Thanks Bob - we are now crossing emails. See my reply to Wayne. Hope to
get to the meeting next Sunday. See you there.
If you see size 11 foot prints around your hangar - they will be mine
sneeking a peek at your tires!
Neil
-----Original Message-----
From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Bob Patterson
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 8:15 PM
To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Tundra Tires
Hi Neil !
Sorry for the delay - life gets in the way sometimes !
You can order the Dico 800 x 6's from Murphy - be sure to get the
tubes, too, as you need tubes with a special angled valve stem. I have
heard rumours that these <might> be available through WallMart, as
"Golf Cart Tires" ....... ;-) :-) Carlyle is another
brand
name for the same tires.
Because of the difficulty finding tubes, I always order a spare, to
have in the Rebel on trips ! Saves lots of grief sometimes !!
I think you're on the right track - anything much bigger can make
landings interesting. You're OK, because you have the standard gear,
with the die springs - the factory spring gear really suffers if you add
large diameter tires....
If you wander up to the north end, you can see the DICO's on
my Rebel. Expect to replace them about every second year -
they wear quickly on pavement, but give a nice ride ! I need a new
one on the right - tread is worn.... (staggered years for
replacement).
I really like them for the better cushioning effect.
........bobp
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On Sunday 09 January 2005 06:05 pm, Neil Hardie wrote:
Thanks for the tips and pics Wayne and Walter. I think that the more
reasonable 8 x6's sound good to me since I would prefer my plane to
have tires rather than my tires to have wings!
Where can I get the Dico 8x6's?? O'Shea's Irish Field Aviation???
Thanks again
Neil Hardie
-----Original Message-----
From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Wayne G. O'Shea
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 12:29 PM
To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Tundra Tires
"tunda" tire leaves a pretty open slate Neil! You looking for
something that just lives better on a grass strip like a set of the
cheap Dico 8 x 6's or something for serious off roading! The best I've
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