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bkls1(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject: LANDING GEAR QUESTION

Hello list



I recently picked up a damaged Mod 4, which I am in the process of 

repairing. It suffered a hard landing which wiped out the bungee gear and 

gear fittings. My plan is to replace the gear with the Grove aluminum gear, 

and mount it in a similar manner as the gear on the Mod 6&7, forgoing the 

special brackets that mount to the stock gear and float attach points. What 

I am looking for is a measurement from the front face of the Grove gear leg 

to the aft ear of the forward float attach fitting. This will eliminate any 

guess work on my part as to properly locating the new gear. Hopefully one of 

you with a Mod 4 with Grove gear can get this measurement from your plane. 

Also if anyone has any experience with attaching the gear in the manner I 

described I would love to hear how this went, whether good or bad.



On another note since I purchased this repairable Mod 4 , I am considering 

parting with my other two projects, a bent Mod 3 and  a uncompleted Mod 

4-1200 kit. Should there be any interest in either of these, feel free to 

contact me for details.



Thanks,



Keith Schneider,  Waynesville , Ohio

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cjswa(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:03 pm Post subject: Landing Gear Question

Keith,



I have a Model 4 -1050 with the Grove gear.  When I was installing the gear,

I found that the forward float attach fittings were not set equal distances

from the gear fittings.  (The landing gear fittings seemed to be accurately

placed.)  At the time, Grove told me that the float attach fittings on some

Kitfoxes weren't installed using a jig when they were welded and might be

slightly off.  Anyway, I just measured the distance from the front face of

the Grove gear to aft side of the aft ear of the forward float attach

fitting.  As best as I could measure, the distance on the left side was 1

11/32 inches (1.34") and the right side was 1 1/4 inches (1.25").  Hopefully

this helps.



Bill Anderson

Model 4 -1050



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