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1. 04:56 AM - Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer (rawheels)
2. 06:42 AM - Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer (Tom Jones)
3. 08:10 AM - Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer (patrick reilly)
4. 10:42 AM - Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer (rawheels)
5. 05:26 PM - Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer (vetdrem)
6. 05:53 PM - Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer (Francisco Drovetta)
7. 06:40 PM - Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer (Boilermaker2000)
8. 06:46 PM - Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer (rawheels)
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| Subject: | Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer |
Flew all weekend on the new bush gear, and it is a night and day difference for
me. I'm a low time taildragger pilot, so I probably over correct and seem uncoordinated
anyway, but with the old gear it seemed like every time I landed it
was a great adventure between the time that my gear touched and I stopped.
The first time I took off with the bush gear I was on edge about how it was going
to act, but wheels touched and the aircraft just tracked straight ahead with
no problems. With about a dozen landings now on the gear (even some pretty
good crosswinds), I can say I am loving it.
The aircraft weighs about 5 lbs less now, and lost about 4 mph (the old gear had
the wood streamlined struts and fabric).
I chose to go with the Highwing LLC gear instead of the Kitfox (McBean) gear for
a few reasons. The Kitfox gear comes with a few extras (new axles, white powder
coating, etc) but they also have a higher price tag. Since I was trying
to reduce cost, it was easier for me to reuse the original axles and wheels and
paint them the color I wanted. Lowell and the guys at Highwing completed my
order faster than promised, and I was amazed that it all bolted on to my existing
mounts without any "persuasion" needed at all.
All in all, I couldn't be more pleased.
Ryan
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Ryan Wheeler
Kitfox IV-1200
Indianapolis, IN
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| Subject: | Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer |
Now you need some big tires.
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Tom Jones
Classic IV
503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp
Ellensburg, WA
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| Subject: | Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer |
Ryan=2C Thanks for the report. I am painting the gear I got from Lowell. He
delivered it earlier than promised also. I have his radiator shutters=2C e
levator trim=2C and now the bush gear. I did get the fairing set also. It s
ounds like you didn't get the farings. He really did a sweet job of enginee
ring aluminum fairings into the design. I won't be able to compare to the s
tock gear. I decided to change over now before I install the wings. Even th
ough I have a brand new faired gear installed. I am rebuilding a model 3 th
at had the landing gear knocked out from under it by a car while on a trail
er. Guess I'll sell the new stock landing gear on Barnstormers after I remo
ve it. How did you determine the new weight of the plane being 5# less?
do not archive
Pat Reilly
Mod 3 582 rebuild
Rockford=2C IL
> Subject: Kitfox-List: Bush Gear=3B Another Happy Customer
> From: rawheels@yahoo.com
> Date: Mon=2C 8 Jun 2009 04:56:03 -0700
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
>
>
> Flew all weekend on the new bush gear=2C and it is a night and day differ
ence for me. I'm a low time taildragger pilot=2C so I probably over correct
and seem uncoordinated anyway=2C but with the old gear it seemed like ever
y time I landed it was a great adventure between the time that my gear touc
hed and I stopped. The first time I took off with the bush gear I was on ed
ge about how it was going to act=2C but wheels touched and the aircraft jus
t tracked straight ahead with no problems. With about a dozen landings now
on the gear (even some pretty good crosswinds)=2C I can say I am loving it.
>
> The aircraft weighs about 5 lbs less now=2C and lost about 4 mph (the old
gear had the wood streamlined struts and fabric).
>
> I chose to go with the Highwing LLC gear instead of the Kitfox (McBean) g
ear for a few reasons. The Kitfox gear comes with a few extras (new axles
=2C white powder coating=2C etc) but they also have a higher price tag. Sin
ce I was trying to reduce cost=2C it was easier for me to reuse the origina
l axles and wheels and paint them the color I wanted. Lowell and the guys a
t Highwing completed my order faster than promised=2C and I was amazed that
it all bolted on to my existing mounts without any "persuasion" needed at
all.
>
> All in all=2C I couldn't be more pleased.
