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mds4878
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 Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:47 pm Post subject: TIRES AND TUBES |
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I'm looking at Michelin Aviator tires.
My question is Leakguard tubes or Michelin tubes and why?
Also is Michelin good or bad.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:16 pm Post subject: TIRES AND TUBES |
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I don't know the answer to your question, but it got me to thinking ....
which may not be a good thing.
I wonder why we can't use the tire puncture sealer in a can to seal the
standard aircraft tube? You should be able to use one can to seal all
three tubes. You could distribute the sealer inside the tube really
well before installing the tubes in the tire.
Also Michelin makes Airstop tubes. I think the Leakguard are Aero Classic.
Linn
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Kelly McMullen
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:06 pm Post subject: TIRES AND TUBES |
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Leakguard work fine. They may be sourced through Desser's recap division.
Depends on what objective is for tire. Most cost effective, or top of the line, what ever perceived benefit that is, or something else. If you want aramid belted, top of the line Goodyear is the only one. If you want new but low cost, Condor(by Michelin) through Desser is probably best buy. Or if you are okay with recap, Desser on W coast or Wilkerson on E coast are your sources. Van supplies Specialty Tires(aka McCreary) which seem to be favorite of flight schools.
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Linn Walters <pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net (pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net)> wrote:
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I don't know the answer to your question, but it got me to thinking .... which may not be a good thing.
I wonder why we can't use the tire puncture sealer in a can to seal the standard aircraft tube? You should be able to use one can to seal all three tubes. You could distribute the sealer inside the tube really well before installing the tubes in the tire.
Also Michelin makes Airstop tubes. I think the Leakguard are Aero Classic.
Linn
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mds4878
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:57 am Post subject: Re: TIRES AND TUBES |
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I was just going by the name and really don't know what tire to buy.
The plane will be at a grass strip as long as I own it and will probably see hard surface strips 30% of it's landings. Everybody's input will be looked at and considered.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:13 am Post subject: TIRES AND TUBES |
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Michelin Airstop tubes on my RV6 for the last six years. May have added a little air twice at the most. They just don't leak.
Jerry Calvert
Edmond Ok
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Leakguard work fine. They may be sourced through Desser's recap division.
Depends on what objective is for tire. Most cost effective, or top of the line, what ever perceived benefit that is, or something else. If you want aramid belted, top of the line Goodyear is the only one. If you want new but low cost, Condor(by Michelin) through Desser is probably best buy. Or if you are okay with recap, Desser on W coast or Wilkerson on E coast are your sources. Van supplies Specialty Tires(aka McCreary) which seem to be favorite of flight schools.
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Linn Walters <pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net (pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.net)> wrote:
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I don't know the answer to your question, but it got me to thinking .... which may not be a good thing.
I wonder why we can't use the tire puncture sealer in a can to seal the standard aircraft tube? You should be able to use one can to seal all three tubes. You could distribute the sealer inside the tube really well before installing the tubes in the tire.
Also Michelin makes Airstop tubes. I think the Leakguard are Aero Classic.
Linn
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I'm looking at Michelin Aviator tires.
My question is Leakguard tubes or Michelin tubes and why?
Also is Michelin good or bad.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:22 pm Post subject: TIRES AND TUBES |
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Scary, I've actually wondered the same thing about using Slime in the tubes for a little added protection from grass strips or errant FOD. I would think the major issues would be, weight, rapid acceleration of the tire, and any temperature issues. Thoughts anyone?
Michael
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Bob Turner
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: TIRES AND TUBES |
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Some years ago we put a Michelin tire on the nose, after a brand new Goodyear was obviously out of round. It did seem a little better balanced than the typical Goodyears we had been using.
Even more years ago, Aviation Consumer did an article on tires. Their conclusion: The better (more expensive) tires were much more resistant to atmospheric contaminants (ozone, uv light). The inexpensive tires could die of old age (sidewall cracking) before their tread wore out. So their recommendation was that if you did a lot of landings (flight school) then the cheaper tires were a better deal, because you'd wear out the tread before they had a chance to die from old age. Of course, where you live (near a chemical plant?) and whether or not the plane is hangared factor in, too.
As I recall, they rated Desser's Monster Retread a "best buy".
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