Original Posted By: "DJ Vegh"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: a big thankyou!Hi everyone,A month or so back my Dad had me put a query about landing gear springs on line. He gave me this e mail to send this morning:Thanks to all who were kind enough to send info on the tail wheel coil springs.I am using the John Deere #T143444 as recommended by Jonh in Peoria. Cost was about $12.00 at the local JD Dealer. It looks good. First flight (sometime) will be the judge.BudMy notes: Dad has the wooden parts basically done and is working on cables and bolts as we speak. He told my brother yesterday that if he had the tire mounted on the tail wheel he could have put the "Swine Bird" on rubber. In the next breath he said he would have had to take it off again. I don't really understand it all, but he is slowly progressing. He hopes to have it in the air in a couple of years...lol.________________________________________________________________________________