Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

[flyguy]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Wouldn't it be great if they would just make good parts for a while and then make a nice aerobatic clip-wing with say an O-200. Taylorcrafts have their forte, optimize it, don't try to turn it into something it isn't.

[Ragwing nut]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

At least we got a direct explanation from the factory, too bad it had to flow through a customer, on the Foundation web site. thank you very much for the posting.... I have gotten very little information on the "filler rod" situation. did not know aboaut the paint. Will call the MIDO tomorrow.

I can believe the paint issue, but I call BS on the filler rod.

Mike

[Ragwing nut]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Personally I think they should sell out to Univair, Airframes, or Wag Aero, that is, someone who knows what they are doing.
DC

Univair has already been there, done that, doubt they want it back. If you have not read it here, Taylorcraft did sell out but it has not been broadcasted anywhere for whatever reasons. Although Harry is still involved.

Mike

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

At least we got a direct explanation from the factory, too bad it had to flow through a customer, on the Foundation web site. thank you very much for the posting.... I have gotten very little information on the "filler rod" situation. did not know aboaut the paint. Will call the MIDO tomorrow.

[jstall]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Just got this email from the factory.

From the Factory, November 5, 2007

Lift struts, we have had a slow start in manufacturing new lift struts, first a problem with the two part epoxy paint, then a mistake with the wrong welding rod and last some tubing had a small curve in it. All problems were caught by our quality department before any struts were shipped. All strut orders will ship within the next fifteen days. Our service bulletin for the A-A11 attach fitting will be posted at taylorcraft.com by Friday, it is a visual inspection one time only for land based aircraft and every forty-eight months for float equipped aircraft. Please be advised that our lift strut service bulletin rev:B has removed Eddy Current as an approved inspection. In December we will focus on building new landing gear, tapered and straight axle. The factory will close the week between Christmas and New Years. In January we will build new upper and lower cowlings for all models. This Wednesday we will apply for our repair station license so we can repair your landing gear, motor mounts, rudders, etc. New lift struts will be shipped out in the order they were received. Thank you, for your understanding and support. Harry

Good News, thanks for the report "Harry" hope to see my product soon

J Stallings
Alva, Ok

[robbie]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

I second that flyguy!
Did they believed that for $3400 for strut, that no one who was making struts now, wouldn't jump in and start making them also.
These folks make struts for other aircraft so they are buying material much cheaper than the Taylorcraft factory can. I would think the factory is on COD,
so the material input is hit or miss, depending on if they got any money that week.

[flyguy]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Personally I think they should sell out to Univair, Airframes, or Wag Aero, that is, someone who knows what they are doing.
DC

[barnstmr]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Buell -

Just in case-if you have any old landing gear rotting behind the barn please go bury them before someone finds them and gives them to the FAA as evidence that all Taylorcrafts have bad gear.
Reply With Quote

THAT IS SO TRUE IT IS ALMOST FUNNY!!!!

[Buell Powell]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Just in case-if you have any old landing gear rotting behind the barn please go bury them before someone finds them and gives them to the FAA as evidence that all Taylorcrafts have bad gear.

[mulwyk]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Does this mean that a landing gear AD is in the works?

[robbie]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Paint,
With all the proven paints out there that aircraft rebuilders have been using, do you really think they had a paint problem??
Really now.

[cpirrmann]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Just got this email from the factory.

From the Factory, November 5, 2007

Lift struts, we have had a slow start in manufacturing new lift struts, first a problem with the two part epoxy paint, then a mistake with the wrong welding rod and last some tubing had a small curve in it. Harry

Sounds like a first class operation doesn't it. I hope that attorney in the Precision thread didn't read this.

[N74DV]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

In December we will focus on building new landing gear, tapered and straight axle

straight axle?? does this mean we'd be able to put Cleveland wheels and hydraulic disc brakes on?

[jdlowrey]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Just got this email from the factory.

From the Factory, November 5, 2007

Lift struts, we have had a slow start in manufacturing new lift struts, first a problem with the two part epoxy paint, then a mistake with the wrong welding rod and last some tubing had a small curve in it. All problems were caught by our quality department before any struts were shipped. All strut orders will ship within the next fifteen days. Our service bulletin for the A-A11 attach fitting will be posted at taylorcraft.com by Friday, it is a visual inspection one time only for land based aircraft and every forty-eight months for float equipped aircraft. Please be advised that our lift strut service bulletin rev:B has removed Eddy Current as an approved inspection. In December we will focus on building new landing gear, tapered and straight axle. The factory will close the week between Christmas and New Years. In January we will build new upper and lower cowlings for all models. This Wednesday we will apply for our repair station license so we can repair your landing gear, motor mounts, rudders, etc. New lift struts will be shipped out in the order they were received. Thank you, for your understanding and support. Harry

[CraigH]

Re: Anyone received their new factory struts yet?

Still, I'm sure someone will stick up for him and say to give him a chance.

The unwarned/unsuspecting/unaware have been giving him chances since 2003. Seems like the more things change, the more they stay the same.