Georgi
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To my surprise (not really) at 75 I discovered, that I can not (almost) lift, but let alone for sure install my rotor on my gyro without some human or mechanical device help. So, to move the rotor on the ground (which I can do now with two fingers) I went to the Harbor Freight store and bought two sawhorses and two movers dollies. I used 4 wood screws per unit to attach a sawhorse to a dolly. Now, moving my rotor in the hangar was solved. The next task - to lift the rotor. I had some old 2”x 2” aluminum (tube) piece. From True Value got U-bracket, from Harbor Freight got a little winch. And the main part - the huge door came together with my (shared) huge hangar.
You can see the whole “system” on the pics below. To avoid rotor movement during installation attach at least one rotor end with a rope to some weight on the ground. I use the hangar door to lift the rotor above the gyro and use the winch for precision moves.
And now I feel happy like a little girl.
Hope it will help somebody “lazy and without imagination” like me.
You can see the whole “system” on the pics below. To avoid rotor movement during installation attach at least one rotor end with a rope to some weight on the ground. I use the hangar door to lift the rotor above the gyro and use the winch for precision moves.
And now I feel happy like a little girl.
Hope it will help somebody “lazy and without imagination” like me.
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