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Posted Wednesday, April 6, 2016 @ 07:08 AM  

Hi all
The rubber on BXLN's tailwheel is on its last legs. As far as I know its the origional type so not sure if the hard rubber outer is replaceable or whether anyone has a suggested replacement?
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Paul.
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Posted Wednesday, April 6, 2016 @ 01:48 PM  

Hi Paul.

I have used all sorts of wheels as tailwheels. Mini scooter wheels work well on grass, because being narrow they dig in a bit to help you slow down and have no sideslip when steering. You will need a few washers between the wheel and the arm because the wheels are so slim. Pick an alloy one with a 50kg rating.

Rollerblade wheels also work, but you need more washers or proper spacers.

I currently use a homemade wheel in England and a nasty cheap Chinese trolley wheel in Oz.

Matthew had some wheels he said were the correct part, but their roller bearings were much bigger diameter than the through bolt, so special spacers had to be turned up on a lathe.
Not having a lathe, I went for the mini-scooter option.

Good luck.
See you again in a couple of weeks, I hope.

Yours, Bob

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Posted Saturday, December 17, 2016 @ 03:20 AM  

Hi again Folks,

I have now found strong plastic (ABS?) mini-scooter wheels that will also cope with 50kg, so I'm using a blue one on my blue Australian Fournier The Blue Angel and a red one on my British RedHawk.

As any fool knows, this is fine in both countries, provided your inspector accepts that the component is 'fit for purpose'.

Yours, Bob

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Flying and displaying Fournier RF4Ds VH-HDO and G-AWGN, building replica RF6B G-RFGB and custodian of RF6B prototype F-BPXV

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