The International Cessna 170 Association

wondering about lifting rings that are on top of the plane if they have a formal name i have been googleing it but havent had any luck

In the parts manual, it's called an "eyebolt", part of the "hoisting provision".
Which model 170 do you have?

my plane is a 1950 170A #19603 w/180 ly

I may be wrong, but I seem to remember that they were part of the floatplane option. If you saw one with the four eyebolts you knew that it had the floatplane option.

fly dakota wrote:my plane is a 1950 170A #19603 w/180 ly

It was not "part of" the floatplane kit, but was commonly chosen by floatplane operators from an option for all aircraft.

See page 122 of your C170A IPC:
(The same Hoisting Provisions were also optional for 170B aircraft, See pg 162 of that IPC.)

durn, I've been spanked by George twice this morning. I better get off the computer and go to the airport and work on my plane.

hungstart wrote:durn, I've been spanked by George twice this morning. I better get off the computer and go to the airport and work on my plane.

HA Ha Ha! (I KNOW you're only joking... at least I HOPE no one thinks I'm so critical or mean-spirited.) No critcism intended.

gahorn wrote:

hungstart wrote:durn, I've been spanked by George twice this morning. I better get off the computer and go to the airport and work on my plane.

HA Ha Ha! (I KNOW you're only joking... at least I HOPE no one thinks I'm so critical or mean-spirited.) No critcism intended.

George spanks everyone, that's his job, sad thing is he likes it. lol Doug

If safely lifting the plane is the subject of this thread, hydraulic jacks are the best way. Two of them placed under the landing gearbox bolts jacked up together will positively lift the plane with no wobble or fear of damaging the plane due to swinging from an eyebolt or the jack slipping off of a springy gear leg. They won't work for installing floats but they will for just about every other reason to pick up the plane.

$180ea = cheap insurance to insure safe lifting.

http://aircraftjacks.com/

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where would be the best place to find an IPC i dont have one or is there a web page a guy could find it thanx

fly dakota wrote:where would be the best place to find an IPC i dont have one or is there a web page a guy could find it thanx

on line at http://www.micro-tools.com/pdf/cessna/

Does anyone have a reasonably-priced source for these eyebolts? I've heard they're exorbitant. In pilot-speak that means they cost WAYYYY too much.

Some interesting things about eyebolts:

http://www.hi-line.com/industrial-supplies/eye-bolts/

Now for some tongue in cheek humor

Forged eyebolt, 3/8 X 2-1/2 inch length: http://www.tractorsupply.com/home-impro ... n--3542221

Since these are from Tractor Supply Company, does that make them TSC'd in lieu of STC'd?

Dan

DWood wrote:Now for some tongue in cheek humor

Forged eyebolt, 3/8 X 2-1/2 inch length: http://www.tractorsupply.com/home-impro ... n--3542221

Since these are from Tractor Supply Company, does that make them TSC'd in lieu of STC'd?

Dan

DAN! You just envented a hole pneu port man too!