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Rex Rodebush

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 209
Location: Branson West area, Missouri

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:08 am Post subject: Re: Mk 3 steel main gear legs

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:59 pm    Post subject: Mk 3 steel main gear legs   



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Rex, 



I have always used aluminum gear legs. I have bent one set in about 500 

hours. Those were bent about 30 seconds after a rod bearing failed in a 

582. I was over Tellico lake when the engine failed and used up all of my 

excess air speed to clear a line of trees that was between me and the field 

I was going to land in. After clearing the trees I was about 3 knots above 

stall speed.....not enough to flare for a good landing. 



Steven Green 

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Thanks Steve,



I'm getting old and confused.  I believe that TNK supplied some steel legs for the Mark III a few years ago that were very soft and springy as compaired to the new ones; and for some reason I thought you had them.............I may be wrong about the legs also.  Anyone know for sure?



Rex

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Richard Pike

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 1671
Location: Blountville, Tennessee

Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: Re: Mk 3 steel main gear legs

They did sell springy ones. I have a set that I am saving for the time when I trash my aluminum gear legs. 

Here is what they look like:



Richard Pike

MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: Mk 3 steel main gear legs

Rex & Richard



I have a set of those gear legs installed in my VW powered MKIIIc. They are 

indeed springy. When you land hard with a bit too much airspeed you will 

find yourself 10ft in the air with very little airspeed. A blast of power 

fixes the next landing. These gear have I would guess the third most air 

miles as any Kolb. I bought them from ??? in Hawaii. He sold them because 

they were too springy. Personally I think they are just right. When everyone 

at Oshkosh is grumbling about how rough the ground is I just say "is it? I 

can't really tell".



There are two things I would recommend doing to the gear before installing 

them. These are the same gear that the Old Kolb sold but they welded a steel 

tube 6 to 8 inches long on the end to carry the bending load further up into 

the landing gear sockets. I would weld that same tube on. The next thing 

would be to bend the gear down a bit to make the wheels run more vertical 

(is that camber?). They squat a bit when the plane is loaded.



Rick Neilsen

Redrive VW powered MKIIIc

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Richard Pike

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:49 am Post subject: Mk 3 steel main gear legs

Thanks, appreciate it.

Richard Pike

MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)

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Kingsport, TN 3TN0

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: Mk 3 steel main gear legs

Colder than a well digger's knee caps here, I woosed out last night, but got a picture today. Still in TNK tape and factory insert up to here lines.



Rick



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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject: Mk 3 steel main gear legs

Are these set up for Matco brakes?

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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject: Mk 3 steel main gear legs

Had to dig out my receipt to get the answer to this one. Yes, I really don't like Azusa brakes, although that's what's on my plane now.



Rick



On 2/2/07,  Denny Rowe <rowedenny(at)windstream.net (rowedenny(at)windstream.net)> wrote:[quote]        Are these set up for Matco brakes?

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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:27 am Post subject: Mk 3 steel main gear legs

Richard,

 E-mail me off list so I have your address and phone  #, I am leaning toward buying your gear legs for spares but have to talk it over  with my partner Jay first.

  

 Denny

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