The International Cessna 170 Association

I should probably just add not in motion coverage to my insurance policy.....

You can kind of see the clearance issue in the attached photo.

I wish I had access to a hangar so I could have problems like this

Not in motion insurance is a very good idea.

Mike, I finally got the answer to your problem. Bring your plane to Harvey Field while you deploy. I will take great care of it.

Mike, I have a set of those bogart safety stands in KSAC that I am not using. You are welcome to borrow them.
Steve

There's a J3 in a hangar across the way that's kept up on small bottle jacks to keep tires from flat-spotting. I'm not sure what he uses for jack points on the gear legs, but they're down near the axles.

DaveF wrote:There's a J3 in a hangar across the way that's kept up on small bottle jacks to keep tires from flat-spotting. I'm not sure what he uses for jack points on the gear legs, but they're down near the axles.

Bogart also sells jack pads for cessna gear.
http://bogertaviation.com/index.php?pag ... &Itemid=23

If you have hull insurance....surely it already covers while hangared...??? But you might look into your lessors hangarkeepers insurance if you lease.

The problem with the Cessna jack pad is that the brake line has to be moved out of the way. I found on my 170A that the landing gear extends slightly lower than the brake caliper and you can easily fit a 4X4 under it to act as an emergency support in case the tire goes soft/flat. You would not want to depend on this to change a tire but it appears easy to install/remove and would prevent the other wing from going up.

I currently keep blocks of wood under the caliper/gear leg. My worry is that a deflated tire would push the blocks of wood out and not allow the plane to rest on the blocks. I haven't had time to get out and attempt my solution, which will be to add a 2x6 between the current blocks of wood. I will report back how it works out.

Mike,
Have you considered tying the wings down? I notice in your hangar picture you have a frame along the ground below the wing tie down rings that might work.