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challgren(at)mac.com
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:50 am Post subject: Nose Dolly for 701

701'ers:



I now have my 701 on its gear and have discovered that the rudder is  

higher than my garage ceiling so that the nose gear must be in the air  

all the time.  I would like to not reinvent the wheel with this  

project so am wondering if some imaginative builder has any  

suggestions for an inexpensive and practical nose dolly that will  

raise the nose gear about 6 inches on a permanent basis and have the  

capability of about another foot when going in and out of the garage/ 

hangar.



My garage ceiling is 98" and it appears my tail will be about the  

nominal 103" as stated in the plans.



Appreciate any thoughts.



Stan

N701VG (reserved)

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RayStL

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Posts: 36

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:39 am Post subject: Re: Nose Dolly for 701

I had a similar problem. I used a Rubbermaid (I think) single-step stool in the garage. That worked well. For moving out of the garage, I used an old 'Radio Flyer' style wagon. I laid a piece of plywood on the bottom to keep it from bowing badly.



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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject: Nose Dolly for 701

Just a suggestion: How about one of those $13 Harbor Freight furniture movers. You might have to build it up a few inches.

 

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dougsnash(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:11 am Post subject: Nose Dolly for 701

Stan, I have a little more headroom that you but not

much.  I can just put my rudder on and clear the

ceiling by about half an inch.  Trouble was, I had a

bad seal in my front wheel rim and my tire would go

flat after a few days and push the rudder into the

ceiling.  My solution was to use a car wheel ramp to

lift the nose up.  It worked well but was not easy to

move the fuselage.  Once I was done mounting the

rudder, I moved it into safe starage and didn't have

to worry about it.



Since then I have fixed the leaking rim and made some

simple dollies out of some scrap 2X4 and small

casters.  This lifts the three wheels about two inches

off the floor.  With some larger casters or some minor

adjustment to the design, it should be possible to

make them lift enough to give you your clearance. 



My dollies are a simple box design with the 2X4s on

the flat.  Overlap the corners so that the cross

pieces are on the bottom.  Screw the castering wheels

to the corners and then you can move your fuse in any

direction.



Hope this description is of help.  If you need a pic,

let me know offline and I can take a couple.



Doug MacDonald

CH-701 Scratch Builder

NW Ontario, Canada

Skinning wings



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--- Stanley Challgren <challgren(at)mac.com> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   

 <challgren(at)mac.com>

 

 701'ers:

 

 I now have my 701 on its gear and have discovered

 that the rudder is  

 higher than my garage ceiling so that the nose gear

 must be in the air  

 all the time.  I would like to not reinvent the

 wheel with this  

 project so am wondering if some imaginative builder

 has any  

 suggestions for an inexpensive and practical nose

 dolly that will  

 raise the nose gear about 6 inches on a permanent

 basis and have the  

 capability of about another foot when going in and

 out of the garage/ 

 hangar.

 

 My garage ceiling is 98" and it appears my tail will

 be about the  

 nominal 103" as stated in the plans.

 

 Appreciate any thoughts.

 

 Stan

 N701VG (reserved)


	


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challgren(at)mac.com
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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:46 am Post subject: Nose Dolly for 701

Doug:



Thanks much for your ideas.  On the way to acquire materials.



Stan



On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:08 AM, MacDonald Doug wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   

 <dougsnash(at)yahoo.com>



 Stan, I have a little more headroom that you but not

 much.  I can just put my rudder on and clear the

 ceiling by about half an inch.  Trouble was, I had a

 bad seal in my front wheel rim and my tire would go

 flat after a few days and push the rudder into the

 ceiling.  My solution was to use a car wheel ramp to

 lift the nose up.  It worked well but was not easy to

 move the fuselage.  Once I was done mounting the

 rudder, I moved it into safe starage and didn't have

 to worry about it.



 Since then I have fixed the leaking rim and made some

 simple dollies out of some scrap 2X4 and small

 casters.  This lifts the three wheels about two inches

 off the floor.  With some larger casters or some minor

 adjustment to the design, it should be possible to

 make them lift enough to give you your clearance.



 My dollies are a simple box design with the 2X4s on

 the flat.  Overlap the corners so that the cross

 pieces are on the bottom.  Screw the castering wheels

 to the corners and then you can move your fuse in any

 direction.



 Hope this description is of help.  If you need a pic,

 let me know offline and I can take a couple.



 Doug MacDonald

 CH-701 Scratch Builder

 NW Ontario, Canada

 Skinning wings



 Do Not Archive



 --- Stanley Challgren <challgren(at)mac.com> wrote:

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