Aircraft jacking poll

[Kelpro999]

Here’s a few more things that go well with jacks, spindle stands allowing you to leave with your jacks and wheels 

[Kelpro999]

Just now, Kelpro999 said:

Here’s a few more things that go well with jacks, spindle stands allowing you to leave with your jacks and wheels 

 

[FlyingDude]

34 minutes ago, Kelpro999 said:

spindle stands allowing you to leave with your jacks and wheels 

I didn’t understand…

[Kelpro999]

5 minutes ago, FlyingDude said:

I didn’t understand…

I am tied down outside so closing the hangar door and walking away is not an option for me. Spindle stands allow me to remove the wheel assemblies and leave the plane  supported on its own gear without Jacks.

[M20F-1968]

I have a very nicely made concrete tail stand on wheels which I began using, and then went to the engine hoist when Mooney said to do so, but still use the tail weight as well.  Two Meyers A6 style jacks with the engine hoist and tail stand provides a very stable amount of support.  The Engine hoist was from Harbor Freight and needs a locking collar for the piston.  It is a metric size which I bought on e-bay for about $3 from China.  I bought the Meyers jacks on e-bay for about 1/2 price and were almost new in appearance.  

John Breda

[jamesm]

sounds like the best solution is too avoid tail tie down ring (the small bulkhead it was not a full length bulkhead it was probably only 4" tall that I saw where the Tie down screws into was held on by 2 rivets one on either side), to avoid the prop stand, to avoid lifting the engine and attached airframe by a lift hoist.

is to use a larger diameter tubing on the  Engine mount and weld either tubing for bolts through to support a tubing   for a removable extension for a ground jack offset just off the nose gear  or permanently have a jack pad  welded on near the nose gear like Later models Mooney's do and be done with this debate.  Of course the paper work headache getting this through the FAA would be painful.

Just my 2 cents

James '67C

 

[A64Pilot]

I’d love to find a set of Meyers jacks, been looking for two years, no joy.

‘But then I wanted to find a Meyers 200 too, tried but couldn’t find one that wasn’t either overpriced or not what I wanted, they are getting old.