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emrath(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject: Jacking up an RV

There has been a lot of information shared over the years on tires and

changing of tires. I'm about to finish installing my gear and would like to

know if the Avery RV Jack Stand is the way to go or not.  I would like to

hear from some who can extol the benefits of this method of changing tires

or from anyone that was not satisfied with this type of jacking up the RV

and what they did instead.



Marty in Brentwood

RV-6A

dan(at)rvproject.com
Guest

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject: Jacking up an RV

I have the Avery RV Jack Stand and have used it exclusively on my RV-7. 

I've changed tires 3 or 4 times, rotating the tires halfway through their 

wear.  All said and done, I've probably jacked the thing up a dozen times or 

more using the jack stand.  Works great from my perspective.  It's stable 

and quick.  I'm hard-pressed to think of a down-side other than having to 

hollow out the axle nut, which isn't a big deal.



Some have said that you can simply put a hose clamp around the base of the 

gear leg at the bend, and then jack up against that.  That would sure be the 

simplest way to go.  But in my case the brake tubing loop would interfere 

with doing that.



)_( Dan

RV-7 N714D (972 hours)

http://www.rvproject.com



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Vanremog(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject: Jacking up an RV

In a message dated 7/10/2006 7:10:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  emrath(at)comcast.net writes:

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and what    they did instead.

	


 

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 I just use my old hydraulic floor jack sitting on top of a  plastic step-stool/tool case.  It has a cupped end that lifts  against my wing tie down rings.  I use the McMaster-Carr  electro-polished stainless steel lifting eyes (P/N 8891T48) for my tie down  rings, so they are hell-for-stout pulling or pushing.   

 GV (RV-6A  N1GV O-360-A1A, C/S, Flying 801hrs, Silicon Valley, CA)

flyrv6(at)bryantechnology
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:00 pm Post subject: Jacking up an RV

I also have the Avery RV Jack stand and think it is great.  I first purchased the little angle iron gizmo with the U-bolt that bolts around the gear leg.  It really is terrible.  First it is not a flat spot to jack up on and slid off my jack once.  Fortunately I still had the wheel on.  Second you would have to remove the gear fairing in order to bolt this around your gear leg.  The Avery tool is a good one for my money.

  

 Angle iron with U-bolt purchased from Van's for sale cheap.

 Tim

  

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Terry Watson

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 290
Location: Seattle, WA USA

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject: Jacking up an RV

I saw another method advertised somewhere recently. It was a bent pipe with a T on one end. The T steadied the pipe on the floor. The bent pipe went over the wheel, and had a loop of cable that would go under the axle. You jacked up the free end of the bent pipe, lifting the wheel with the cable.  It seemed to me that you could do the same thing with a 2x4 and a husky box to support one end of the 2x4. Loop a cable under the axle. Jack the free end of the 2x4.  

But I have never tried it so maybe it’s a bad idea.   

Terry  

RV-8A finishing  

Seattle      

  

From: owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Tim Bryan

 Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 8:57 PM

 To: rv-list(at)matronics.com

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I also have the   Avery RV Jack stand and think it is great.  I first purchased   the little angle iron gizmo with the U-bolt that bolts around the gear   leg.  It really is terrible.  First it is not a flat spot to   jack up on and slid off my jack once.  Fortunately I still had the   wheel on.  Second you would have to remove the gear fairing in   order to bolt this around your gear leg.  The Avery tool is a good   one for my money.   

      

    

      

Angle   iron with U-bolt purchased from Van's for sale cheap.   

      

Tim   

      

    

      

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From: Dan   Checkoway (dan(at)rvproject.com)   

      

Date: 07/10/06 19:42:02   

      

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--> RV-List   message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" <dan(at)rvproject.com (dan(at)rvproject.com)>   

      

    

      

I have the Avery   RV Jack Stand and have used it exclusively on my RV-7.   

      

I've changed   tires 3 or 4 times, rotating the tires halfway through their   

      

wear.  All   said and done, I've probably jacked the thing up a dozen times or   

      

more using the   jack stand.  Works great from my perspective.  It's   stable   

      

and   quick.  I'm hard-pressed to think of a down-side other than having   to   

      

hollow out the   axle nut, which isn't a big deal.   

      

    

      

Some have said   that you can simply put a hose clamp around the base of the   

      

gear leg at the   bend, and then jack up against that.  That would sure be the   

      

simplest way to   go.  But in my case the brake tubing loop would interfere   

      

with doing that.   

