 |
Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
davistcs(at)eoni.com
Guest
|
 Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:33 am Post subject: Firestar Loading-Hauling Dolly |
 |
|
Listers,
With the talk lately about scraping wing leading edges while loading and ramp angles I thought I'd add my 2-cents worth. I tried the "stock, as advertised" route early on and found it way too hard on my back and still had to find a way to support the wings and tailwheel in the trailer and secure everything for hauling. Someone posted a pic of a dolly for their M3 and I took it from there.
With my setup I have about 10 inches of LE clearance which is more than I actually wanted. With the handle on the end it is real easy to roll the folded ship around and pulling it up the ramp and into the trailer has no worries of LE contact. Also the location of the tube saddle and the wing supports takes most of the weight off the tube to cage junction. I screwed two strips on the trailer floor which stops side to side movement and a strap through the wingtip handholds holds everything down. This is the 3rd modification of the dolly and I will probably redo it this winter again to make it lighter and a little more professional looking, but hey, it works this way fine.
Notable features taken from the list are John H's 4130 gear legs 35.5 long with 600x6 acft tires and short 4130 tailspring, and planecrazzy's front LE stabilizer and lets not forget whoever it was that posted the idea for the dolly. Steven Green maybe? That's the nice thing about the list, you can bring all this stuff together while sitting in your undershorts in a warm house.
Terry Davis
Eastern Oregon
FS, 11 Hours!!!!!
| | - The Matronics Kolb-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
54 KB |
| Viewed: |
189 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
43.97 KB |
| Viewed: |
213 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
36.76 KB |
| Viewed: |
212 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
69.34 KB |
| Viewed: |
224 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
44.96 KB |
| Viewed: |
203 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:05 pm Post subject: Firestar Loading-Hauling Dolly |
|
|
Hi Terry:
How about some profile and frontal photos of the FS. I haven't seen a
FSII, I think that is what you are flying, with longer gear legs and
decent tires.
john h
mkIII
| | - The Matronics Kolb-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List |
|
_________________
John Hauck
MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
Get Email Distribution Too!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
