Reading back through years of kr history, I think there are more things to consider than just collapse due to unlocking.
The original design has a fixed travel, a heavy landing can completely compress the spring mechanism which then causes abrupt failure of the mount. The deihl and grove springs cannot bottom out, so do not suffer this type of failure. The original design was for a small vw engine turning a small prop on a plane designed to operate on paved surfaces, it offered limited ground clearance, and prevented low speed landings. The later gear is higher and allows greater prop clearance and allows the fitting of bigger wheels and three. If you want to land on grass.... -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
