---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 07/14/07: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:29 AM - Re: Jacking the -9A (Michael Schipper) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:29:41 AM PST US From: Michael Schipper Subject: Re: RV9-List: Jacking the -9A Here's what it looks like: http://www.my9a.com/img/flying/fairings/f18.jpg I built the truss from scrap wood. Regards, Mike Schipper www.my9a.com On Jul 14, 2007, at 1:48 AM, Spprtypilot wrote: > > I have one of those for my harley, although I can't see how that > would lift all thee at the same time ? Where are you jacking it from? > > Danny > -----Original Message----- > From: "John Morgensen" > To: rv9-list@matronics.com > Sent: 7/13/07 7:47 PM > Subject: Re: RV9-List: Jacking the -9A > > > At the suggestion of someone on this list, I bought the ATV/Motorcycle > jack from Harbor Freight at the sale price of $62.99. Tried it out > on my > "RV Trainer" (aka Grumman Yankee-150) and it works great! You can > easily > lift all three wheels at the same time. > > harborfreight.com Item 2792 > > John Morgensen > RV-9A > Grumman Yankee-150 > > WILLIAM AGSTER wrote: >> If you do not have a new Avery catalog, check their website. They >> have >> a good (too good) picture of the Handy Jack. We built one two >> weekends >> ago using 1" black iron pipe sold in plumbing at the Homer Depot >> Aviation place. Using t's, 22 1/2 deg and 90 fittings and a few >> different lengths of pipe, we made one for about 22.00, not >> including a >> cheap can of gloss black paint. Even found rubber end caps in >> hardware >> to keep the bar end from sliding on floor. We drilled through the >> iron >> pipe vertically and used a 3/8" stainless eye bolt (eye on bottom of >> pipe) and bolted it on. Then we clamped one open end of a >> stainless S >> hook through the eye bolt, and left the other end (lower end) of >> the S >> hook open to receive two loops formed at the ends of a length of >> a 5/16 >> diam cable. This allows you to run the cable below the axle and put >> each loop in the bottom of the S hook. A 19.96 floor jack from Wally >> mart and set up is complete. Happy Jacking. Link below is to the >> Avery >> Catalog picture. >> http://www.averytools.com/cart/p-913-the-handy-jack-eldorado- >> aviation.aspx >> Bill >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Ron Murray >> *To:* rv9-list@matronics.com >> *Sent:* Monday, July 09, 2007 8:47 AM >> *Subject:* RV9-List: Jacking the -9A >> >> I have found a neat tool that allows jacking of the main gear >> easily. It's call a Handy Jack and I purchased it from Avery >> Tools >> for $129 (part #4665). After taking the wheel fairings off, just >> simply slide the Handy Jack in to place and jack the plane up >> using >> a floor jack. Piece of cake! >> >> Ron Murray >> N937RK >> RV-9A - flying for 2 1/2 years >> >> >> >> Time: 06:14:29 PM PST US >> From: "Dale" > > >> Subject: RV9-List: Jacking the -9A >> >> Anyone have a good method to jack the -9A to service the main >> wheels? The >> contraption Vans sells is utterly useless. >> >> >> * >> >> href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV9-List">http:// >> www.matronicscom/Navigator?RV9-List >> href="http://forums.matronics.com">http://forums.matronics.com >> >> * >> >> * >> >> >> * > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv9-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV9-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/rv9-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv9-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.