      

    

      

)_( Dan   

      

RV-7 N714D (972   hours)   

      

http://www.rvproject.com   

      

    

      

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bicyclop(at)pacbell.net
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject: Jacking up an RV

I used the hose clamp at the bend method and it worked, more or less,

but one time it fell off the jack and bent the brake caliper bracket for

a $90 replacement part. Ouch. The Avery set up does require the cotter

key to be removed before jacking so it's not a handy way to level the

airplane for getting gyros straight in the panel or getting a remote

compass module level. If you're changing/rotating tires or packing wheel

bearings, the cotter's got to come out anyway so that's not a big deal.



Pax,



Ed Holyoke



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Rick Galati

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 91
Location: Lake St. Louis MO.

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:16 am Post subject: Re: Jacking up an RV

 	  emrath(at)comcast.net wrote: 	
		  There has been a lot of information shared over the years on tires and changing of tires. I'm about to finish installing my gear..........or from anyone that was not satisfied with this type of jacking up the RV and what they did instead. Marty in Brentwood

RV-6A 	
Marty,



I use the (admittedly pricey) Axle Jack offered by Van's, Spruce and probably others. It is a very easy, almost bulletproof method to quickly jack up a wheel.  Little more than 48 hours ago I used it to rotate the tires and tubes to even out the wear pattern and while I was at it, changed the brake pads.  Using this tool made jacking the airplane up a very quick and simple proposition.  The whole thing breaks down into smaller component pieces and is stowed in a heavy cloth sack to carry along (if desired) on cross country trips. With this jack no modifications are necessary and emergency field repairs can be made without augmenting the tool with an appropriately sized bottle jack.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1750/tirejack407go.jpg

Here is the link to Van's that better describes the included accessories package.

http://tinyurl.com/o9bcy



Rick Galati  RV-6A  "Darla"  151 hours

Hopperdhh(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:20 am Post subject: Jacking up an RV

Marty,

  

 I took a 3/8 inch bolt, cut it off, and rounded the end for a safe fit  into the top of my hydraulic bottle jack.  This is a little more secure  than jacking on the tiedown ring.

  

 I set the jack up on a piece of 2x6 lumber on top of 2 cement blocks on the  concrete hangar floor.  It would be safer to bolt a plate about 7 inches  square to the bottom of the jack and I plan to do this.  Be sure to chock  the other main wheel as well as the nose wheel (if you have one).  Dropping  the airplane and punching a hole in the wing skin would of course be a  disaster.

  

 I'm not saying this is the best way.  I just used what I had  available.

  

 Dan Hopper

 RV-7A

lhelming(at)sigecom.net
Guest

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:11 am Post subject: Jacking up an RV

The Avery jack works fine on my RV7.  I played around with other jacking 

methods and they just did not seem safe after trying them.  The Avery jack 

has been used twice and I like it.  Money well spent.  Indiana Larry



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bill(at)vondane.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:19 am Post subject: Jacking up an RV

I made some weldments that screw into the wing tiedown and standard aircraft 

jacks for jacking...  I will take some photos today and pass them on...



-Bill





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Jerry Grimmonpre'

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 144
Location: Huntley, Illinois 60142

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:53 am Post subject: Jacking up an RV

Do Not Archive

Rick ...

This looks like the way to go and thanks for sharing.

What is the part that goes under the axle to lift?  Is it an open "J" hook 

threaded at the top end?  If so, what diameter is the threaded part of the 

hook?

Many thanks ...

Jerry Grimmonpre'

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 I use the (admittedly pricey) Axle Jack offered by Van's, Spruce and 

 probably others. It is a very easy, almost bulletproof method to quickly 

 jack up a wheel.  Little more than 48 hours ago I used it to rotate the 

 tires and tubes to even out the wear pattern and while I was at it, 

 changed the brake pads.  Using this tool made jacking the airplane up a 

 very quick and simple proposition.  The whole thing breaks down into 

 smaller component pieces and is stowed in a heavy cloth sack to carry 

 along (if desired) on cross country trips. With this jack no modifications 

 are necessary and emergency field repairs can be made without augmenting 

 the tool with an appropriately sized bottle jack.

 http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1750/tirejack407go.jpg

 Here is the link to Van's that better describes the included accessories 

 package.

 http://tinyurl.com/o9bcy



 Rick Galati  RV-6A  "Darla"  151 hours

johnd(at)wlcwyo.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: Jacking up an RV

I bought a 2 ft piece of 5/8" (I think that's right) steel rod. This

slips inside the axle. I then use my floor jack used for the car, it

will fit under the steel rod, and jack the plane up. Works a lot like

Avery's jack stand, but you really don't need any more than the steel

rod.



