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I need to change my tires and was curious what everyone was using to jack up the plane?

I use a small floor jack.

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Thorp T18
O-320-B3B (160 HP)
68x74 Sterba Propeller

"The joke in aviation is, 'If you want to make a million, you'd better start with £10m.' " -Bruce Dickinson

There are some other ideas in this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=8324&p=20832&hilit=Jack#p20832

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Thorp T18
O-320-B3B (160 HP)
68x74 Sterba Propeller

"The joke in aviation is, 'If you want to make a million, you'd better start with £10m.' " -Bruce Dickinson

I use a harbor freight engine hoist with a seat belt around the motor mount. Slide it a bit to which ever side you want to lift.

Guys,

I tapped the hole on the bottom of the gear leg with a 5/16 NC thread. I then install a 5/16" socket head cap screw and washer. This gives me a secure place for my Princess Auto/Harbor freight floor jack.

I attached a picture. I find that this allows me to lift the wheel without having to remove the gear leg fairings.

Regards,

Jim

I use a floor jack, but I have to remove my wheel pants