---------------------------------------------------------- Rocket-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 03/21/16: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:54 AM - Re: Rocket Tail wheel - what to use? (Rob Ray) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:54:08 AM PST US Subject: Re: Rocket-List: Rocket Tail wheel - what to use? From: Rob Ray Gday Jay! My HR2 had the exact same setup. I removed the spring and sawed off the 90 d egree bend. Then, using a lathe turned the end until the taper was removed a nd would slide into an API tailwheel. I like the API tailwheel personally bu t Vince"s Fly boy TW is equally "Sierra Hotel". I did purchase my tail wheel from Vince as its light and has a neat hubcap I polished for the "retro" look. I also purchased the dual stainless steel ad justable springs from Vans instead of the single Rod "rocket link" as my rou gh turf strip made short work of it. Here are links to all three products: http://www.flyboyaccessories.com/ www.apitailwheels.com/products/products.html https://www.aircraftspruce.com/pdf/ Fair Dinkum? V/R Smokey Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2016, at 22:16, Jay McIntyre wrote: > > Hi all, > The Harmon Rocket I look after has bent the tail wheel fork and we are won dering what to replace it with as we cannot positively ID what model and P/N the darned thing is. I am not prepared to take a guess and have a new fork s hipped out at great cost only to be wrong so replacement with a good proven, strong one of known P/N might be the best way forward. > The aircraft has a RV4 tail wheel stinger fitted and the owner would like a s big a wheel as possible for rough strip operations (although I must admit I am concerned to large a diameter might cause more rudder strikes with assoc iated damage!) > Any recommendations out there on what we should use? > > All thoughts gratefully and graciously considered! > > Regards, Jay > New Zealand ========================== ========================== ========================== ========================== ========================== ========================== ======================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rocket-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Rocket-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rocket-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rocket-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.