Personally speaking I’d go for S-61L type landing gear,
stronger than the S-58 type and designed for the heavier
machine.
![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/73/89/10/7389101336b2d6ddd9961a24630c148c.jpg)
When originally used as airliners the struts were covered
with fairings, these were removed on all the logging birds
I worked on, 61Ls and, 61Ns with L gear. The floats were
removed from the 61Ns as part of the conversion to heli-log
machines.
![](http://www.aerobernie.bplaced.net/Fotos10/LAA-S61.jpg)