Hi! Ira.
I've posted quite a lot of my like experiences. Suggest you look in the
archives.
The problem is due to excessive toe in.
IMHO it is likely to have been improved had the toe in design been
reduced to the bare minimum with the a/c having wings fitted ,1/4 tank
of fuel and an average Pilot weight in the P1 seat.
This factor is not only about tyre wear but also must have a major
effect on length of take off run due to the rolling drag involved.
I have considered a mod. to the gear leg securing bolt and the gear leg
socket but it will need some very clever and finite engineering and a
selection of some variable inserts to adjust the rotational location of
the gear legs and at present am galled at being on my third set not
withstanding the need to use incorrect size tubes.
Of course the story goes......."no one else is having a problem, you
must have set yours up wrong!"""""......
Been there got the damn "Tee Shirt".....
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG Europa MKI/Jabiru 3300
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Subject: Europa-List: Trigear Tires
I had a worn main gear tire blow this week end after about 75 h and
maybe
200 landings.
Fortunately it blew in the hangar after landing and taxiing.
The Seffner wisdom is that this is about the best one can expect with
the
supplied tires
and landing on real terra firma, eq., concrete.
I ordered Goodyear Flight Special II 6ply 500-5 and tubes from Desser
for
over $200. total.
I will report back on the experience with these tires (although I hope
it
will take more than a year!!)
Has anyone real-life experience with the other brands?
Has anyone tried swapping the 5" wheels to 6" wheels for better turf
performance and the ability
to get "Monster" retreads with double the tread depth of cheap tires
(see
http://www.desser.com/epdf/ACJuneFinal04-dtr.pdf )
Ira
Ira N224XS flying
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