> Ryan
>
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> Ryan Wheeler
> Kitfox IV-1200
> Indianapolis=2C IN
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| Subject: | Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer |
Yeah, big tires would be nice. Baby steps.
I knew that there was some confusion on the weight when Dick posted his update,
so I made sure to do a complete weight and balance before and after the swap.
The only change between measurements was the gear including the new brakes lines
and everything. I'm not sure how much the wood and fabric on the old gear
weighed, but I think you could safely say that the gear themselves are pretty
equivalent in weight if not lighter than the original.
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| Subject: | Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer |
The gear looks great.
Can you tell me the difference in the width of the mains. My trailer uses a flat
deck that the mains sit on, but I am concerned that the stance may be too wide
with the bush gear.
Thanks
Louie
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| Subject: | Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer |
Could you share kitfox=B4s photos with Bush Gear ?
Here is mine, with outstanding kitfox factory landing gear!!
FD
Brazil, SA
www.dcubj3.com.br
----- Original Message -----
From: patrick reilly
To: kitfox matronics
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 12:00 PM
Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer
Ryan, Thanks for the report. I am painting the gear I got from Lowell.
He delivered it earlier than promised also. I have his radiator
shutters, elevator trim, and now the bush gear. I did get the fairing
set also. It sounds like you didn't get the farings. He really did a
sweet job of engineering aluminum fairings into the design. I won't be
able to compare to the stock gear. I decided to change over now before I
install the wings. Even though I have a brand new faired gear installed.
I am rebuilding a model 3 that had the landing gear knocked out from
under it by a car while on a trailer. Guess I'll sell the new stock
landing gear on Barnstormers after I remove it. How did you determine
the new weight of the plane being 5# less?
do not archive
Pat Reilly
Mod 3 582 rebuild
Rockford, IL
> Subject: Kitfox-List: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer
> From: rawheels@yahoo.com
> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 04:56:03 -0700
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
>
>
> Flew all weekend on the new bush gear, and it is a night and day
difference for me. I'm a low time taildragger pilot, so I probably over
correct and seem uncoordinated anyway, but with the old gear it seemed
like every time I landed it was a great adventure between the time that
my gear touched and I stopped. The first time I took off with the bush
gear I was on edge about how it was going to act, but wheels touched and
the aircraft just tracked straight ahead with no problems. With about a
dozen landings now on the gear (even some pretty good crosswinds), I can
say I am loving it.
>
> The aircraft weighs about 5 lbs less now, and lost about 4 mph (the
old gear had the wood streamlined struts and fabric).
>
> I chose to go with the Highwing LLC gear instead of the Kitfox
(McBean) gear for a few reasons. The Kitfox gear comes with a few extras
(new axles, white powder coating, etc) but they also have a higher price
tag. Since I was trying to reduce cost, it was easier for me to reuse
the original axles and wheels and paint them the color I wanted. Lowell
and the guys at Highwing completed my order faster than promised, and I
was amazed that it all bolted on to my existing mounts without any
"persuasion" needed at all.
>
> All in all, I couldn't be more pleased.
> Ryan
>
> --------
> Ryan Wheeler
> Kitfox IV-1200
> Indianapolis, IN
>
>
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=247270#247270
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> http://forums.matronics.com//files/gear_only_936.jpg
> http://forums.matronics.com//files/gear_old_864.jpg
> http://forums.matronics.com//files/gear_full_179.jpg
> http://forums.matronics.com//files/gear_close_129.jpg
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| Subject: | Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer |
The Highwing LLC gear itself is about 66" wide. So, if you have 6" wide wheels
like mine, it is about 78" outside of tire to outside of tire. That is about
16" wider and a couple inches taller than the original.
vetdrem wrote:
> The gear looks great.
>
> Can you tell me the difference in the width of the mains. My trailer uses a
flat deck that the mains sit on, but I am concerned that the stance may be too
wide with the bush gear.
>
> Thanks
>
> Louie
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| Subject: | Re: Bush Gear; Another Happy Customer |
I think it was 72" center to center on the tires.
Sorry FD, what is it that you are asking? I don't think the Kitfox Factory wants
any pics of my aftermarket gear if that is what you are suggesting.
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