gibson 787
07-25-2010, 01:41 PM
This actually happened quite a few days ago, but circumstances took me interstate, so now I'm back to address the situation.
First up it was my 09 Warthog (top limb split in the fork) that some may recall me doing a 2010 conversion a month or so ago. A day later, it was a split limb fork in my Moab, but I'll talk about that later. Extremely disappointed as you can imagine.
Re the Warthog, there will be no problem with replacement limbs, which will be sent by local Australian Martin dealer, but certainly won't feel too confident that the same thing won't happen again.
These new 2010 1.5" limbs were supposed to be the answer to this all too common split in the fork problem, however I think there is still a problem. The area on the limb at the fork, which extends down to where the axels slot through, is the thickest part of the limb and should add extra strength to prevent twist which causes the splitting. I think it is not thick enough.
When comparing the new Martin 2010 limbs to the limbs on my Rytera Alien, there is almost an 1/8" difference, that is the Rytera limbs are much thicker in the area at the limb fork. It's a mystery to me why Martin hasn't designed these new 1.5" limbs similar to Rytera limbs. If my replacement limbs fail, I will at my own expense, go direct to Dave Barnsdale and order a custom set for the Hog.
The story re my Moab will be forthcoming as I have emailed Martin regarding this and to be fair to all parties, will say nothing until I get a reply.
First up it was my 09 Warthog (top limb split in the fork) that some may recall me doing a 2010 conversion a month or so ago. A day later, it was a split limb fork in my Moab, but I'll talk about that later. Extremely disappointed as you can imagine.
Re the Warthog, there will be no problem with replacement limbs, which will be sent by local Australian Martin dealer, but certainly won't feel too confident that the same thing won't happen again.
These new 2010 1.5" limbs were supposed to be the answer to this all too common split in the fork problem, however I think there is still a problem. The area on the limb at the fork, which extends down to where the axels slot through, is the thickest part of the limb and should add extra strength to prevent twist which causes the splitting. I think it is not thick enough.
When comparing the new Martin 2010 limbs to the limbs on my Rytera Alien, there is almost an 1/8" difference, that is the Rytera limbs are much thicker in the area at the limb fork. It's a mystery to me why Martin hasn't designed these new 1.5" limbs similar to Rytera limbs. If my replacement limbs fail, I will at my own expense, go direct to Dave Barnsdale and order a custom set for the Hog.
The story re my Moab will be forthcoming as I have emailed Martin regarding this and to be fair to all parties, will say nothing until I get a reply.