Kingfish
100 MW
Review.
Well packaged. First thing I did was note how heavy and small it was. Strip the bulky fittings off and the weight drops in half; acceptable. Chances are I will use my own custom fastening methods anyways. There is one page of installation instructions meant for ATVs.
7-Way Adjustment:
Got right down to business on this. Rotate the thumb-knob at the end of the shaft (on right side in the picture) all the way CCW, feeling the detents until it stops. This is the lowest setting, and with about one easy pound of force the piston can be moved from one side to the other without much effort. This is absolutely acceptable for the lowest setting.
Final comments:
The product is about what I expected except for the shorter piston travel. It looks to be quality-enough, and it is rebuildable for about 1/3 the cost of replacement. For my purposes it will do just fine. There is an 11-Way version out there for finer control; they start at about $20 more.
8 Stars out of 10.
I’ll post usage feedback when it is available.
~KF
- Bought from eBay on 5/8/2011 from atv_zone
- Manufacturer: Claims to be “Streamline†on the invoice, but is “Billetanium†on the box; doesn’t matter as the model is the exact same.
- Color: See picture. The only option is with the mounting brackets: Black or Silver.
- Size: Generic (not given)
- Cost: $114.25 USD + $9 shipping.
- Shipping: Received on 8/11/2011 by UPS.
- Related ES Thread: Pusher-Trailer: A Bicycle-Frame Solution
Well packaged. First thing I did was note how heavy and small it was. Strip the bulky fittings off and the weight drops in half; acceptable. Chances are I will use my own custom fastening methods anyways. There is one page of installation instructions meant for ATVs.
7-Way Adjustment:
Got right down to business on this. Rotate the thumb-knob at the end of the shaft (on right side in the picture) all the way CCW, feeling the detents until it stops. This is the lowest setting, and with about one easy pound of force the piston can be moved from one side to the other without much effort. This is absolutely acceptable for the lowest setting.
- Rotate CW to the next detent and the change is not worth noting, nor is it at the next notch. However about the 4th detent it takes roughly twice the effort to move the piston. This is a good middle spot.
- The 5th detent is twice again more difficult, and substantially more restriction.
- The 6th detent does not move the piston without major human effort, and then it moves very slowly.
- The 7th and final detent appears to lock the piston in place. This too is acceptable and expected.
- Overall Length: About 305mm/12 inches.
- Stroke: 91.5mm/3.6 inches.
- Diameter: 25.4mm/1.0 inches
Final comments:
The product is about what I expected except for the shorter piston travel. It looks to be quality-enough, and it is rebuildable for about 1/3 the cost of replacement. For my purposes it will do just fine. There is an 11-Way version out there for finer control; they start at about $20 more.
8 Stars out of 10.
I’ll post usage feedback when it is available.
~KF