AlanaTX

Yeah, it's a 3 blade. The family is not trying to fully overhaul the plane or anything, but on the advice of the hanger owner where it's stored, who is also a long-time friend of the pilot, they are doing some basic things to make sure it's flyable. It has been sitting for a while.

I'm also pretty sure that this shop doesn't pick up, as it probably would have been mentioned in the initial appointment and pricing conversations, but we all know what happens when we assume... I'll double check for sure.

The tire thing is brilliant. Thanks for the advice!

Disclaimer: I am not a pilot or know anything about planes, I am helping a family member take care of part of an estate. The deceased was a pilot and this was his plane (1978 Mooney M20J). The family is trying to get it maintained and freshened up in order to sell it. I'm sure my question is a "DUH" for many here, but I appreciate any help! I need to transport (and later pick up) a propeller to a repair shop a couple of hours away. I was planning on moving it in the bed of my pickup truck that it's a liiiiiiiittle too wide for, making me set the prop in at an angle, putting some pressure on the blade resting on the side of the truck bed. Will this damage the propeller? Does it need to ride flat and strapped down, perhaps on a trailer or in the back of a Uhaul? Padded? I know these things are pretty tough, but I also don't want to add any damage by bending anything while bouncing it down the road for 100 miles.