Thanks for that information. My plan was to build a platform on top of the jack and keep the rollers for moving it around easily. I have not quite finished designing the lift to the top part yet, but was contemplating using some rubber on the top to avoid scarring the paint, and making it less likely to slip off the jack, you can email me a photo of yours, it did not come thru on your post.
--- In [email protected], "ronblackink" <ronblack...@...> wrote: > > > > Don: I have wheel pants, and I am afflicted with Harbor Freight disease > (sounds like you might be, too) I used the transmission jack idea, and it > works fine when you use four cement blocks to provide a solid base for the > transmission jack. I did replace the wheels on the jack with short 4 X 4's, > and use a short 4 X 4 on the top plate of the jack to get to the spar area > only. I also got a piece of thick carpet to put over the 4 X 4 so that it > wouldn't scrape the paint. It works good, and is solid. I'll try to add a > photo... > -Ron Black #N93394 > > --- In [email protected], "Donald" <DonGeneda@> wrote: > > > > I was able to jack my coupe up with a rod thru the MLG, but now I need to > > lift it higher by jacking on the main spar area in order to put the MLG > > fairings on. > > I see Harbor Freight has some transmission jacks for reasonable price, > > looks like one could use them. Has anyone come up with a simple cost > > effective method of jacking up an Ercoupe or converted a transmission jack > > for the purpose? > > >
