If 4 grove gear

[metalman]

Hi, I'm after info on mounting grove one piece gear on a Kitfox 4 , any photos of the weldments or attach points would be really helpful.
Cheers Matty

[Av8r3400]

If you order a Grove gear set you get all of the mounts and hardware needed.

Below is a photo of my gear, showing where the mounts attach.

[Monocock]

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BEFORE ANYONE SAYS, WE QUICKLY REALISED THESE WERE OFFERED UP THE WRONG WAY ROUND!!!






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Do go for the gun drilled option. It really tidies it all up nicely.

[Monocock]

You'll find this useful. It shows where the brackets attach.

I found that there was a fair bit of filing (2mm in places) that needed to be done to the new gear lugs to neatly fit in the fuselage brackets. This wasn't a Grove issue, as their product is beatifully built. It was a 20 year old Kitfox jig issue I think!


http://www.groveaircraft.com/kitfoxinstallation.html

If you're in any doubt as to to whether to fit it, don't have doubts. It transforms the aeroplane.

[metalman]

Thanks guys ,very helpful , It'll be a bit more work for me .I'm fitting the gear to an Aussie variant of the Kf4 so it doesn't have the same gear brackets as the original . I've bought the gear second hand and it didn't come with all the bits , so I'm guessing I'll either have to weld on some brackets or mount it like the KF7 , and yep gun drilled ,very neat !

[metalman]

By the way ,how do you tell which way is forward?