Komet Trailer ramp Lever Jack

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

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

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.

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

9B