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bearsnack
Has anyone noticed how much weight a PA-18 gains when switching from standard heavy duty gear to 3 inch extended gear?
Darrel Starr
Registered User
Plymouth, MN
Weight from a friend's Super Cub. The gear was supplied by Airframes nc.
Main Gear
Airframes Inc. 3 inch extended gear, covered with Poly-Fiber and painted with Urethane, Cleveland wheels and brakes, 8.50x6 Goodyear tires, includes internal brake lines
Weight Each Gear, Right or Left
39 lb Each
Springs & Connecting Tubes
Coil springs that replace the usual Hydrasorb / Bungee assemblies and the tubes connecting them to the cabane on the top end, the gear leg on the bottom end.
Weight Each Spring / Tube Assembly
5 lb Each
Cabane & Vinyl Spring Covers
These pieces are removed along with all of the other parts on this page when floats are installed
Weight of These Parts
4 lbs
Main Gear
Airframes Inc. 3 inch extended gear, covered with Poly-Fiber and painted with Urethane, Cleveland wheels and brakes, 8.50x6 Goodyear tires, includes internal brake lines
Weight Each Gear, Right or Left
39 lb Each
Springs & Connecting Tubes
Coil springs that replace the usual Hydrasorb / Bungee assemblies and the tubes connecting them to the cabane on the top end, the gear leg on the bottom end.
Weight Each Spring / Tube Assembly
5 lb Each
Cabane & Vinyl Spring Covers
These pieces are removed along with all of the other parts on this page when floats are installed
Weight of These Parts
4 lbs
A few years ago I was in Stoddards in Anchorage and they had a set of Atlee's 3" gear 1 1/2" axles, Univair's 3" gear 1 1/4" axles and 1 1/2" axles, Univair's standard 1 1/4" axles and I think it was Univairs (not sure) standard Heavy duty gear with 1 1/2" axels. There was a scale there so I did an impromptu weigh in.
If my memory serves me correct the biggest difference between all was about 4 lbs. more for Atlee's 3" with 1 1/2" axles than the standard length gear. The Univair's comparable 3" gear was about a pound lighter than Atlees. This was for one side only and did not include the shock struts which would add a little more.
I've always wished I kept the paper I wrote it on and had a set of Airframes to work with but I do remember the biggest difference and the Univair 3" 1 1/4" axles were the lightest of the 3".
Construction of the gear is another story.
If my memory serves me correct the biggest difference between all was about 4 lbs. more for Atlee's 3" with 1 1/2" axles than the standard length gear. The Univair's comparable 3" gear was about a pound lighter than Atlees. This was for one side only and did not include the shock struts which would add a little more.
I've always wished I kept the paper I wrote it on and had a set of Airframes to work with but I do remember the biggest difference and the Univair 3" 1 1/4" axles were the lightest of the 3".
Construction of the gear is another story.
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StewartB
bearsnack,
I have some naked 3" Airframes gear and shock struts sitting in the basement. I can weigh them in a couple of days if you'd like. I don't have any standard gear around to weigh.
Stewart
I have some naked 3" Airframes gear and shock struts sitting in the basement. I can weigh them in a couple of days if you'd like. I don't have any standard gear around to weigh.
Stewart
http://www.fadodge.com/FAQ & Instructions.html#Hod_Muffler_General_Information:_
This is Atlee's link and at the bottom it has 1lb. 12oz. weight gain on the 1 1/4" axles and 2lb. 4oz. gain with the 1 1/2" axles
This is Atlee's link and at the bottom it has 1lb. 12oz. weight gain on the 1 1/4" axles and 2lb. 4oz. gain with the 1 1/2" axles
mike mcs repair
Registered User
chugiak AK
thread fork warnnig....(we need a Thread / Fork Emoticon)
so this sounds like a good community Project to start...
start a google Doc/Spreedsheet with various brands / types of parts listed, and you enter the weight of yours, and have it come up with an average for each part/brand.....
a cool cheat sheet.... kinda like the cessna books have...
good idea? start a new thread??????
so this sounds like a good community Project to start...
start a google Doc/Spreedsheet with various brands / types of parts listed, and you enter the weight of yours, and have it come up with an average for each part/brand.....
a cool cheat sheet.... kinda like the cessna books have...
good idea? start a new thread??????
Howard Shepherd
FRIEND
S.E. Alaska
The following are weights for F. Atlee Dodge 3" H.D. gear with 1.5" axles:
Left=9#3.8 oz.
Right=9# 4.4 oz.
Atlee Cabane "V"=1# 15.8 oz.
These were weighed in primer before anything was added.
I have not weighed tires and wheels yet.
Howard
Left=9#3.8 oz.
Right=9# 4.4 oz.
Atlee Cabane "V"=1# 15.8 oz.
These were weighed in primer before anything was added.
I have not weighed tires and wheels yet.
Howard
mike mcs repair
Registered User
chugiak AK
cubscout said:
we can do it without adding to his workload... if people think it a good idea...
