I busted up my landing gear in a farmers field on an engine failure this summer, and have the gear in a welding shop for repair. They have asked me for the original manufacture specs or even better a schematic drawing as they want to ensure its fixed properly.
I'm the third owner on my Kitfox and can't find a parts drawing to save my life in my binders inherited from the original owner, nor can i find it online.
its the standard tubular weldment for a tail dragger setup.
does anyone have one handy they could scan or take a picture of and post here by chance?
They do. Thats the good news. Debra quoted me $475 a piece, will powdercoat to the colour of your choice. Im frustrated, the damage is pretty minor and i thought itd be an easy weld job. Oh well, new parts are best. Whats another grand .... Lol ...... Sigh
I totally know where you're coming from...we discovered cracks in the engine mount the other week...... engine out, re-welded, re-powder coated, Rotax hose-kit (while we're at it), new coolant, rubber engine shocks etc..... The welding is the easy part, it is the down time that sucks.....
Post a want add on the various Kitfox, Avid sites and Barnstormers and you should turn up some used or unused gear. Lot of guys have changed to Grove gear or the newer spring bush gear and no longer need their stock gear. I think the Kitfox gear is the same as the earlier Avid gear (before the MK IV which is taller). I actually have a set of Avid gear for a C model but I'm not sure I want to part with them. I saw a person on the Yahoo groups with a bunch of Avid stuff that he was giving away. Had one taildragger gear leg and one tricycle gear leg in the bunch of stuff. That was just 2 or 3 days ago. The gear is out there waiting for you to find it. Jim Chuk