Convert floats to wheels - 206?

[AA5Bman]

How much is involved in converting a 206 that is currently on floats (either amphibs or straight) to wheels, provided all the parts are handy?

I am constantly eyeing turbo 206s which have been impossible to find, and all the recent ones have been on floats. If one were set on buying such a plane, is it worth considering buying one on floats and converting it to wheels, or is that a huge project? Could you sell off the floats and be more or less “even”, if you didn’t want to keep them?

 

[Tom-D]

How much is involved in converting a 206 that is currently on floats (either amphibs or straight) to wheels, provided all the parts are handy?

I am constantly eyeing turbo 206s which have been impossible to find, and all the recent ones have been on floats. If one were set on buying such a plane, is it worth considering buying one on floats and converting it to wheels, or is that a huge project? Could you sell off the floats and be more or less “even”, if you didn’t want to keep them?

When a crane is ready, about 4 hours. longer when the floats are not on wheels.

 

[Cervieres]

Just curious, what are you looking for in a t206 purchase? I count 36 currently on the market (with wheels).

 

[Zeldman]

Depends on the floats. Some are wanted more than others.

Unfortunately, I don't know the difference.

 

[AA5Bman]

Just curious, what are you looking for in a t206 purchase? I count 36 currently on the market (with wheels).

A legacy one - pre-restart (1999ish, I think). That narrows the field dramatically to only a handful in the last two years, even though there are way more of them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[skier]

Why not get a seaplane rating and make use of the floats?

 

[Stewartb]

If the floats are Aerocet? They'll sell quickly and fetch a good price. EDOs or Wips won't get the same price and may take longer to sell.

 

[Cervieres]

A legacy one - pre-restart (1999ish, I think). That narrows the field dramatically to only a handful in the last two years, even though there are way more of them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yep, those are quite rare. Hope you find a good one.

 

[Jim Carpenter]

Can you even find a set of wheels/landing gear? Or do most floatplanes get sold with the original gear and wheels, dug out from the back of the hangar somewhere?

 

[AA5Bman]

Can you even find a set of wheels/landing gear? Or do most floatplanes get sold with the original gear and wheels, dug out from the back of the hangar somewhere?

Sometimes they advertise both. I wouldn't want to be in the position of having to piece it together, so I would make that (complete wheeled undercarriage) a condition of sale.