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Thank You thats a pretty cool place!
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2007 Firestar 2 503 N203SD
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb-List Firestar KXP |
Someone had posted on the Kolb List that they were looking for a Firestar 1 or
KXP. Herb was that you?
I ran across this, may be of interest:
https://billings.craigslist.org/for/5864063598.html
Kolb firestar KXP E-LSA, Rotax 503, DCDI, 52 HP, Appx. 200 hrs., fresh covering
on wings, runs and flies great. Very clean and in good condition. Phone 406-839-0826.
NO text.
So whoever is looking for the FS1, maybe the Kolb List can make sure that the message
gets to him.
Bill Berle
www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft
www.grantstar.net - winning proposals for non-profit and for-profit entities
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On Sun, 10/30/16, Herb <Herbgh@nctc.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 5 and 6 inch tubing
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2016, 4:21 PM
Herb <Herbgh@nctc.com>
I went to the barn and looked at all of my 5 inch tubes that
I bought
from Kolb many years back..they had a trailer full of
scratch and
dents..None had the typical rolled on alloy identification.
.Travis explained that they were perfectly good
but if they sent a
spar or boom to a customer, it had to be perfect...so..I
bought quite a
few of them.. Stayed away from scratches and bought those
with small dents..
dollar a foot...wish I had bought
more.. By the way...I have a good
set of Firefly spars...I went with single lift struts,ala
firestar, on
my first Firefly...unfortunately...all the holes are drilled
for the
ribs...no extra charge...:-)
6061 T6 it is...!! :-)
who would have thought...25 or so
dollars a foot!! Herb
On 10/30/2016 06:50 PM, jhauck@elmore.rr.com
wrote:
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> ...I am pretty sure I heard that the spars
and boom tubes were 6063 or something near that
alloy...Herb
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>Herb/Kolbers:
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> 5 and 6 inch booms and spars are drawn for irrigation
pipe. They are 6061 T-6 .058" wall.
>
> Biggest problem for Kolb is finding tubes that do not
have dents and scratches. That tubing is not handled
with kid gloves once it is manufactured. I remember
the Kolb Gang going to the factory and going through many,
many tubes to find the "good" ones.
>
> The 6061 is probably used for circle irrigation systems
because of the increased strength required to keep the
system together. The "el cheapo" non-spec'd tubing is
probably used for systems that are laid out on the ground
and not mobile.
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> john h
> mkIII
> El Centro, California
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