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bob88
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 Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:05 am Post subject: Main gear installation |
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Anyone have a great idea about how to raise the fuselage enough to install the main gear legs? Currently I have it on a wood dolly about 18 inches off the floor.
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Ed Godfrey
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:22 am Post subject: Main gear installation |
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Bob,
I had a similar situation. I added some extra 2x4's to the bottom
of my dolly, so that I would have ground clearance for the landing gear
to the floor, since I will need to keep the plane on the dolly to get it
out of the garage. I then used some additional 2x4's and a 4x4 in the
front to get it high enough to insert the gear legs. I believe that I
had to go to 30" of ground clearance to insert them. I also needed to
remove the mid-seat-rail support to be able to insert the bolt.
Ed Godfrey
40717
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flying-nut(at)cfl.rr.com
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:36 am Post subject: Main gear installation |
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I placed a sawhorse under the rear fuselage .... as far fwd as I could
get it and used my engine hoist attached to the engine lift rings.
Inserting the gear legs was far easier than I thought it would be.
Linn .... fairing windshield
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schmoboy
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:37 am Post subject: Main gear installation |
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No pictures, but I just lifted the fuselage up on top of my EAA style
workbench with the help of a couple strong backs. Was the perfect
height and width. After the gear was on, just lifted the tail up and
slid out the workbench.
-Sean #40303
| Quote: | bob88 <mailto:marty.crooks(at)comcast.net>
August 21, 2014 at 8:05 AM
Anyone have a great idea about how to raise the fuselage enough to
install the main gear legs? Currently I have it on a wood dolly about
18 inches off the floor.
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carl.froehlich(at)verizon
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:43 am Post subject: Main gear installation |
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Engine hoist strapped to the engine mount (nylon straps, not a chain). A
stand for under the tail once you get it lifted.
Without an engine the airplane will not be stable - so you need more than a
temporary tail stand if you are planning on delaying mounting the engine.
Even after engine mount if you still need to be crawling around the tail
cone a tail stand is recommended.
Carl
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philperry9
Joined: 23 Nov 2011
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:11 am Post subject: Main gear installation |
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Just got a couple of guys and we lifted it up on top of the workbench. No issues.
Phil
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Carl Froehlich <carl.froehlich(at)verizon.net (carl.froehlich(at)verizon.net)> wrote:
[quote]--> RV10-List message posted by: "Carl Froehlich" <carl.froehlich(at)verizon.net (carl.froehlich(at)verizon.net)>
Engine hoist strapped to the engine mount (nylon straps, not a chain). A
stand for under the tail once you get it lifted.
Without an engine the airplane will not be stable - so you need more than a
temporary tail stand if you are planning on delaying mounting the engine.
Even after engine mount if you still need to be crawling around the tail
cone a tail stand is recommended.
Carl
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rene(at)felker.com
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:48 am Post subject: Main gear installation |
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I had the same setup. Put it up on a 6 foot lifetime folding table from
Costco. Worked great...I sill have the table. Also used the table when I
did the gear fairings. Used blocks under the nose gear to level.
Rene' Felker
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801-721-6080
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