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These are 56 inches long.......Where do you store them when not in use???

 

I don't know but I bet even the most hardened lineman would be impressed with 56 inches.

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aviatoreb Grand Master

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Only 1 left in stock! I wonder if they have some tie down ropes for under a thousand.

 

Must be for turbine airplanes - everything is more expensive when you go turbine.

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I have a set of Nifty Aluminum chocks made from 90 degree aluminum  pieces. They were in the plane when we bought it, but basically were a gift from an airport . (Can't recall which one right now) I'll take pictures and send them. The neat thing is that they are the width of the tire, and weight only a couple of ounces, but I have used them on pretty steep inclines with no problems at all. I'm always afraid I'll forget them or that someone will steal them and I'll have to find or make another pair. They  fit neatly in the pocket in the front of my seat with no imprint, so they're easy to grab if I'm just jumping out to fuel or stopping for a quick potty break at an unattended field.  I'll post pics soon for you to see what I'm talking about. I think you guys would be pretty giddy if you saw them, too :-) 

Piloto Grand Master

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To discourage others from borrowing my chucks I have them painted in flat black. Chuck borrowing happens on those ramps with no tie downs. Since I had them painted never has anyone borrowed them.

 

José

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Umm, No Amazon reviews. Can't imagine why there are no reviews..For that kind of money I would have to brag about them every single day. Could it be nobody bought any for $500-600 bucks..nahhh.   :lol:  

Seth Grand Master

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I'm always amazed at the additional cost of products made for aviation.  A few years ago I found a pair of rubber chocks connected by a yellow cord on Amazon for something like $7.  I bought the pair as my traveling chocks and I LOVE them.  They are small, rubber, light, and stop the plane.  They were billed as tractor chocks. 

 

I can't find them anymore but I saw a similar chock for sale recently for $15.  Wish I had bought a few more pairs at $7.

 

-Seth

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I'm always amazed at the additional cost of products made for aviation.  A few years ago I found a pair of rubber chocks connected by a yellow cord on Amazon for something like $7.  I bought the pair as my traveling chocks and I LOVE them.  They are small, rubber, light, and stop the plane.  They were billed as tractor chocks. 

 

I can't find them anymore but I saw a similar chock for sale recently for $15.  Wish I had bought a few more pairs at $7.

 

-Seth

 

We all know that rubber tractor chocks can't possibly work as well as aircraft grade rubber chocks.

 

Not to be cheap, I prefer the terms "economical" or "frugal!"

I made my own chocks by cutting a length of 4x4 down the middle with my circular saw set at a 45 angle. I used left-over yellow paint and yellow cord from other projects to complete the job.

 

We all know that homemade wooden chocks can't possibly work as well as $500 aircraft grade rubber chocks.  

 

Someday I can only dream of over priced quality $500 extra large rubber chocks.

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Hank Grand Master

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My hangar chocks are a piece of left over 4x4 split in half, then one corner mitered about half the thickness. I put the mitered edge toward the tire. Travel chocks were a gift from my wife, heavy steel buggers about 8" long with the N number cut all the way through.

I'm making a new set from 2" aluminum angle from the scrap yard, cut to length and drilled for rope. A friend's machine shop just got a laser engraver, he's using my chocks to train his people how to run the machine. My piece of scrap was big enough to cut out three pair, which I polished up, drilled and wrote N numbers on in pairs. Next to anodize, or to powder coat? Either way, I'll fill in the numbers with Rustoleum. Virtually no weight, and they live in Crown Royal bags donated by another friend.

Frugal. Not cheap. Have you priced anodizing recently?

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