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low fuselage trailer ramps
When my Crown trailer ramp is fully lowered my ASW-20 fuselage does not
clear the dolly cradle. Furthermore the scissors jacks require excessive torque from the fully lowered position. Currently I roll the main wheel up a small wooden ramp to raise everything a few inches. I'm interested in other solutions. In particular does anyone have experience with the screw jack ramp arrangement described on the Cobra web site? Since a Cobra or Komet ramp won't directly apply to my trailer I'm considering building my own such ramp. Does anyone have a source for this type of screw jack in the USA? I have seen similar jacks used in some older European cars. My web searches on "screw jack" only return very large capacity equipment. http://www.cobratrailer.de/english/index.html The illustration opposite shows different versions of lift ramps for the fuselage: ...a version with screw jacks, especially useful for gliders with low fuselage... |
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