zerotact Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I am needing to make a crate to ship my prop out. Without me going across town into a cold hangar. Does anyone have the dementions of a two blade m20j prop. I know less than 74" diameter. But what about height and width? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinwing Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 High there...look if you are sending out a prop for overhaul etc...that shop has boxes out the wazoo..typically they send guys around airports within 20 /30 miles for pickup...call the overhaul people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerotact Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I am not using a local shop. So I will need to build a crate. I may also sell the prop when it comes back to offset the cost of a new prop. So I will definitely need a crate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron McBride Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Ask the prop shop for a credit for your prop as is. Mine did, they gave $1400.00 for the blades, the hub was an AD due hub. I went for the new Scimitar. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 12 hours ago, thinwing said: High there...look if you are sending out a prop for overhaul etc...that shop has boxes out the wazoo..typically they send guys around airports within 20 /30 miles for pickup...call the overhaul people Correct!!! I called and asked if they wanted it back and they said no, so I asked around and one of the three mechanics on my field gladly took it. -Seth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertGary1 Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 15 hours ago, N803RM said: Ask the prop shop for a credit for your prop as is. Mine did, they gave $1400.00 for the blades, the hub was an AD due hub. I went for the new Scimitar. Ron Even a run out blade has value in the experimental market. -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron McBride Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I had 26 years and 1500 hrs on an overhaul with new blades. Hub may have been 47 years old with a total of approx 4500 hours on it. I was told that a mooney B model out of Corona was going to get my blades and a B hub. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerotact Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 On 1/2/2017 at 7:49 PM, zerotact said: I am needing to make a crate to ship my prop out. Without me going across town into a cold hangar. Does anyone have the dementions of a two blade m20j prop. I know less than 74" diameter. But what about height and width? I'm really thinking we got off tangent here. I simply asked dementions for a crate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82Mike Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I have on sitting in my hangar I can measure it tomorrow if you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerotact Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Yes please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerotact Posted January 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 In case anyone needs to know in the future... The prop is aprox 74" long.. with the bolts sticking out of the flange it is 12 inches high, and aprox 8 inches wide. I picked up 4 1x12" boards, and cut them off to 78" and made the crate out of that. I had to drill holes in the bottom for the bolts in the flange to stick into to gain the 1/2" I needed to get the dome of the hub low enough to not smash into the cover. My crate yielded internal dementions @ 9 3/4 wide 11 1/4 high and 76 1/2 inches long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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