RudiGreyling
Well Known Member
After my 2nd flat I need to make a plan for out in the field quick repair. Something I can carry with me as part of the emergency tools.
This is too heavy, the funny zig zag shape make it too big and heavy to carry as emergency repair tool and you need a Bottle Jack too...
I am thinking a simple metal pipe extension as above into the axle, but instead of the upward contraption for the bottle jack, just weld a flat square base at the end of the pipe. Usually there are cars arround when you get a flat away from home base. Cars usualy have scissor jacks with them. Hence a scissor jack can be used under the square base on the end. Some scissor jacks have a V grove that will fit a pipe, then you put the square base on top. At least then you can easily perform a field repair, similar as the above jack method. Lastly a simple pipe is easy to carry as an emergency repair tool.
Can someone please measure up the RV7 internal diameter and internal length of the gear leg axle extension for me? (My Rv7 is locked in the hangar with wheel pants on and I like to make me a pipe to fit)
Thanks
Rudi
This is too heavy, the funny zig zag shape make it too big and heavy to carry as emergency repair tool and you need a Bottle Jack too...
I am thinking a simple metal pipe extension as above into the axle, but instead of the upward contraption for the bottle jack, just weld a flat square base at the end of the pipe. Usually there are cars arround when you get a flat away from home base. Cars usualy have scissor jacks with them. Hence a scissor jack can be used under the square base on the end. Some scissor jacks have a V grove that will fit a pipe, then you put the square base on top. At least then you can easily perform a field repair, similar as the above jack method. Lastly a simple pipe is easy to carry as an emergency repair tool.
Can someone please measure up the RV7 internal diameter and internal length of the gear leg axle extension for me? (My Rv7 is locked in the hangar with wheel pants on and I like to make me a pipe to fit)
Thanks
Rudi