I use Goodyear flight customs, and ( knock on wood ) I haven't gotten any flats. I did get one whilst training in a L13 vivat - it was a junky old bird, and a low budget instructor/operator, and he made me ( and Kristin ) get underneath the wing, brace it against our hips/lower backs, and lift with our legs until he got the wheel on/off. I gave the finger to a private jet that laughed at us. Great instructor, great glider, great lesson.
On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM Rob Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Keep in mind that if you have 2 people you can lift a wheel up from the > wing tips. The person on the high wingtip can then hold it up while the > other places a support under the undercarriage spat. > Nigel fibreglassed in a nifty socket into the inside of the spats and then > made a lightweight stand which slotted into the socket to support it all. > regards > Rob > > Rob Thompson > 0429 493 828 > > > > On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 8:21 AM Michael Stockhill <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I agree on buying good tires. Aircraft Spruce. >> >> I built a cradle that embeds the saddle bolts in pads so I can lift the >> whole front end. The cradle is lifted on a Harbor Freight motorcycle lift >> and it is very stable. I am at NY winter home until May. I will try to >> remember to send photos at that time. >> >> Michael Stockhill >> >> On Sun, Mar 17, 2024, 12:47 PM Kurt Redinbaugh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I suffered a flat tire yesterday while taxiing back to my tie down >>> at the Reno Stead airfield. >>> My tires and associated tubes are 25+ years old so, other than the >>> extreme pain in the butt to move the airplane off the taxiway I guess I >>> can't complain, especially since this may have happened on the runway or >>> out on a dry lake far from help. >>> That being said I think it is time for new tire/tube combinations and I >>> am asking what recommendations there are for cost effective tires and >>> tubes. Note that we are at 5050 feet elevation while sitting on the ramp so >>> the UV exposure is quite high. >>> I can not find the specified size in any of the information I have on >>> the Dimona as well as instructions on how to jack the airplane up in order >>> to change the tires. >>> As Always your help is appreciated. >>> Best >>> Kurt >>> >>
