from the bungee gear to the spring gear, I lifted
the tail and had my wife put a specially constructed saw horse under the
lift strut carry through and hung enough weight on the tail to hold the tail
wheel on the ground - sort of like a teeter totter with the heavy guy on one
end.

Lowell

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wingsdown(at)comcast.net
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:08 pm    Post subject: Jacking Question? Reply with quote
I would highly recommend fabricating the lift strut attachment made by
Cessna. If you have tube gear then that wont work. A small car jack will
also work just under the strut end.

Rick

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AMuller589(at)AOL.COM
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:17 am    Post subject: Jacking Question? Reply with quote
on our kitfox V we clamp two boards (one on each side) on the landing gear
strut and use them to jack it up with a bottle or screw jack. That gives
access to one brake and tire.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:50 am    Post subject: Jacking Question? Reply with quote
Thanks very much, I did not think of that method! will give it a shot

Ray Gignac
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david_savener(at)msn.com
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:06 pm    Post subject: Jacking Question? Reply with quote
Is that a Grove gear or Tube and Fabric?

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AMuller589(at)aol.com
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:20 pm    Post subject: Jacking Question? Reply with quote
We clamped the two boards on each side (top and bottom of the Grove gear
strut but should work on any of them, even tubes.

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