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  1. #11

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    Default Re: Tail dragger disease...

    You can buy just the tail wheel on Matco, and they don't sell leaf spring.

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    Default Re: Tail dragger disease...

    Quote Originally Posted by carlisle View Post
    Thanks. I see now that Kitfox has the 3-leaf springs for $95.
    Please where do you see it ?

    Olivier

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    Default Re: Tail dragger disease...

    Parts Catalog, page 36.

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    OK i missed that thanks

    Do you know if it is 1,25" or 1,5" wide ?

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    Default Re: Tail dragger disease...

    Just installed the new factory one i decided to install the 2 long leaf and the upper small one too. Seems to be OK at taxiing. For landing don't know weather too bad foggy

    And as the leaf angle is bigger that my original one i see a little bit more front of me so.

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    Default Re: Tail dragger disease...

    For those of you using the dual spring setup. One day when you are bored, take the short top leaf spring and drill a hole the same as in the longer leaf for mounting the tail wheel bracket . That way when you break the longer leaf at some desolate strip, you can remount the tailwheel bracket and make it home on only the short leaf. (speaking from experience....)

    JimS

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    Default Re: Tail dragger disease...

    Look's like I have some more work ahead of me. Tail wheel spring broke during roll-out about 15 second after landing. As you can see, this was a double spring.

    Quote Originally Posted by akflyer View Post
    The single leaf spring breaking is well known, and has happened to most who had the single leaf. Upgrade to the dual leaf spring and 98% of the problem goes away. If you are operating off rough strips, I would suggest going to a pneumatic tail wheel to help smooth it out with the dual leaf spring.
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    Default Re: Tail dragger disease...

    Oh @#*#*, I hate that when it happens.

    Hope you get it repaired soon so you can get back in the air. Good thing it happened after landing and some roll out rather than have it break immediately on landing and then half to deal with higher speeds and even more damage.

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    Default Re: Tail dragger disease...

    I have a Mc Bean 3 leaf on mine and works well --EASY just call and order

    Last week I made one for soneone esle
    1.75 W is standard width....... 1.25 is hard to find
    I bought5 feet of 1.75 x .25 leaf spring fom local spring shop
    cost $10
    cut to width requires and lengths needed - 10 minutes
    arched/bent in my press each leaf bends easy and retains flex 10 mins
    drilled holes -- drills easy. 5 mins

    put on plane test flew -- done in a hour or so.


    THank you

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