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brubakermal(at)yahoo.com
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 Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW |
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the tire looked nice everyone liked them but they did not last long I did not pay that much for my set and even less for the ones I am using now mal
--- On Thu, 4/16/09, Kevin Ridsdale <ksridsdale(at)mipowerparachute.com> wrote:
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From: Kevin Ridsdale <ksridsdale(at)mipowerparachute.com>
Subject: RE: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW
To: "jdmcbean" <jdmcbean(at)kitfoxaircraft.com>, "Dave Fisher" <dave(at)cfisher.com>
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 11:16 AM
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Kevin Ridsdale <[url=/mc/compose?to=ksridsdale(at)mipowerparachute.com]ksridsdale(at)mipowerparachute.com[/url]>
All,
This pre-order price is at a reduced cost (low quantity).
If 200 tires are ordered we will reduce the cost per tire by $1.25.
If 400 are ordered the cost per tire will reduce $2.10 per tire.
We will wait a few more days before we announce our production decision, but it appears we will not produce any tires this year
Best Regards,
Kevin R.
--- On Fri, 4/3/09, jdmcbean <[url=/mc/compose?to=jdmcbean(at)kitfoxaircraft.com]jdmcbean(at)kitfoxaircraft.com[/url]> wrote:
[quote] From: jdmcbean <[url=/mc/compose?to=jdmcbean(at)kitfoxaircraft.com]jdmcbean(at)kitfoxaircraft.com[/url]>
Subject: RE: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW
To: "'Kevin Ridsdale'" <[url=/mc/compose?to=ksridsdale(at)mipowerparachute.com]ksridsdale(at)mipowerparachute.com[/url]>
Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 11:24 AM
Is there a cost break for us and at
what quantity ?
Fly Safe !!
John & Debra McBean
Ph 208.337.5111
www.kitfoxaircraft.com
"The Sky is not the Limit... It's a Playground"
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dave
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:20 am Post subject: Re: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW |
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Mal,
I not sure what you did to wear our your tires. I never heard of this before. I would suspect asphalt would wear them quicker. If you operating off of paved I would either expect more wear on any tire you use and if you want better wear go to a 16.5 or 18.5 golf cart tire.
I have put the King fox through their paces, Water, sand rocks dirt, Mud, Water deep mud 12 " deep, corn stubble with no wear or punctures yet. I would be careful in corn stubble though.
Check out my videos, you will see that mine are mostly off pavement so that would be the biggest wear factor and likely why i don;t get the wear.
Big thing is that these tires are available again thanks to Kevin.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:37 am Post subject: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW |
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I agree with Dave. I suspect if you are having wear problems, it might be
due to wheel alignment. The early bungee gear were notorious for being toed
in which also resulted in the squirrily reputation the airplanes had. The
Lancair guy I helped build his IV had severe tire wear until he shimmed the
axles to get straight tracking.
Lowell
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WurlyBird
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW |
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So how do you check wheel alignment on a KF?
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| Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW |
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James,
The easiest way to get a feel for what you have is to put a piece of tape
on the back tread of each tire at axle height. Put a pen mark on each tape
and measure the distance between them. Then roll the airplane forward until
the marked tape is axle height and measure again. The measurement should be
the same or maybe a small fraction longer.
Other ways are a bit more precise. In the factory article in the "Kitfox
Times" a life time ago, called for putting a square on the axle and beyond
that I get lost as there is significant camber on the axle and it makes any
measurement using the axle problematic. One sure fire way is to attach a
laser pointer to the brake rotor with magnets and project a line fore and
aft and do the measurements that way. Always keeping the laser pointer and
any targets at the same height off the floor to eliminate camber errors.
This method does require a bit of fabricating to get a device that puts the
laser beams parallel on each rotor.
Try the easy way first and see what you get.
Lowell
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patreilly43(at)hotmail.co
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:32 am Post subject: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW |
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Lowell C Got to be the easiest method to measure toe ever. Love it.
Pat Reilly do not archive
[quote] From: lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Re: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW
Date: Sat C 18 Apr 2009 18:47:01 -0700
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Lowell Fitt" <lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net>
James C
The easiest way to get a feel for what you have is to put a piece of tape
on the back tread of each tire at axle height. Put a pen mark on each tape
and measure the distance between them. Then roll the airplane forward until
the marked tape is axle height and measure again. The measurement should be
the same or maybe a small fraction longer.
Other ways are a bit more precise. In the factory article in the "Kitfox
Times" a life time ago C called for putting a square on the axle and beyond
that I get lost as there is significant camber on the axle and it makes any
measurement using the axle problematic. One sure fire way is to attach a
laser pointer to the brake rotor with magnets and project a line fore and
aft and do the measurements that way. Always keeping the laser pointer and
any targets at the same height off the floor to eliminate camber errors.
This method does require a bit of fabricating to get a device that puts the
laser beams parallel on each rotor.
Try the easy way first and see what you get.
Lowell
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lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW |
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I think it was Lynn that mentioned a possible glitch in this method if you
have gear with no indexing point of reference - aluminum spring gear. The
bungee gear and the spring gear can be visually checked to see if the gear
has tracked out during the roll. It won't track in as it has a fixed
retracted point. Since toe in has been the norm with the bungee gear,
rolling forward will keep the gear in the up (in) position.
Lowell
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patreilly43(at)hotmail.co
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:51 pm Post subject: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW |
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Lowell C I really don't follow that explaination. What is an "indexing point"? Do you mean the plane may "squat" or suspension extend a little as it is rolled forward?
Pat Reilly
[quote] From: lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: Re: King Fox Tire Production Run - Pre Order NOW
Date: Sun C 19 Apr 2009 16:28:27 -0700
I think it was Lynn that mentioned a possible glitch in this method if you
have gear with no indexing point of reference - aluminum spring gear. The
bungee gear and the spring gear can be visually checked to see if the gear
has tracked out during the roll. It won't track in as it has a fixed
retracted point. Since toe in has been the norm with the bungee gear C
rolling forward will keep the gear in the up (in) position.
Lowell
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