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ORIGINAL: AmishWarlord

You guys see these 80cc retracs?

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...28_Trojan.html

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ORIGINAL: LittleBob


Probably because many people have bought this type of stuff and had great results.

It is very simple in my view:

There are those people that feel that a high price means better quality and a cheap price means that it is Junk and of course

There are those that think that a high price simply means a high mark up and that they would rather buy at the cheaper end.

Neither view is right or wrong. There will however always be those who think that their view is right and all the rest are wrong

Isnt it good that we have choice and can express our views. Some people in the world are not so fortunate

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ORIGINAL: kimhey

I just got these HK units in the mail today.

Compared to my Behotec C50 (Eurosport)and Pro-links (Elan), these HK retracts are cheap looking. They feel cheap as well.

The struts are probably fine for lighter models, I would say up to 6-7 kg, depending on surface flown off, and touch down speed....

I will probably fit them in my 5kg P-40 foam warbird.

BUT, I could very much be wrong, the might stand up to bigger tasks.

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ORIGINAL: SinCityJets

Buy cheap, buy twice (or three times)

I don't know why some people have such a hard time learning this lesson in this hobby. Constantly in search of bargain basement prices for critical pieces of equipment. Even people that have personally been bitten by this issue don't seem to learn.

granted, maybe gear is not a ''critical'' item, but I know Todd's gear does what it is supposed to do, even when I don't on a landing.

I don't mind paying higher prices for equipment that has been shown to last. Look around at jet rally's. What are people flying, what are people having problems with. Answers alot of questions for me.

Chad

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ORIGINAL: hooker53

I have often wondered if anyone has tried these on a bird about the size of a Rookie. They look pretty hefty.


http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...idproduct=7999

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ORIGINAL: BobbyMcGee


I have this set. It's strong as any other name brand, just as good, and less than half the price. To me, they look identical in size to the red ones that started this topic.

Regardless, they are just as good as Spring Air retracts ... Actually, they are better. Laugh if you want, but if I didn't tell you, you would never know. They operate perfectly every time. No leaks either!

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ORIGINAL: BobbyMcGee

Hole distance from center to center along the same side of the bracket is: 37mm
Hole distance center to center from one side to the other (crossing over the pinion) is; 43mm

Base plate measures; 55mm x 55mm

Depth of retract is 35mm
Total length is 114mm

Nosegear and main gear brackets have same measurements.

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ORIGINAL: NoOneFlysAtMyClub

Who is Todd?

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ORIGINAL: NoOneFlysAtMyClub
Who is Todd?

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ORIGINAL: hooker53

I have often wondered if anyone has tried these on a bird about the size of a Rookie. They look pretty hefty.


http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...idproduct=7999

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ORIGINAL: tms261

I just got the same ones from Todd last week. I decided that on my first jet, I would bypass the mess and effort of air on retracts. Yes, not inexpensive, but absolutely the best machine work and strength I have seen in model retracts. Yes I know the retracts mentioned are not intended for the same use.

We have a flying buddy who is always looking for a "bargain" and has bought from some outfits stating great products at great prices. We love the guy, but poor fella, he spends the vast majority of his time fiddling with stuff trying to make chicken salad out of chicken s#$t. The rest of us spend most of our time flying or jawing with each other.
He has been in the hobby a long time, and does reasonable builds, but skimps on servos, rx's and engines. He is always having equipment failures, and crashed planes when he does get in the air.

I agree that some RC stuff could be well made and be less expensive than it is. At the same time, I have a big Hawker Hurricane from a popular mfg, that came with retracts.
Price seemed ok. Flies so-so, but retracts are crap. Less expensive hardware has bitten me a couple of times in my 30 some odd years in the hobby. For this 1st jet, I didnt want to play around trying to save a dollar or 3, and got retracts and struts from Todd, practically a guarantee of success with minimal headache, and assured support.

If wide use of the retracts in this article prove them to stand up and be somewhat trouble free, I MAY even try them. Many engines from a certain country have been mostly short lived, poor performing, junk. This issue has changed a bit with DLE for example. Decent engine at decent price. Retracts may follow suit. Competition is great for our hobby. We would all love to get reasonable quality for less than most of us pay. In my experience, going for quality rather than price frequently ends up being less expensive.

Just my long winded 80 cents worth....

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ORIGINAL: warbird_1

be American , Buy American lol you should check out robarts new thing coming on line soon. electric retracts plus you can update a lot of the older stuff. it looks like a good thing. At least you can call someone if you have a problem . just my 2 cents

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ORIGINAL: rgburrill


Do you watch TV? Do you listen to a radio? Are you sure that computer your using has only American parts?[img][/img]

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