Keep in mind that if you have 2 people you can lift a wheel up from the wing tips. The person on the high wingtip can then hold it up while the other places a support under the undercarriage spat. Nigel fibreglassed in a nifty socket into the inside of the spats and then made a lightweight stand which slotted into the socket to support it all. regards Rob
Rob Thompson 0429 493 828 On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 8:21 AM Michael Stockhill <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree on buying good tires. Aircraft Spruce. > > I built a cradle that embeds the saddle bolts in pads so I can lift the > whole front end. The cradle is lifted on a Harbor Freight motorcycle lift > and it is very stable. I am at NY winter home until May. I will try to > remember to send photos at that time. > > Michael Stockhill > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2024, 12:47 PM Kurt Redinbaugh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I suffered a flat tire yesterday while taxiing back to my tie down at the >> Reno Stead airfield. >> My tires and associated tubes are 25+ years old so, other than the >> extreme pain in the butt to move the airplane off the taxiway I guess I >> can't complain, especially since this may have happened on the runway or >> out on a dry lake far from help. >> That being said I think it is time for new tire/tube combinations and I >> am asking what recommendations there are for cost effective tires and >> tubes. Note that we are at 5050 feet elevation while sitting on the ramp so >> the UV exposure is quite high. >> I can not find the specified size in any of the information I have on the >> Dimona as well as instructions on how to jack the airplane up in order to >> change the tires. >> As Always your help is appreciated. >> Best >> Kurt >> >
