---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 05/11/09: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:49 AM - Re: Front wheel service (Jim Berry) 2. 09:19 AM - Re: Front wheel service (Miller John) 3. 11:56 AM - RV Hat Badge (Jerry Calvert) 4. 07:19 PM - Re: Front wheel service (Tim Olson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:49:09 AM PST US Subject: RV10-List: Re: Front wheel service From: "Jim Berry" I use a loop of 1" nylon webbing through the upper tubes of the engine mount, then lift with my engine hoist. Get the stuff climbers use, not the HD stuff. Climbers webbing is good for 6,000 lbs. Jim Berry 40482 N15JB Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=243546#243546 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:19:20 AM PST US From: Miller John Subject: Re: RV10-List: Front wheel service I have used it, but makes checking the torque on the fork swing impossible. I just used a 2x4 (padded) and 2 bottle jacks (built like Tim's) just aft of the exhaust pipes under the fuselage. Worked great! grumpy do not archive On May 10, 2009, at 7:38 PM, pilotdds@aol.com wrote: > Anyone use the nut at the bottom of the fork as a jacking point to > service the front wheel?What are you guys doing to jack up the > aircraft for front wheel service.I am told weighting down the tail > can cause damabe.thanks-jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Olson > To: rv10-list@matronics.com > Sent: Thu, 7 May 2009 1:40 pm > Subject: Re: RV10-List: EA10 electric aileron trim > > > Do you mean the standard Van's RV-10 Electric Aileron Trim, > like Section OP-38 in the plans? If so, it seems to work > real well...better than I figured it would. The fuel > imbalance, (and in my case the pilot vs. wife imbalance) > can be pretty significant, so I find I use it on most of > the X/C trips. No real complaints. > > Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD > do not archive > > Ralph E. Capen wrote: > > > > > Anyone done this? Care to share your experiences? Care to share > your > results? > > > I would like to find out how different their system on the > pushrod is > from the one I designed for my 6A. Maybe theirs is > better - either way, > trying to figure it out for my second > offense..... > > > Ralph > > RV6A N822AR @ N06 still flying off the hours - now undergoing > builders > withdrawl...... > > > > > We found the real 'Hotel California' and the 'Seinfeld' diner. What > will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com. > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:56:34 AM PST US From: "Jerry Calvert" Subject: RV10-List: RV Hat Badge I am laser engraving an RV accessory set that includes a Flight Bag Tag, Hat Badge, and Key Ring. A picture of the Hat Badge is attached. If you are still building and do not have an n-number yet, I can engrave the image of your RV model and leave the n-number blank or put something else there such as your email address, or whatever you like. Great for tagging your flight bag. Key Ring is just what you need for the RV and hangar keys. Best of all, the Hat Badge identifies you at fly-ins as a proud RV builder/owner! Email me direct at legacylaser@att.net for an informational order form that has pictures of all 3 items in the set. (Please do not reply to this message to request the information!) Forgive me if you receive multiple copies of this email, it went to all RV related lists. Thanks, Jerry Calvert RV-6 N296JC Legacy Laser Creations Edmond Ok do not archive ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:19:55 PM PST US From: Tim Olson Subject: Re: RV10-List: Front wheel service I used to be worried about using the tail ring to pull down on the tail and jack up the nose, so before, I would un-cowl and use an engine hoist to lift up the front. It was very inconvenient, but it worked. More recently though I started to think about it a bit... The RV-10 has had NUMEROUS cases of 2 people trying to board the plane at the same time, resulting in a tail strike. Yeah, it balances fine on it's 3 legs, but it doesn't take THAT much force to tip it. If you are really concerned, you can always keep maybe 4 lead shot bags in the hangar and throw them in the aft baggage area, and that would help offset some nose weight during the pull. So now I'm perfectly comfortable with the concept of pulling the tail down to lift the nose. It just doesn't take that much force. What I did is to cut a hole in my asphalt hangar, and pour in a 1'x1'x1' cube of concrete under the floor, with an embedded large 12" long turn buckle that came up flush to the floor. So now I just thread in the tail eye, and a floor eye, and I use a simple come-a-long cable puller to crank the plane down and hold it. I'm less comfortable with the aft loading that it would take to tow the plane into the hangar with a winch, although I've done that a couple times now and it's worked out fine. I only used it when I had to tow over ice. I have a remote-controlled winch that only runs about 1 second per button push, and I push on the front of the plane while I run the winch, so even that cable isn't having to pull too awful hard. I wouldn't do it if I had to pull up a steep incline though. Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD David McNeill wrote: > we use wing jacks and a tail weight (attached at the tie down ring) to > lift the aircraft off the floor. A floor jack would be ok if just the > nose wheel needs service but still should be aware not to raise the nose > to high to avoid an inadvertent tail strike. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of > *pilotdds@aol.com > *Sent:* Sunday, May 10, 2009 5:38 PM > *To:* rv10-list@matronics.com > *Subject:* RV10-List: Front wheel service > > Anyone use the nut at the bottom of the fork as a jacking point to > service the front wheel?What are you guys doing to jack up the aircraft > for front wheel service.I am told weighting down the tail can cause > damabe.thanks-jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Olson > To: rv10-list@matronics.com > Sent: Thu, 7 May 2009 1:40 pm > Subject: Re: RV10-List: EA10 electric aileron trim > > > > > Do you mean the standard Van's RV-10 Electric Aileron Trim, > like Section OP-38 in the plans? If so, it seems to work > real well...better than I figured it would. The fuel > imbalance, (and in my case the pilot vs. wife imbalance) > can be pretty significant, so I find I use it on most of > the X/C trips. No real complaints. > > Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD > do not archive > > Ralph E. Capen wrote: > > > > > Anyone done this? Care to share your experiences? Care to share > your > results? > > > I would like to find out how different their system on the pushrod > is > from the one I designed for my 6A. Maybe theirs is better - either > way, > trying to figure it out for my second offense..... > > > Ralph > > RV6A N822AR @ N06 still flying off the hours - now undergoing > builders > withdrawl...... > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > We found the real 'Hotel California' and the 'Seinfeld' diner. What will > you find? 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