---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/06/20: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:38 PM - Re: RV10-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 03/05/20 (dlm) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:38:59 PM PST US From: dlm Subject: RV10-List: Re: RV10-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 03/05/20 I believe if you check with vans they will confirm that simply pulling the tail in first and using a tow bar for steering will work. Of course you will need a remote control for the winch. On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 12:51 AM RV10-List Digest Server < rv10-list@matronics.com> wrote: > * > > ================================================= > Online Versions of Today's List Digest Archive > ================================================= > > Today's complete RV10-List Digest can also be found in either of the > two Web Links listed below. The .html file includes the Digest formatted > in HTML for viewing with a web browser and features Hyperlinked Indexes > and Message Navigation. The .txt file includes the plain ASCII version > of the RV10-List Digest and can be viewed with a generic text editor > such as Notepad or with a web browser. > > HTML Version: > > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=html&Chapter 20-03-05&Archive=RV10 > > Text Version: > > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=txt&Chapter 20-03-05&Archive=RV10 > > > =============================================== > EMail Version of Today's List Digest Archive > =============================================== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > RV10-List Digest Archive > --- > Total Messages Posted Thu 03/05/20: 1 > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Today's Message Index: > ---------------------- > > 1. 08:26 AM - Hangar winch (Gordon Anderson) > > > ________________________________ Message 1 > _____________________________________ > > > Time: 08:26:57 AM PST US > Subject: RV10-List: Hangar winch > From: Gordon Anderson > > > Dear all, > > I have an option on a T-hangar which needs the plane to be moved uphill, > tail first, > into a narrow space (8 inch clearance each side of the HS). Doing this > alone by hand with a Bogi-Bar is likely to result in tail damage sooner > rather > than later. > > The hangar already has an electric winch installed, which is slow enough > but has > a pretty brutal yank when starting. > > Im thinking of attaching the winch cable with a bungee to the top of the > nose gear > leg, and passing the cable through a karabiner in the tail tie-down to pull > the tail straight without exerting any axial force on it. I would still > need > a dolly for the nose wheel or push the tail down to keep the nosewheel off > the > ground whilst moving. Those options seem complex / impractical. > > Its nice to work the brain again so long after the build is complete, but > if someone > has already got a great idea or experience Im happy to borrow! > > Cheers to all from a rather rainy Switzerland. > > Gordon > > HB-YVJ 41015 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.