What's in your hangar locker?

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What's in your hangar locker?

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Hi there,
"new" Maule MX7-235 owner here. I bought my Maule in September last year. Unfortunately, Corona lockdown prevents the French workshop to finish avionics work and prevents me to come and get it back home to Germany :?

So, I'm back to square 1, watching pictures and dream about flying...

However, trying to kill some time, I was wondering what type of gear would make sense to keep handy in the hangar for everyday maintenance.
What essentials do you guys have in your hangar locker? plugs?, gaskets?, oil filters? bolts?, oil pans?, tie downs? are there essential tools?, special tools?

I will try and use the time to build some stock. Any help or advice is highly appreciated. Thanks!

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Here are some of the things that I have in my hangar:
-Ladder for fuel checking
-Small stepladder to help short people get in and out of the airplane
-Propane fired engine preheater with 12' SCEET tubing
-Oil drip pan
-Yellow plastic oil container for draining oil
-Clear PVC tubing to connect to the oil quick drain
-Fan to cool the hangar off in the summer
-Folding chairs
-50 foot 12 gauge outdoor extension cord with 3-outlet adapter
-100 foot rubber hose and nozzle for washing the airplane in front of the hangar
-5 gallon bucket for washing the airplane
-Extension brush/hose for washing the tops of the wings
-9 lb Halon fire extinguisher
-Hydraulic floor jack with 4x4 wood piece to jack up the tail spring
-Electric tug to move the airplane in and out of the hangar
-Tool box
-Push broom to remove dirt and dust from the hangar floor. A leaf blower works better but it gets dust all over the airplane.
-Shop rags
-8 qts Aeroshell W100+ oil (most of the year) & 8 qts Aeroshell W80+ oil (winter)
-2 spare oil filters
-Oil bib to catch oil as filter drains during oil change
-Safety wire and safety wire pliers
-Oil filter torque wrench
-Oil filter cutter
-Main landing gear jack that fits 31" tundra tires
-Slicone seal lubricant for gas cap gaskets and primer o-rings
-Assorted stainless steel nuts, bolts, screws, washers, cotter pins
-12 volt battery charger
-Microfiber rags and Plexus windshield cleaner
-Small vacuum cleaner for floor mats
-Degreasing cleaner for belly
-GATS jar for draining fuel
-Small 1000 watt electric heater for interior in cold weather
-Mechanic's creeper for working under the airplane comfortably
-Digital scale
-Portable work light
-Electric air compressor
-Insulated engine cover with prop and spinner covers
-Northern Companion AVGAS fired preheater (carried in the airplane in winter)

I'm sure that I'm forgetting a lot of stuff that I have in the storage bins. I didn't include the stuff that I carry in a bin in the airplane.
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Are you sure you don’t live there?

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all Andys stuff plus mouse traps, electric kettle, microwave, fridge, mugs n teabags etc.
And stuff accumulated from messing with Maule's since 1975.
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My list would be several times longer than Andy’s. In addition to all that sort of stuff, I have in my hangar several motorcycles, several Costco-type shelves of airplane and motorcycle parts, then there’s the shop equipment:

3 welders
Drill press
Band saw
Bench grinder
Motorcycle lift

Etc.
Etc.

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Post by Willardj »

I carry a tool box strapped behind rear seat:
3 qts. current oil.
oil filler tube.
several shop towels.
glass cleaner and microfiber cloths
safety wire and safety wire pliers
a spare tube for tail wheel.
(need to get hand pump to fill tires if low) see thread on this site.
Wrenches 7/16 1/2 9/16 5/8 3/4. Maule is not metric.
socket for pulling spark plugs.
extra spark plug.
needle nose pliers.
good size vice grip pliers
small role duct tape.
a few extra bolts, nuts AN3. AN4 and cotter pins.
I tried to make the list from what I touch during routine maintenance.
Tie down straps. The cheep ones are not long enough.

Good luck, You will get your maule home soon and enjoy flying.

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A box of nice cigars.

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Post by TimB »

On that tool box behind the rear seat, I know of a Maule accident that had a small tool box that was in the back just as you stated and just misted his head as it went through the wind shield. Make sure all items are well strapped down not just placed behind something. A 5 or 10-pound tool box is a deadly projectile with a sudden stop.
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TimB wrote:On that tool box behind the rear seat, I know of a Maule accident that had a small tool box that was in the back just as you stated and just misted his head as it went through the wind shield. Make sure all items are well strapped down not just placed behind something. A 5 or 10-pound tool box is a deadly projectile with a sudden stop.
Agree 100%. I’m a big believer in netting my entire cargo load.

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This is the list of tools I carry in the plane. It’s more than most people would carry; being a mechanic, I find it hard to not have all the common tools I might need. In any case, I thought it might be a good reference for what to have in your hangar.

I just realized that these don’t read easily here. If you click on them, it should take you to a higher-resolution image. If that doesn’t work, let me know and I’ll try to resize them here.

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Post by andy »

Gary, I tried to convince my wife that we should build a hangar/house on a grass airstrip and live there. It took her weeks to stop laughing.

The list that I posted is a lot less that what I've actually accumulated in the hangar over the years. Whenever I move from one hangar to another I swear to get rid of stuff that I don't use like that extra cylinder that I might need someday. Being a pack rat is the result of being caught unprepared.

I remember the time that I landed at Basin Harbor Club on Lake Champlain in Vermont. They have a beautiful grass runway but they are not an airport and there is no aviation maintenance facility. My wife and I spent a lovely three days there. When I pre-flighted the airplane before departing I discovered that the welded tab on the right exhaust pipe where the hangar strap connects had broken. I had no way to secure the exhaust pipe to the hangar strap and I wasn't going to take off with it flapping in the breeze. Fortunately, their maintenance man cut an angle bracket and gave me a couple of stainless steel hose clamps that got me back to an airport where it was re-welded. Now I carry two stainless steel angle brackets and four hose clamps in the bin in the back of the airplane (which is tied down). When you own an airplane for 22 years and encounter enough situations like that, you accumulate a lot of stuff in the name of preparedness.
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You Guys are great!

I extracted a shopping list out of your very comprehensive listings. Especially the tools were helpful. I guess the rest of the "man cave stuff " will just magically appear and accumulate over time :wink:
Thank you so much!

Now I have got one for you as well:
Our grass strip is pretty muddy during winter season, so I'm using a
https://www.worx.com/20v-hydroshot-port ... store=worx
on our club planes. These are wood and fabric "Klemm 107s" and using a regular high pressure cleaner would destroy the surface.

It might come in handy to remove the mud from wings and tail on those river gravel bars as well...
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Post by Zoller »

You Guys are great!

I extracted a shopping list out of your very comprehensive listings. Especially the tools were helpful. I guess the rest of the "man cave stuff " will just magically appear and accumulate over time :wink:
Thank you so much!

Now I have got one for you as well:
Our grass strip is pretty muddy during winter season, so I'm using a
https://www.worx.com/20v-hydroshot-port ... store=worx
on our club planes. These are wood and fabric "Klemm 107s" and using a regular high pressure cleaner would destroy the surface.

It might come in handy to remove the mud from wings and tail on those river gravel bars as well...
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