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Thom Riddle
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Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 1597 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA (9G0)
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:01 am Post subject: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
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If any on you with standard Kolb tailwheels have been thinking about moving to a swivel tailwheel, I have one ready to bolt-on to the standard Kolb tailwheel stinger. It is a 4" diameter full swivel with some use mostly on grass but in perfect working order with only a little wear on the rubber. A new one is $288.95 from Aircraft Spruce. I'll sell mine for a lot less.
This one came off of BB's MkIII when he went to a 6 inch wheel. He sold it to me for my FS but after breaking the FS and selling the remains, I no longer need the swivel tailwheel. The SS I'm buying has one already.
If you are interested, make me a reasonable offer. Contact me off-list, directly via email.
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John Hauck
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Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 4639 Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:20 am Post subject: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
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I no longer need the swivel tailwheel. The SS I'm buying has one already.
May want to hang on to it. Sling Shots have a lot of weight on the
tailwheel, similar to what I deal with on my mkIII. If you fly a lot, it
may wear out sooner than you expect.
john h
mkIII
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Thom Riddle
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Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 1597 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA (9G0)
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:34 am Post subject: Re: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
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John,
Luray already replaced the stinger type tailwheel with a leaf spring tailwheel (6" I think), so it should be good for awhile. The wheels are replaceable. Attached is a photo of the one on Luray's SS.
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Thom Riddle
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:37 am Post subject: Re: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
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Ooops! Forgot the attached photo. Here it is.
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Dana
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Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 1047 Location: Connecticut, USA
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:57 am Post subject: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
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At 12:01 PM 7/24/2009, Thom Riddle wrote:
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If any on you with standard Kolb tailwheels have been thinking about
moving to a swivel tailwheel, I have one ready to bolt-on to the standard
Kolb tailwheel stinger. It is a 4" diameter full swivel with some use
mostly on grass but in perfect working order with only a little wear on
the rubber. A new one is $288.95 from Aircraft Spruce. I'll sell mine for
a lot less....
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Thom, do you have a picture of it, and know how much it weighs? I'm
wondering if it would be too big or heavy for my UltraStar...
-Dana
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not sure about the former.-- Albert Einstein
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Thom Riddle
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:13 am Post subject: Re: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
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Dana,
I don't have a photo and have not weighed it, yet. Next time I go to the hangar, I'll bring it home, weight it and shoot a photo of it. This much I can tell you for certain: it is a good bit heavier than the standard Kolb tailwheel but it sure improves ground handling. How close to aft CG limit are you? If you are very close, it could be iffy.
I'll let you know its weight as soon as I know it.
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Thom Riddle
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:33 am Post subject: Re: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
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Dana,
Attached are two photos of the 4" full swivel tailwheel. I weighed it an was surprised that it weighs only 2 lb 12 oz. That is the good news. The bad news for you is that another Kolber has already committed to buy it for an agreeable price. Unless he reneges (very unlikely), it is sold. Thanks for your interest.
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Dana
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
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Thanks Thom,
Probably best as money is real tight here right now anyway... but good
information for a future upgrade. The weight probably isn't a problem as I
think my US is a bit nose heavy; takes significant trim tabs to keep the
nose up. I have yet to do a formal W&B but it's on my list of things to do...
-Dana
At 12:33 PM 7/25/2009, Thom Riddle wrote:
Quote: | Attached are two photos of the 4" full swivel tailwheel. I weighed it an
was surprised that it weighs only 2 lb 12 oz. That is the good news. The
bad news for you is that another Kolber has already committed to buy it
for an agreeable price. Unless he reneges (very unlikely), it is sold.
Thanks for your interest.
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JetPilot
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
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That tialwheel is great ! That is the type of tailwheel that came stanard on my MK III Xtra and it works very well. I fly from a grass field and the tailwheel has been working flawlessly for 3 years now.
I did replace the wheel with a 6 inch wheel, but kept the same housing. I have been very happy with it.
Mike
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