Grove Aluminum Srring Gear - Kitfox 4-1200 Estimate

[dholly 718]

Here is an estimate I recieved 8/11/14 for replacement gear Item #1021-3, associated mounting hardware and shipping costs. Be aware, Grove tries to keep a few of the more popular springs in inventory, however, if you call them when the shelves are bare, it will take up to 4-6 weeks depending on their batch heat treating schedule.

Edited 8 Mar 2015 by dholly

[Av8r3400 1179]

What's custom about it? Going taller?

[dholly 718]

2" taller, same price of stock.

[EDMO 1078]

Kitfox will sell you the Grove gear, axles, wheels and brakes, and include tires and tubes for $4995 plus tax and shipping! That's the old price - it may be more now?

EDMO

Edited 8 Mar 2015 by Ed In Missouri

[dholly 718]

$3k for axles, wheels, brakes, tires and tubes??

[EDMO 1078]

Another Kitfox bargain - Used to be almost $4K for that plus the KF5 gear that Grove sold for $1100!

I still have the old Grove and KF catalogs. Grove sold the KF5 spring about $500 less than the KF4 spring, and it was 8 inches wider, and included gun drilling for brake lines.

I have had both, now using the KF5 spring with the radius block mounts, like the later model KF7.

EDMO

Edited 9 Mar 2015 by Ed In Missouri

[EDMO 1078]

$4395 now for supersport landing gear kit - see Doug's post and mine in rudder pedals.

The KF7 supersport uses the same Grove Spring gear as the KF5 & KF6.

EDMO

Edited 10 Mar 2015 by Ed In Missouri

[dholly 718]

Ed, let's not compare apples to oranges. My estimate from Grove directly was for the KF 4 spring gear and hardware, nothing to do with 5, 6, 7 or SS spring gear and hardware.

A better comparison would be the current KF catalog price for Model 4 spring and hardware:

Classic IV Spring Gear / Retrofit Package

For those of you flying Model 3 or 4 aircraft with the standard tube gear we offer this Spring Gear retrofit kit. The spring gear adds an additional 4 inches to the width of the wheels and lowers your nose about 2 inches for better visibility while taxiing your Kitfox.

Total width is 60 inches.

Includes Grove Aluminum Spring Gear, Axles, Bolt kit, brackets and mounting hardware

Spring Landing Gear Kit - with 3/4 axles Part #1021.3 $1,850.00

Spring Landing Gear Kit - with 1 1/4 axles Part #1021.4 $1,850.00

Not a direct cost comparison of course... my quote from Grove does not include axles or bolts, and I suspect the KF catalog price does not include packing and shipping if it comes from them or drop shipped from Grove.

Edited 10 Mar 2015 by dholly

[EDMO 1078]

I was showing the KF5 gear was actually cheaper by about $500 than the KF4, as shown in Grove catalog, and Kitfox will give you wheels, brakes, tires and tubes, and maybe, MCs for $3 Grand more. I know about the plain gear prices.

EDMO

BTW - I sold my KF4 Grove/Matco set without tires, for $1000 - Sorry you missed it.

Edited 10 Mar 2015 by Ed In Missouri