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Re: Jacking

by Dana » Sun May 17, 2020 4:51 pm

I ended making up a post with a plastic saddle on top to fit against the lugs on the fuselage:
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The jack is left over from my Fiat Spider days, the plastic saddle is a chunk of HDPE cut to a 16° angle to match the angle of the lug plates:
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It's notched about 3/16" deep so it won't slide off:
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Re: Jacking

by Dana » Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:18 am

My Starduster was like that. My Hatz is different:
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Re: Jacking

by rawheels » Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:22 pm

I didn’t build our plane, so I’m not sure how unique our gear are. There is enough room to place a jack on our gear for tire removal (see attached pic). Maybe yours is similar?
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Jacking

by Dana » Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:20 pm

I'm trying to determine the best way to jack up my plane for tire changing or whatever. On the other planes I've owned, there was always enough of a flat surface somewhere on the landing gear leg to put a jack. On my Hatz, though, the plates the spring strut fits between are angled on the bottom so there's no place for a jack to sit, and the brake caliper is also in the way. How have others dealt with it?

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