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So I sheared a tailwheel bolt over the weekend. Didn't even notice it until the next preflight. I have since replaced the bolt and have flown the airplane without any issues.

I know that the one piece aluminum spring gear was designed with this failure point in mind and I flew with one in the Stick and Rudder plane and thought it felt pretty nice. Is there any reason to skip this solution and go straight to the T3? I have to believe the aluminum saves a couple pounds at a very long arm. Back of the envelope math tells me I'll give up about 5 pounds of baggage capacity with the T3 vs the leaf springs I have now. I assume the aluminum is close in weight to my current setup if not slightly lighter.

Thoughts?