REFLECTOR: Tire (OZ...= tyre) wear

[Andrew Ellzey]

> Ronnie,
>
> I'd like a PDF copy.
>
> Thanks very much.

Andy Ellzey
ajlz72756 at yahoo.com
>
>
>
> On Mar 14, 2006, at 5:07 AM, Ron Brown wrote:
>
>> I have a copy of the Aviation Consumer file (PDF) that I can email 
>> (1.8mb) for anyone that wants a copy.
>>
>> The key is that the tires are close to the same diameter, however  the 
>> tread profile is important in that the Condors are rounded, the  retread 
>> and Goodyear's are more squared off.  This squared off edge  will hang in 
>> the gear well if you built using the Condors as a  pattern and cut it too 
>> close.
>>
>> Re how frequently to adjust the toe in, just measure the tread  depths 
>> and watch what is being worn off every 50 hours or so.  Then  adjust 
>> shims as needed to even the wear out.  Rotating the tires is  a necessary 
>> procedure on the RV's as well.
>>
>> Ronnie
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Hallsten" 
>> <KeithHallsten at quiknet.com>
>> To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'"  <reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:04 AM
>> Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Tire (OZ...= tyre) wear
>>
>>
>>> Greg,
>>>
>>> The best information available is from the June 2004 issue of  Aviation
>>> Consumer magazine.  They measured the diameters, tread depths,  wear in 
>>> their
>>> landing-test tire torture trailer rig, durometer hardness, and  weight 
>>> of a
>>> good selection of the available types of GA tires in the 600 x  6.00 
>>> 6-ply
>>> size.  It was an extremely valuable article on the relative values of
>>> various tire options.  They concluded that the best value was the 
>>> Desser
>>> Monster retread, since it had the deepest tread and sold for about  $60.
>>>
>>> I was trying to get the article off the Aviation Consumer website,  but 
>>> it
>>> appears that their system won't let me on tonight.
>>>
>>> Here are the measured diameters (two measurements at 90 degrees to  each
>>> other) and weights for the tested tires, including a couple of 
>>> retreads:
>>>
>>> Goodyear Flight Custom    16.43 x 16.76 inch  10.9 lbs.
>>> Goodyear Flight Special   16.56 x 16.62 inch  9.5 lbs.
>>>
>>> Michelin Air         16.56 x 16.62 inch  9.25 lbs.
>>> Michelin Aviator     16.68 x 16.69 inch  8.75 lbs.
>>> Michelin Condor      16.56 x 16.62 inch  8.8 lbs.
>>>
>>> McCreary SuperHawk   16.87 x 16.81 inch  10.5 lbs.
>>> McCreary AirHawk     16.25 x 16.56 inch  17.9 lbs.
>>> McCreary AirTrac     16.50 x 16.43 inch   7.3 lbs
>>>
>>> Desser AeroClassic      16.81 x 16.93 inch  7.9 lbs.
>>> Desser Condor Retread   16.93 x 17.00 inch  10.3 lbs.
>>> Desser Monster Retread  16.87 x 16.87 inch  10.2 lbs.
>>>
>>> Note that the Monster Retread was NOT significantly larger in  diameter 
>>> than
>>> the other tires, although the Condor retread WAS!  I was also a bit
>>> surprised to see that the weight of the Monster retread was less  than 
>>> the
>>> Flight Custom, SuperHawk or AirHawk.  The roundness was also better.
>>>
>>> I look forward to meeting you in person at the Velocity Builders 
>>> Symposium.
>>> I'm one of the poor sods who's flying commercial into DFW, so we  may 
>>> even
>>> get acquainted on the ride from there.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Keith Hallsten
>>> Roseville, CA
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector- bounces at tvbf.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Greg Poole
>>> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 1:40 PM
>>> To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
>>> Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Tire (OZ...= tyre) wear
>>>
>>> Has anybody got a diameter on the Goodyear or retreaded  tyres? ...or 
>>> perhaps
>>> a diameter of the enlarged wheel well which gave adequate  clearance? 
>>> While
>>> I'm specifically interested in the STD fuselage RG model, I'm sure 
>>> there
>>> might be some XL RG builders who would appreciate such dimensions.
>>>
>>>
>>> Greg in Sydney
>>> Slow buildin in OZ
>>>
>>>
>>>
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