{"id":2710,"date":"2014-04-20T20:27:23","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T00:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/?p=2710"},"modified":"2014-07-19T22:46:34","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T02:46:34","slug":"on-the-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/?p=2710","title":{"rendered":"On the gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As my friend Jim might say, today was a day of great visual progress. The only remaining task to get the fuse ready for moving was to get the wheels mounted on the gear axles, then the airplane would be ready to sit on its gear and roll out of the garage for a photo op.<\/p>\n<p>That required some relatively-messy wheel bearing packing. Fortunately I remembered a bit about greasing wheel bearings from our days owning the Mighty Archer, and after a few pairs of rubber gloves and some liberal application of Mobilgrease 28, the bearings were packed and the wheels installed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.09.37.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2711\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.09.37-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Business end forward\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.09.37-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.09.37-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.09.37-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looks great, don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.11.05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2712\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.11.05-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A long time coming\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.11.05-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.11.05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.11.05-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another picture? Sure, I knew you&#8217;d want one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.08.17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2716\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.08.17-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"2014-04-19 16.08.17\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.08.17-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.08.17-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014-04-19-16.08.17-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>This was the first opportunity to use the N701ED wheel chocks that Ellen gave me a few years ago&#8230;they look nice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As my friend Jim might say, today was a day of great visual progress. 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