John L. Danielson

RV-6 sold



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Rick Galati

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 91
Location: Lake St. Louis MO.

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:48 am Post subject: Re: Jacking up an RV

Jerry,



You are correct. The working end is an open "J" hook welded to a threaded rod, I'm guessing about 1/2" diameter or so. The rod is first fed through the crossmember, and the crank threaded onto it (separated from the crossmember by a teflon or delrin-like washer).  The legs and pads are then attached.  It takes less than one minute to assemble/break down the entire jack into its component parts.  Here is a link to Spruce that better describes it. It is however, unfortunate their pricing is not very competitive on this particular item.



http://tinyurl.com/m7to7



Rick Galati  RV-6A  "Darla"  151 hours

[quote="Jerry Grimmonpre'"]Do Not Archive

Rick ...

This looks like the way to go and thanks for sharing.

What is the part that goes under the axle to lift?  Is it an open "J" hook 

threaded at the top end?  If so, what diameter is the threaded part of the 

hook?

Many thanks ...

Jerry Grimmonpre'

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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:18 am Post subject: Jacking up an RV

I considered jacking near the gear leg, but none of the solutions

there are all that fantastic in all regards.

I submit that perhaps rather than a small jack, something like

this may be a good solution for many people, although it's

definitely not portable.

See here at the bottom of the page for jackstands I built.

http://www.myrv10.com/tips/generaltips.html

Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

do not archive

Rick Galati wrote:

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 emrath(at)comcast.net wrote:

> There has been a lot of information shared over the years on tires and changing of tires. I'm about to finish installing my gear..........or from anyone that was not satisfied with this type of jacking up the RV and what they did instead. Marty in Brentwood

> RV-6A

 Marty,

 I use the (admittedly pricey) Axle Jack offered by Van's, Spruce and probably others. It is a very easy, almost bulletproof method to quickly jack up a wheel.  Little more than 48 hours ago I used it to rotate the tires and tubes to even out the wear pattern and while I was at it, changed the brake pads.  Using this tool made jacking the airplane up a very quick and simple proposition.  The whole thing breaks down into smaller component pieces and is stowed in a heavy cloth sack to carry along (if desired) on cross country trips. With this jack no modifications are necessary and emergency field repairs can be made without augmenting the tool with an appropriately sized bottle jack.

 http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1750/tirejack407go.jpg

 Here is the link to Van's that better describes the included accessories package.

 http://tinyurl.com/o9bcy

 Rick Galati  RV-6A  "Darla"  151 hours

flyboy.bob(at)gmail.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:34 am Post subject: Jacking up an RV

I have a local RV friend that has developed a simple but effective

jack for RV 6s and 7s. that works inboard of the gear, thus is out of

your way!



If there is an interest I'll get a picture . . . I don't know if he's

selling or simply sharing the plans but it looks like a better

solution to me?  (But I'm a RV-8 guy)



Send me an email directly and I'll put you in touch.



Good luck!



Bob in SE Iowa

On 7/10/06, Emrath <emrath(at)comcast.net> wrote:

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 There has been a lot of information shared over the years on tires and

 changing of tires. I'm about to finish installing my gear and would like to

 know if the Avery RV Jack Stand is the way to go or not.  I would like to

 hear from some who can extol the benefits of this method of changing tires

 or from anyone that was not satisfied with this type of jacking up the RV

 and what they did instead.



 Marty in Brentwood

 RV-6A

flyboy.bob(at)gmail.com
Guest

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: Jacking up an RV

John,



How do you remove a wheel when it's jacked up like that?



Bob



On 7/11/06, John Danielson <johnd(at)wlcwyo.com> wrote:

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 I bought a 2 ft piece of 5/8" (I think that's right) steel rod. This

 slips inside the axle. I then use my floor jack used for the car, it

 will fit under the steel rod, and jack the plane up. Works a lot like

 Avery's jack stand, but you really don't need any more than the steel

 rod.



 John L. Danielson

 RV-6 sold



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bicyclop(at)pacbell.net
Guest

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject: Jacking up an RV

You slide the wheel out onto the rod and put a block under the axle so

the rod and wheel can be moved away from the plane.



Pax,



Ed Holyoke



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Jdaniel343(at)bresnan.net
Guest

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:25 pm Post subject: Jacking up an RV

Thanks for answering for me Pax.



John Danielson

RV-6 sold

Harmon Rocket



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