Dan, had the problem with the same wheel. The problem was the
tube, the valve stem was off center. Go to a lawnmower shop
and get a tube with a centerline valve stem, Virg
Dan Heath wrote:
> I have the old Rosenhan split wheel. It has been impossible for me to get a
> tube in it
I wounder why people get involve with something like your landing. As a few
might remember I have lost 4 VW engines and a Con 85all in a KR. Have landed
twice in a pasture ( Missouri and Florida) once in a lake and twice made it to
an airport. It seemed there was always someone that would call
Look at just about every plane out there. They have split rims. The tire has to
fit tighter than on a car because the wheel goes from 0 to 80 mph in a split
second. If they were not tight the tire would spin on the rim. That is why they
are not made to be pulled over a rim like a car.
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