Fred Johnson wrote: > What brand/type tire have you been using?
I've been using the Ching Shen tires that replaced the Lambs (see http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/lgpages/lambtires_tubes.php ) for a source. I get the 8 ply tires, but have no idea if the 4 ply or 6 ply would wear better. I'd have sent you the Wicks link but I'd rather take a beating than try to find anything from their web site. I keep about 35 psi in them. Any less and I think they are more prone to tube pinching, any more and they are too springy to land on. This time around I'm going to put some tire sealant in them, in addition to liberally coating everything with loads of talcum powder. Walmart sells some tire sealant that never hardens, it just runs around in there waiting for a leak. I don't think that will lead to any kind of balance problem, but I will find out Sunday afternoon after the new tires are installed and I fly it. My tailwheel is just a 4" "homebuilder's special", also from Wicks or AS&S. See http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/lgpages/homebuilder_tailwheel.php for that one. I've had no problems of any kind with my tailwheel, and although I bought a replacement wheel, the old one looks so good that I've just left it on the plane and will continue to fly with it until something happens to it... Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S homebuilt airplane N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
