Pietenpol-List: Sky Tec struts
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 5:55 am
Original Posted By: "Cy Galley"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Sky Tec strutsD.J.: If you have the equipment to test that 1" sq. bar that would begreat. I was going to use the smaller struts, but decided to go with thelarger ones because the smaller ones use 3/4 bar, the large struts use1". I figured the 1" bar could take the 3/8 hole better. I bought 4 bigturnbuckle forks from B & B Aircraft with 3/8 shank, at a buck fiftyeach. Aircraft Spruce sells them for around $25 each! ( they probablybuy them from B & B ) They show them to be rated at 20,000 lbs. If astrut end needs to hold 2500 lbs, and since there are 4 of the,wouldn't they only need to support 1/4 of that 2500 lbs? Thanks, Leon S.________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Sky Tec strutsD.J.: If you have the equipment to test that 1" sq. bar that would begreat. I was going to use the smaller struts, but decided to go with thelarger ones because the smaller ones use 3/4 bar, the large struts use1". I figured the 1" bar could take the 3/8 hole better. I bought 4 bigturnbuckle forks from B & B Aircraft with 3/8 shank, at a buck fiftyeach. Aircraft Spruce sells them for around $25 each! ( they probablybuy them from B & B ) They show them to be rated at 20,000 lbs. If astrut end needs to hold 2500 lbs, and since there are 4 of the,wouldn't they only need to support 1/4 of that 2500 lbs? Thanks, Leon S.________________________________________________________________________________