My problem is the span of the RV4 is too long so it
does not fit in with the C182.  Essentially I have a T hangar so I cannot
angle the C182 for more room. Too much stuff. I needed to get the RV in and
out straight while it was angled at 45 degrees.

My first idea was to put the tail wheel in a steel channel to guide
it. Did not work. The tail wheel would cock in the channel and jam.
The breakthrough was to build a tail wheel dolly guided by the steel channel.
It no longer matters which way the tail wheel is pointing.

Works like a charm. The other biggy was the 12 volt winch for putting it
back in, up hill, with one person. Takes about 5 minutes to get it in or out.

Here too is a picture of the new 4340 chrome molly eye bolt that lifts the entire
weight of the aircraft using the engine hoist. This is forged and has a tensile
strength of 125,000 psi. About $10 from McMaster. The first cheap hardware store eye
bolt I tried  failed catastrophically and I had to reinforce it with large washers.
The eye bolt can be screwed out from a steel bracket on Tracy's adapter plate when
not needed.

Paul Lamar