Glenn I had the stock retracts on my kr for the 22 years I flew it. They can be made to work pretty much in stock form. Mine had spring loaded hold-down latches, the left side with a positive latch, and never collapsed on some very bad landings and on some very rough fields. When dropped in real hard the spring bar would pop a hole in the top of the wing roots, but would take the punishment. I was going to replace the 3/4 inch spring bar with a 1 inch to get rid of some of the sag mine had before I crashed the plane. Having said that, I would agree with Larry that spending your resources on fixed gear would be a better way to go. My new kr project has Rand fixed gear. If you still want to pursue the retracts I have the stock gear legs, wheels, mechanical brakes and tires that you are welcome to. Email me if want them. Roger Bulla rbu...@cdmsinc.net ------------------------------ Message: 3 List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:04:12 -0600 From: Glenn Martin <rep...@martekmississippi.com> Subject: KR> Stock Retracts To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> Message-ID: <4ebedf4c.7060...@martekmississippi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed As I continue to research the stock retracts on the KR. I keep hearing about how hard landings can overload and possibly bend the landing gear. -- Glenn Martin, KR2 N1333A, Biloxi, MS
