Komet Trailer ramp Lever Jack

On Nov 3, 7:28*am, Morgan wrote:
Tony,

Here are some pictures of a very nice cradle setup for a fixed gear
glider.

http://picasaweb.google.com/morhall/GliderCradle#

Morgan

Very nice. Would work with fixed or retractable gear.
Craig

On Nov 2, 9:24*am, Tony wrote:
I've been occasionally thinking about the best way to set up a
fuselage dolly for a fixed gear glider. *All I can say after seeing
your video is "DUH!"

I replaced the broken double scissor jack on my 1979 Komet with a
motorcycle jack available from:

http://www.t-motorsports.com/product...-mlift-mh8054/

I cut off the tabs on the base plate and mounted the jack to the
fuselage dolly rails with a heavy duty piano hinge I got from McMaster
Carr. It works great and it's not expensive. I can send pics to anyone
interested.

Steve

Nice Job Jim, I cant wait to try it out! Doug

On Nov 3, 7:50*pm, Canav8 wrote:
Nice Job Jim, I cant wait to try it out! Doug

Thanks Doug! I was quite impressed that you managed to rig and de-rig
9B with the completely stripped scissor jack.

Steve,

I replaced the scissor jack on my HP-14 trailer ramp with one of these motorcycle jacks shortly after you mentioned it in an earlier post. I had a chance to test it on a trip to Logan. It works great!!!

It is a STRONG, a bit heavy and the best solution I have discovered to date. I'm replacing the rod/socket provided raise and lower the jack with a socket and a swivel ratchet drive.

Wayne



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On Nov 2, 9:24 am, Tony wrote:
I've been occasionally thinking about the best way to set up a
fuselage dolly for a fixed gear glider. All I can say after seeing
your video is "DUH!"

I replaced the broken double scissor jack on my 1979 Komet with a
motorcycle jack available from:

http://www.t-motorsports.com/product...-mlift-mh8054/

I cut off the tabs on the base plate and mounted the jack to the
fuselage dolly rails with a heavy duty piano hinge I got from McMaster
Carr. It works great and it's not expensive. I can send pics to anyone
interested.

Steve

On Nov 4, 3:28*am, Morgan wrote:
Tony,

Here are some pictures of a very nice cradle setup for a fixed gear
glider.

http://picasaweb.google.com/morhall/GliderCradle#

That looks very much like what came with our fixed gear DG1000 from
the factory.

I could take some pics on Sunday if anyone wants to see.

Glad to see my old ship still being well cared for. A lot of good
memories in that LS-4.

9B

On Nov 4, 3:28*am, Morgan wrote:
Tony,

Here are some pictures of a very nice cradle setup for a fixed gear
glider.

http://picasaweb.google.com/morhall/GliderCradle#

Here's the trolley that came from Germany with our fixed gear DG1000
and trailer:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruceho...000ClubTrolley

The design is very similar to the one you show, but ours has the mount
for the cradle close to the fixed wheels where yours is closer to the
pivoting wheels. So, all else being equal, ours has more leverage and
less lift height (it's plenty).

Also, on ours, the tube that the lever is inserted into is mounted on
the side, not the front, and doubles as the thing for the lock to act
on, rather than requiring an extra component just for that purpose.

The design is very similar to the one you show, but ours has the mount
for the cradle close to the fixed wheels where yours is closer to the
pivoting wheels. So, all else being equal, ours has more leverage and
less lift height (it's plenty).

Also, on ours, the tube that the lever is inserted into is mounted on
the side, not the front, and doubles as the thing for the lock to act
on, rather than requiring an extra component just for that purpose.


I believe that these are a Cobra trolley, though I can't find it on
their website, the one I have pictures of came with an ASK-23 and is
essentially the same design as for an ASK-21. Well built, well
designed units. If you don't have the skills and tools to build one
yourself, probably worth the money to buy one and have an easy to use
cradle.

The main issue in the US is that it will cost you a fortune to get one
shipped from Germany unless there is a container already on its way
over that you can get in on.