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They're one-piece Douglas 6" x 5" W with 2.5" backspace. I milled an additional three holes in each one because I didn't feel super confident having three 1/4-20 bolts holding my wheels on. I got them from BMI Karts, part number was DWT706-04

Keep in mind, I'm just sharing the highlight reel. Most of the junk I do is a lot closer to the trailer coupler than the airplane landing gear. What are you constructing out of that pile of tubing?

Looking forward to seeing it!

EZGO Marathon I use around the farm. Stretched the wheelbase by building some framework under the seat that moves the drivetrain mounting points rearward, installed Suzuki LTZ400 front suspension and ATV wheels/tires, built a simple manual-dumping stakeside body, incorporated a 2" receiver...

Good to know!

Today's welding project... they can't all be bangers. My dad went to use his little utility trailer today and found the coupler latch all blown apart due to a broken draw-down bolt (or whatever that thing is called.) I don't recall damaging it, but I probably hit it while plowing snow or...

Pretty common design derived from the Piper J3 Cub. There's a positive stop to limit travel if the bungees snap, and they're supposed to be replaced on a calendar interval. The striped bands woven into the shock cord casing are color-coded to indicate date of manufacture.

I just had to force myself to use the TIG when I would've much rather used MIG. Gotta accept that it's a slow process, but the results will be worth it eventually. Prep is huge - remove all mill scale, whether mechanically with a DA sander or pickling in muriatic acid, and then rinse in...

Easier to extricate, hopefully.

I'm an indentured servant to a family business, so that line gets really blurry. (My name isn't on any property but a T-hangar lease.)

Thanks. I still consider myself a hobbyist, I don't have any certs or anything. Just been very self-critical and try to push myself to improve every time I flip down my hood.

I think you should put a bar clamp on top with some Renthals. :beer:

All assembled. I stuck the brake calipers upside down to shroud the hoses from damage when bouncing on a turf runway. Bleeding them kinda *****, but you don't have to do it with any regularity.

It's all 4130 chromoly tubing in the gear legs and cabane, and the axle shafts are 4340. TIG welded everything with ER70S2 filler rod. I had some trepidation about extending the gear legs without increasing the width of their attachment points under the fuselage, as they're acting like a more...

I built this taller landing gear for my airplane (experimental/amateur built Fisher Celebrity) after finding out the hard way that it didn't have enough propeller clearance to land in a tail-high attitude, as one typically likes to do on hard surfaces. I took it from ~4" clearance to 18"...

Thanks. Nice work on that 271, BSWS.

Couldn't leave it looking like a shiny billet biker build off 2003 champion.

Talking about gear reduction ratios often has that effect.

I wish I hadn't mentioned it. :lol:

The 2050 chain lands on every second tooth. After one revolution, it starts to engage the teeth it skipped the first time. Repeat ad infinitum. I made a finger doodle: