my hangar next to 930RT.
Again, thank you all for your input.
Clay Williams
N930RT
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From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf
Of brian.kr...@eamanufacturing.com
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 7:20 PM
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Subject: RE: KR> retra
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Subject: KR> retract removal
From: "Clayton"
List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org
Date: Wed, November 28, 2012 10:04 am
To: "'KRnet'"
I have been searching the net, maybe I missed something.
What is the least invasive way to remo
> Why remove them?
>
Ok I did do some damage to mine with the very hard off field landing, but, I
think less damage than if I had fixed gear. I rebuild them, and I'm adding a
nice fairing on the gear. The cool factor of the retracts is there also.
Everybody is different and like different
My reason was that after the gear collapsed on me for the 3rd time, I was
convinced. I am a bit hard headed, but beat me hard enough and long enough
and I get the message.
See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics
See you at the 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il MVN
Bad W
A gear-up landing will ruin your day, your prop, your crankshaft, and
probably a lot more. Chances of doing that are high enough without the
retracts' propensity to fold up or otherwise fail in some way. That reason
alone was enough for me to use fixed gear on mine...
Mark Langford
ML at N56M
The fixed Diehl is the lightest one between the Grove single bar type, the
retract, and the Diehl.
The Grove is more simple to install, heavier than the Diehl and more
expensive than the Diehl.
You can't go wrong with the Diehl fixed gear. I replaced 2 retracts with
fixed and you could not pay m
At 01:35 PM 11/28/2012, you wrote:
>Really? Has anyone weighed a set of each and compared? I'll bet it's not a
>huge difference.
Phillip Hill
Even if they weighted the same, builder have reported that the fixed
gear, when p
Why yes I have and I have them here on my floor where you can put them on a
scale and weigh them, the springbar alone is very heavy. I did weigh them a
while back just to compare and it was sizeable.
Phillip Hill wrote:
> Really? Has anyone weighed a set of each and compared? I'll bet
Really? Has anyone weighed a set of each and compared? I'll bet it's not a
huge difference. I could be wrong, I've not weighed them, I don't know.
Maybe someone who has done it can "weigh in" on the matter...
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:19 PM, wrote:
> (QUOTE)Why remove them?(/QUOTE) Because t
(QUOTE)Why remove them?(/QUOTE) Because they are very heavy.
Lee Van Dyke wrote:
> Why remove them?
>
> Lee Van Dyke
>
> On Nov 28, 2012, at 10:04 AM, "Clayton" wrote:
>
> > I have been searching the net, maybe I missed something.
> >
> > What is the least invasive way to remove the sp
Why remove them?
Lee Van Dyke
On Nov 28, 2012, at 10:04 AM, "Clayton" wrote:
> I have been searching the net, maybe I missed something.
>
> What is the least invasive way to remove the spring on the retract gear set
> up?
>
> I am switching out to the Deihl conventional gear, but don't want t
If the end of your wing stub is open, it will slide out through that opening
after you disconnect everything from the spring bar. Un-bolt everything from
the spring bar, everything. Then you just have to slide it out of the opening
at the end of the wing stub on either end. If there is no ope
Thank you,
Will give it a shot.
Clay
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From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf
Of Dave Acklam
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:10 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> retract removal
Put the plane on sawhorses
Disassemble retracts
H
Put the plane on sawhorses
Disassemble retracts
Hole-saw an access hole in the end of each stub, facing out (not down)
You will need the holes anyway, for access to install diehl gear
Worked for me
On Nov 28, 2012 9:05 AM, "Clayton" wrote:
> I have been searching the net, maybe I missed somethi
I have been searching the net, maybe I missed something.
What is the least invasive way to remove the spring on the retract gear set
up?
I am switching out to the Deihl conventional gear, but don't want to tear
out the entire wing stub.
Is it best to cut the bar out in pieces or remove the botto
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