Looking for recommendations for a good shop to send a horizontal stab (C-185) for rebuild. Plus if they are in the southwest...CO, UT, NM, AZ. Any good experiences/horror stories to share?

Thanks

Have you contacted Beegles in Greeley Colorado? They know the 180 / 185 well.

Contact Dave Thorsness of Aero Specialty Services
5110 125th Ave NE
Foley, MN 56329-8732
(320) 968-6504

They have been making and fixing Cessna wings and control surfaces for almost 40 years.
John

I'd go with this gent, as opposed to the Foley guys:

The shop I used for aileron repairs:
Blackhurst Aviation
Address: 6895 MN-135, Embarrass, MN 55732
Phone: (218) 984-2202

MTV

I concur with MTV's shop also..forgot about them. My needs were very basic and I was on a tight budget for those projects.
John

Del Lehman at Mountain Airframe in Mena AR has an excellent reputation as well.

http://www.mountainairframe.com/

Thanks for the insight gents. I’ll look into them.

kg wrote:Del Lehman at Mountain Airframe in Mena AR has an excellent reputation as well.

http://www.mountainairframe.com/

+1

He's a master craftsman

I just installed a Cessna flap repaired (completely rebuilt) by Airframe Components by Williams in Indiana. Excellent job, fairly fast, easy to work with and a the quality was outstanding, every rivet was perfect. If you are going to ship it anyway you might as well ship it to them.

Tim

Black hurts replaced 4 ribs on my c180 horizontal in 2018. It was quick, and was cheaper than I thought it would be. I would use them again.

Del at Mountain Airframe can bring the dead back to life