Hi,

Have any of you guys tried the "new" Firm idle mount from Hyde?

Regards,
Dag Ragnar

Hi

I have one on order and coming for my BlackMagic for the os 140 rx but havent used it yet

Troy

Looks like there is a difference between the original and the firm version. The firm version reduces vibration by 35% whereas the more expensive mount reduces vibration by upto 90%. Basically you pay for what you get

Basically this mount is a product to compete with other mounts out there that don't reduce the vibration as much as the regular Hyde but are still acceptable to some modelers.

My personal experience with the look alikes they don't reduce the vibration as well.

I have some Hyde Mounts from the mid 1990's on ys SF's and AC's and they are still going strong. The first Budd Mount I saw came apart in 20 flights. And this was a 2 stroke not a 4 banger. Yes it was replaced with a sorry about that we had some bad glue. The new mount came apart in about 15-20 more flights. The answer was a replacement and sorry we had some old rubber. Service was great the product was crap.

He broke the nose pretty bad each time. He sold the new Budd and called Merle. That Hyde is now almost a year old and has about 250 flights.

Not bashing a product here. The Budd Engineering service was top rate. Service and customer support is one thing but Its just that the product is not a good as Merle's.

You do get what you pay for. Back to these new mounts from Merle will help you out in the vibration category and will stay together too. Merle is just being honest in saying that they are not as good at vibration damping as his other mounts. Many of the other companies aren't so honest in their evaluation. Instead they are proud to be offering a copy cat version that really doesn't cut the mustard.

Opinions are like rear ends we all have them, I just shared with you mine. Now some die hard budd guy is going to tell why his is so great. I came, I saw and I bought the T-Shirt. Stay with one of Merle's mounts and you will be better off. I have never even heard of one of merle's failing. Now that Merle has these less expensive alternative mounts there is no excuse to not go with the one brand that will not let you down. Its been proven over and over again.

by the way I'm a happy customer not a sponsored pilot. I'm not the cream of the crop in the piloting department. I pay full boat every time I buy anything. So I'm letting you know where my $$$ will fall.

Allen

I have used the genuine Hyde mount on a DZ160 for the first time in my new model. What a difference compared to previous products I have used. The engine sounds better and seems to run better with this mount. By the way I am using the more expensive version with the aluminium rails.


Cheers

Peter

Hi Allen,

Could you please fill me in on the who, when, and where this occured? What you describe sounds a lot like a situation involving the tesing of a prototype mount about a year ago but there's not enough information in your posting for me to piece together what happened. Some of what you describe sounds familiar but I'm still not able to connect all the dots about the details.

Do you know who the pilot in question sold the mount to? It sounds like it was one of the defective mounts produced prior to June 1, 2005, and if so, I'd like to contact the buyer and make arrangements to send them an updated disk assembly.

Well, actually you are bashing my product. But that's OK considering what you said you witnessed. I may not agree with your conclusions, but it's your opinion, not mine, and I certainly have to respect it.

If you are interested in what actually happened with the mounts, it's all documented in the FAQ section on our web site, www.buddengineering.com, including the recall announcement for mounts produced prior to June 1, 2005. Mounts produced after June 1, 2005 used a different adhesive, IC-2000, and have had no reported failures since then.


Thanks, Jerry Budd