Fred: I have the same tires on mine as does Mark but no landings yet as I am still under construction. I have experienced one of them going flat and so suspected the valve core assy or tube. What I found was that it was likely is tubes valve seat or core and cured it by installing a metal valve stem extention. Not a bad Idea anywaybecause it made it easieir to inflate. Take care on the length of extention though because of the limited clearance of the wheel pants.
Don lively -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 2:07 PM Subject: Re: KR> tires > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to > http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
