Thanks. You may have saved me a bunch of time and money. Rand still lists the gear on their site for about $200 less than the Grove gear that doesn't even come with the mounting brackets.
Anyone out there that has seen both the Rand and Grove that can comment on the two? I know that grove has the option of gun drilling the hydraulic line in the gear and they will make it a few inches longer or shorter for about the same price. I don't know what the length on the Rand is and I suspect it will take me a few days to get a call back. Dave Mullins did a great job installing the Grove and has good pictures on his site. I don't know of any other installation pictures of the Grove or Rand gear anywhere. Can anyone point me to some more? Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Orma Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 9:46 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Grove gear how long it takes to put on a set of Grove gear? Hello Brian Back in "91", I converted from the retract to the Rand fixed Gear. The gear that Rand sold at the time came with attach brackets. They were an exact match, and actually bolted in the same holes that the retract used. I was required to add a 1/4 plywood web to the spar and cut holes in the floor to allow the attach brackets to drop through. The brackets then bolted to the rend gear. I was finished in about 4 hours. As for the hyd lines, I attached them with clamps to the rear of the gear. The gears stock was not flat and came rounded at the front and rear, though I would not say it was completely streamlined. I think there is a difference in the grove gear and the gear that Rand initially sold. I don't know if the same Rand Gear and brackets is still available. Orma Southfield, MI N110LR celebrating 20 years Flying, flying and more flying http://www.kr-2.aviation-mechanics.com/ _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
