Jack for a RV-10

Having finished N595RV last July I am in need of good information on how to jack up the beast safely. Welcome any suggestions.

Randy Means
N595RV

Homemade jacks

We made home made jacks using inexpensive Harbor Frt straight jacks. We made a 18" square floor plate of 1" plywood and used hose clamps and 45 degree members made of conduit pipe. Works great!

Two concrete blocks.....

...a piece of 2" X 6" and a bottle jack. Screw bolts in the tiedown holes and....voila!

Best,

Harbor Freight jack, scrap steel.

I took a piece of 2x6" about 8" long, and used a hole saw to cut a pocket in it that would fit over the jack ram----only 1/4" or so deep-----to keep the board from slipping off the ram.

I span the two spars with the 2x6 blocks, locate the ram under the rear spar.

I slid some scrap alum strips between the skin, and the spar so I would not dent the skin.