Kickrjason wrote:Any examples of this available to point our mechanic in the direction of?

Just use a piece of fuel hose, slit it and clamp it on. Its really not rocket science. I'd think a mechanic should be able to figure it out pretty easy...

Here’s mine if it helps. 6.00 tire on a heavy duty nose fork. I don’t know what pressure the fork is at. This is with an AirPlains IO-550 conversion.

If you get the right size hose you can slide it on when you rebuild the strut, no hose clamps. That’s what I did anyways...



Also it would be hard to put too much air in a Cessna nose strut, it would certainly stand up to full shop air. Hopefully you’ll have the desired “shine” long before you get that much pressure.


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Not to hijack the thread but question for those flying 182s into the grass strips of Oregon, Idaho, and Montana - generally what’s adequate prop clearance for not only the strips but the parking areas? I know opinions vary greatly but I’m wondering for example if I have 15 inches of clearance what are the chances of a prop strike landing or taxing around on the areas? I’m not looking to do any crazy strips just places like Reds horse ranch, Ryan field, Tieton, and strips like those. Again I’m sure opinions vary but any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Jeremy

Or take the training wheels off and do the taildragger STC

Mapleflt - shhhhh if that is said too loud I’ll be headed for a divorce for sure......

Ops, sorry

The hose snubber on my 172 is about 2" long. The seals were leaking because the bottom of the shaft looked like it had been gently sand blasted. I put new seals in, covered the rough area with the hose, let the nose sit on the rubber and filled the fork top the top as per factory instructions then filled the strut with nitrogen to factory spec. No more seal damage or leaks and it works great.

mtnaflyer wrote:Not to hijack the thread but question for those flying 182s into the grass strips of Oregon, Idaho, and Montana - generally what’s adequate prop clearance for not only the strips but the parking areas? I know opinions vary greatly but I’m wondering for example if I have 15 inches of clearance what are the chances of a prop strike landing or taxing around on the areas? I’m not looking to do any crazy strips just places like Reds horse ranch, Ryan field, Tieton, and strips like those. Again I’m sure opinions vary but any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Jeremy

Jeremy,

Most strips that you refer to are either mowed or just worn down with minimal vegetation.

The parking areas are a little more problematic. Vegetation can cover things that can cause problems, as in burrowing furry critters, who pile up the spoil from their excavation next to the burrow. Get lucky and drop your nose gear into the hole with the prop over the spoil pile, and…..

Then, the bigger furry critter comes by and enlarges the hole, while excavating in search of the smaller furry critter, which is promptly eaten. Now, you have a much larger hole and spoil pile.

What I recommend is right after landing, find a relatively bare spot to clear the runway, park there, then explore the parking area on foot, if it’s seriously vegetated. This takes a while longer, but could save a prop strike.

If the parking area is relatively clear, or been mowed, obviously not necessary.

But with a nose wheel, it pays to be conservative when taxiing through vegetation…..no matter the clearance.

MTV

mtv wrote:.....Most strips that you refer to are either mowed or just worn down with minimal vegetation. .....

I think they only mow Red's like once a year, so it gets pretty tall.

Thanks for the reply mtv! I appreciate the thought as far as the gopher/critter holes - I guess what I’m also concerned about is the normal uneven surfaces on the runways/parking areas - I see airplanes land on some of the strips and there is enough up and down nose movement that I’m surprised there isn’t a prop strike. Like I said though I’m sure there’s several opinions on this but I really appreciate you taking time to reply.

Jeremy