---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 06/07/16: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:48 AM - Bogert Bar Crack (Jae Chang) 2. 09:41 AM - Re: Bogert Bar Crack (David Saylor) 3. 09:42 AM - Re: Bogert Bar Crack (Jesse Saint) 4. 09:51 AM - Re: Bogert Bar Crack (Jae Chang) 5. 10:27 AM - Re: Bogert Bar Crack (Danny Riggs) 6. 10:51 AM - Re: Bogert Bar Crack (Bobby J. Hughes) 7. 11:33 AM - Re: Bogert Bar Crack (Linn Walters) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:48:40 AM PST US From: Jae Chang Subject: RV10-List: Bogert Bar Crack I am surprised to see this crack on the Bogert Bar. It has been lightly used but 5 years old now. Anybody see something similar? https://goo.gl/photos/xYshuig5YsQtMhbZ7 -- #40533 RV-10 First flight 10/19/2011 Phase 1 Done 11/26/2011 do not archive ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:41:02 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Bogert Bar Crack From: David Saylor I've replaced a few between my plane and customers'. Bogert warrantied them and last time said something about a product improvement. --Dave On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, Jae Chang wrote: > > I am surprised to see this crack on the Bogert Bar. It has been lightly > used but 5 years old now. Anybody see something similar? > > https://goo.gl/photos/xYshuig5YsQtMhbZ7 > > -- > #40533 RV-10 > First flight 10/19/2011 > Phase 1 Done 11/26/2011 > do not archive > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:42:03 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Bogert Bar Crack From: Jesse Saint I have seen quite a few of them cracked. Some people leave them open when not in use, which leaves them under tension, which causes them to crack. I dont know how many I have seen left locked open, but it is a lot of them. Jesse Saint Saint Aviation, Inc. jesse@saintaviation.com C: 352-427-0285 F: 815-377-3694 > On Jun 7, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Jae Chang wrote: > > > I am surprised to see this crack on the Bogert Bar. It has been lightly used but 5 years old now. Anybody see something similar? > > https://goo.gl/photos/xYshuig5YsQtMhbZ7 > > -- > #40533 RV-10 > First flight 10/19/2011 > Phase 1 Done 11/26/2011 > do not archive > > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:51:28 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Bogert Bar Crack From: Jae Chang Thanks for the feedback. Interesting. I will see what they say about mine. On 6/7/2016 9:39 AM, Jesse Saint wrote: > > I have seen quite a few of them cracked. Some people leave them open when not in use, which leaves them under tension, which causes them to crack. I dont know how many I have seen left locked open, but it is a lot of them. On 6/7/2016 9:40 AM, David Saylor wrote: > I've replaced a few between my plane and customers'. Bogert warrantied > them and last time said something about a product improvement. > > --Dave -- #40533 RV-10 First flight 10/19/2011 Phase 1 Done 11/26/2011 do not archive ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:27:51 AM PST US From: Danny Riggs Subject: Re: RV10-List: Bogert Bar Crack Looks like the nose gear on my -10 about two years ago. Relieving pressure before storage is always a good idea but the design/metallurgy shouldn't be that weak in any case. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 7, 2016, at 11:55 AM, Jae Chang wrote: > > > Thanks for the feedback. Interesting. I will see what they say about mine. > >> On 6/7/2016 9:39 AM, Jesse Saint wrote: >> >> I have seen quite a few of them cracked. Some people leave them open when not in use, which leaves them under tension, which causes them to crack. I dont know how many I have seen left locked open, but it is a lot of them. > >> On 6/7/2016 9:40 AM, David Saylor wrote: >> I've replaced a few between my plane and customers'. Bogert warrantied them and last time said something about a product improvement. >> >> --Dave > -- > > #40533 RV-10 > First flight 10/19/2011 > Phase 1 Done 11/26/2011 > do not archive > > > > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:51:41 AM PST US Subject: RE: RV10-List: Bogert Bar Crack From: "Bobby J. Hughes" Mine cracked a few years back while using it on grass. Repaired the weld, fabricated and welded flat plate gussets to both sides of the tubes. Bobby Hughes -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jae Chang Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 10:48 AM Subject: RV10-List: Bogert Bar Crack I am surprised to see this crack on the Bogert Bar. It has been lightly used but 5 years old now. Anybody see something similar? https://goo.gl/photos/xYshuig5YsQtMhbZ7 -- #40533 RV-10 First flight 10/19/2011 Phase 1 Done 11/26/2011 do not archive ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:33:02 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Bogert Bar Crack From: Linn Walters Send the pic to Bogert ..... I think they'll fix it or send you a new one ..... Linn On 6/7/2016 11:47 AM, Jae Chang wrote: > > I am surprised to see this crack on the Bogert Bar. It has been > lightly used but 5 years old now. Anybody see something similar? > > https://goo.gl/photos/xYshuig5YsQtMhbZ7 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-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/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-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.