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peterthomson
Joined: 18 Jul 2010
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Location: Thailand
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 Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:36 am Post subject: Tires |
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my experience has been Carlisle are not the sort of tires you would be comfortable with landing in riverbeds. For golf courses - just fine.
However, to go to an aircraft tire means (considerable) added weight (heavy tire + tube).
After a hole from gravel strips in one Carlisle, I've gone to Michelin a/c tires, and would not go back.
My understanding is that tho' used tubeless, Carlisle are meant to be tubed tires.
Peter
CZAW CH701/912ULS 700hr.
Trio EZ Pilot
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ricklach
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Location: Kernville, Calif.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:07 am Post subject: Re: Tires |
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Peter could you be a little more specific about the model of Michelin tire your now using.
Thanks
Rick
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:51 am Post subject: Tires |
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Like just about everything there are compromises.
So you want a tire that is light weight, has lots of rubber, absorbs the rocks on a riverbed without going flat and is only $45. Well good luck with that.
I think the Alaska Bushwheel is only a thousand bucks or so. What a deal. And it only weighs about four times the stock tire.
Taking off and landing with a flat tire with the 701 is not that big of a deal.
Did it once after I spun the valve stem off the tube stopping hard on rough ground. I only run 6 pounds of air.
Now I have screws in the rim keeping the tire from spinning.
Run a little Slime in the tube and that will keep the little stickers from flatting the tire.
Mark S.
701/912ULS
150 hrs. 112 landings 42 off airport
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