"Often Mistaken, but Never in Doubt"
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Sorry to say but i wouldnt buy one of those again, i had one of the earlier versions and didnt really like the construction of it and i thought looked a LITTLE weak and i didnt even have the whole plane together at the time, so i removed it and sold it, and bought the ACME stinger. Not to mention that guy Cory has broken two of them on his Carbon Cub.
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I have to thank all the guys in Alaska early on with the test suspensions I had sent them.Originally Posted by buckchop
They helped me develop the T3 to its current version.
They definitely found the weak links in those first one’s years back. I was very grateful and it was much appreciated.
After using, and abusing a few of your T3’s I will remain a faithful customer.
I abuse the heck outta mine and won't be without it.
Well let me resay what I said the way i should have, and apologies to all and to cubamigo. I bought one, I didn’t really like it, BUT I never flew the plane with it on there and I haven’t flown a plane with a T3 on it. So i really can’t give my opinion except for by looks and a drop test from waist height in the hanger.
As for the ACME stinger I have flow my pa12 and a friends cub with ACME stuff I loved it and guess that’s why I went the route I did.
Have u tried an ACME by chance? Put it thro the same hell as ur T3?
I agree that a guy should not be with out one of the two of them. Just plane awesome.
I would replace my T3 with another just for the benefit of it's ground handling characteristics.
From Genesis: "And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be
found in all corners of the earth."
Then he made the earth round... and He laughed and laughed and laughed!
Just looked up the numbers: 3,426 landings for students learning tailwheel in my Legend Cub with an API 6131 and a T3 shock. Never any damage to the tailwheel or the T3…despite their best efforts.
Daryl Hickman, ATP, CFI, XYZ, PDQ
N452SP 2015 American Legend Cub
N73TZ 1951 Cessna Bird Dog
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http://www.KidsFlyCubs.org
Congrats Dan, it's been a long road for you!
I have the same setup and mines one of the first T3s out there
Glenn
"Optimism is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce with you!"akavidflyer liked this post
like Glenn, I've have an early one, and landed on the usually places, smooth grass, sandy bars, bars with small rocks some a little bigger rocks, farm fields, etc. so far so good
As many of you here now I tend to be a little hard on equipment. Recently, While taxiing for a turn to take off, I put the tail wheel in a Hidden groundhog hole in the hayfield. It nearly stopped the airplane on the turn. I thought for sure I was in big trouble. Got out and inspected the tail wheel. It was dirty, but absolutely no damage. I love this tail wheel, and would not leave home without it! Rick
Never stay level!!!!!
Are there honest numbers out there somewhere for weight addition over standard stack of springs?
So is that a 3 or 4 stack and how wide. Cub springs are all over the board. The T3 is listed at 5.2 lbs.
DENNY
EDIT: That weight is for the single shock version Nanook is correct 6.6 for the double shock.
Last edited by DENNY; 09-20-2023 at 12:18 PM.
4 leaf stock Piper tail spring set with attach bracket and spacer 4.34 lbs
4 leaf Pawnee spring weighs 6 lb. .5 oz.
3 leaf AK Bushwheel spring weighs 5 lb. 10.9 ounces
Steve Pierce
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
Will Rogers
I've had a T-3 on My Murphy Rebel for at least a year. Made a world of difference over the leaf spring type. Where the leaf spring was noisy and bouncy, the T-3 is a gentler ride and hard to even notice when I do a tail first landing. Sure is much better on the airframe than the old leaf spring.
Don't take life too seriously ... no one gets out alive!
Airframes Inc., says it weighs 6.6lbs…$1000.00
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