I just mounted an eyebolt in the Hangar floor, then use a motorcycle tie down strap attached to the tail eye to pull the tail down and lift the nose wheel.
A ramp tie down can be used instead of the eyebolt in the floor.
Cost, virtually nothing.
I also store the Harley in the Hangar and have a 1200 lb capacity motorcycle lift which will raise the entire plane or use the engine hoist to lift one main at a time.
Portable scaffolding purchased at Rural King, shortened by 12" to facilitate passing completely under the wings, for working on the tops of the wings and more comfortably working on the wing bottoms, lying on my back on the scaffold under the wing to do the bottom wing work.
Since I already had all this equipment, total cost was the gas and time used to transport it the 10 miles to the airport, 10 minutes to drill the holes in the hangar floor amd $2.95 for the epoxy to grout the eye bolt, total money spent actual money spent $2.95 + tax.
Last edited by Virgil_D; 10/31/13 05:15 PM.
