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Old 02-12-2020, 09:06 AM
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I rescued a friend yesterday with a small Harbor Freight aluminum floor jack, a hose clamp and a can of fix-a-flat. The goo inflated the tire and stopped the leak enough that he was able to get off the ground and home. It went flat again but at that point he was at his home field with a replacement tube.

Obviously a floor jack, even an aluminum one, is too heavy to just carry around, but it was handy so along it went. The aluminum scissors jack is a great idea, need to get one.
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Old 02-12-2020, 09:26 AM
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A super lightweight bicycle pump (weighs only ounces) works great to inflate a tube, and never runs out of available air.
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Old 02-12-2020, 09:37 AM
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You guys might be able to get the 3d printer guy to design a tressle jack that would work with the RVs. The aluminum 3lb ones are rated for 2 tons, so I assume a plastic one capable of lifting ~500 lbs would weigh less than a pound.
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Old 02-12-2020, 09:51 AM
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You guys might be able to get the 3d printer guy to design a tressle jack that would work with the RVs. The aluminum 3lb ones are rated for 2 tons, so I assume a plastic one capable of lifting ~500 lbs would weigh less than a pound.
Only, I have a "light" airplane and it is just over 500 lbs per wheel with no fuel on board. He needs to design something to hold a minimum of 1500 lbs., just in case.
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Old 02-12-2020, 10:24 AM
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Default jack?....we don' need no steenkin' Jacque!

ok, haven't had a 'flat', but at annual, I found it much more stable to use a lever...like those racy guys do.
Ok, you may not have an 8' long 2x4 in your RV, but can probably find something laying around an airfield. old fence post 2" pipe, angle iron, etc.

A clamp on the gear leg or other lift point is nice, but I usually used a rope tied around the axle, and looped over the 2x4.
Works with the fairing in place, even the wheelpant, if you just need air...and need to rotate the valve stem into alignment.

a cinderblock or something similar is the fulcrum...put it a foot or two behind the axle....you'll quickly learn how much leverage you need.

Lift, and set the front of the 2x4 on another block, and you are in business.
with a flat, you may need to do this again, and put an additional shim on your fulcrum, or front block rest.

I have a pic of this buried somewhere in the photo he!! on my PC.....
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Old 02-12-2020, 10:45 AM
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I flew to a local Saturday morning breakfast last month and when I came out I noticed the left MLG tire was flat. One of my buddies from our group got under the wing and lifted the tire off the ground using his back so I could get the wheel pant high enough to remove the bottom screws and then get to the tire.

The tire would not hold any air so we scrounged around for tools and wood to set the axle on after I removed the tire. I have an airstrip in my front yard so my buddy flew me back to my house in his RV14. My wife and myself loaded up my van with all the tools needed and drove 60 miles back to the airport where I patched the tube and flew it home.

I am an A&P and was curious if that would have been a legal temp repair if my aircraft was certified instead of an RV9A. I couldn't find anything in the FAR's concerning a patched tube. At any rate I only plan to carry tools in the aircraft to remove a flat tire if it happens again since there are automotive tire shops near most airports where a patch can be made to get me home or to an airport that has an FBO repair shop. Green Slime would not have helped with a whole in the tube.
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Old 02-12-2020, 08:24 PM
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I carry one of these, a spare tube, tools and an RV jack so that I can repair a tire when doing a trip into the never never:

http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBa...50194000&ver=0

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Old 02-12-2020, 08:26 PM
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I have many times put my back against the wing spar and lifted my plane. It is actually quite easy. I would not bother with a jack, but do carry spare tubes - especially the nose wheel tube. You are not going to get that anywhere local.
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I have many times put my back against the wing spar and lifted my plane. It is actually quite easy. I would not bother with a jack, but do carry spare tubes - especially the nose wheel tube. You are not going to get that anywhere local.
I know of a few certified aircraft where back against the wing lifting is approved and listed in the POH. That said, it takes two people. One on the wing and one pulling the wheel off or putting it back on.
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I carry one of these, a spare tube, tools and an RV jack so that I can repair a tire when doing a trip into the never never:

http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBa...50194000&ver=0

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Checked it out. The small (tiny) size of this device makes it very attractive. It's available here in US at about $150 from Amazon.
The questions/answers presented there claim 2 bicycle tire fills per charge which makes me wonder how that relates to our tires.

Any experience there?
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