Got some better pictures of my new gear and also did some weighing.

  • The stock Kitfox 4 landing gear weighs 7.5 pounds per side for just the gear leg uncovered.
  • A wheel, tire, brake and axle weigh 16 pounds per side (Carlisle 16x6.5-8 4 ply on there now)
  • So the total for the stock gear is 47 pounds



  • My new gear, each leg + the shock strut weighs 8 pounds per side
  • The cabane weighs 4 pounds
  • Same wheel, tire, brake and axle, so 16 pounds per side
  • Total = 52 pounds


So it looks like I'll gain 5 pounds for the gear itself, which I think is worth it. I will be going from the 16x6.5-8 tires to the 21x12-8 tires so that is an additional 8 pounds for the pair (10.7 pounds vs 6.7 pounds per tire difference). So my total landing gear weight will be 60 pounds.

I read in another recent post that the Grove gear is about 35 pounds just for the gear leg. My gear without axle, tire, etc works out to 20 pounds so I'm very happy with that.

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