Jim and all
The problem is to find and get high quality tubes. There are many
top-of-the-line tube brands like Michelin or Good Year but they do not
have types with a valve stem bent to 90 degrees. They say tubes with 90
degree valves are only for light aircrafts and their owners do not pay
for quality. They claim they buy only low prices and offers...
However, brand name Leakguard by Dresser promised to make size 7.00x6
with a valve stem 90 degrees as a special order.
We do not have Leakguard model because the 90 degree is for Light Sport
Aircraft.
I can have special order these in Aircraft Grade, Leakguard with 100
pcs. minimum at $42.95 each on 100 pcs. order. Delivery 60 days.
Maybe you can get the owners together to buy 100?
Best regards
Steve
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Steven Chlavin stevenc@desser.com
Desser Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.
6900 Acco Street
Montebello, CA. 90640 USA
Tel. 323-721-4900 x304 - 800-247-8473
Fax 323-721-7888
The Aircraft Tire Supermart
Los Angeles - Memphis
www.desser.com
View our catalog at http://www.desser.com/epdf/dtr_catalog.pdf
I could buy alone let us say 5 of them. How about you? How many of you
are in?
Raimo OH-XRT Finland
From: Jim Brown
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident
I purchased the tube whenI purchased the tire from Dresser.....Sorry I
do not know the name of the tube...Your outlined plan seems to be well
thought out.
Jim
From: Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident
Hi Jim,
have you any idea what is your tube brand name? I think that (the tube)
could be something between happy landing and a possible disaster or pain
at least.
***
To prevent future tube-related accidents my plan is to go as follows:
1) change a very best available tube (www.desser.com , McCreary ?)
2) change it for new one regularly ie. once a year to prevent it is
ageing.
3) consider seriously what is the best size for it (must be same as tyre
and that is in my case 7.00-6)
4) install it with extreme care and baby bottom talcum
5) keep a good tyre pressure ie. 2,0 =93 2,2 bar
6) fill the tyre with some well known pre puncture liquid (www.slime.com
?)
7) have a low tube pressure on-flight control system (www.conrad.fr
,thanks Alain)
8) carry always in a plane a spare tube (with a lifting block)
Raimo Toivio OH-XRT Finland
From: Jim Brown
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident
Raimo; sorry for the delay... The tire is a Goodyear 700X6 6Ply rated.
This tire has about 400 hours on it. The tread wear is showing about
half the tread is gone...
JimBrown
From: Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident
Dear Jim
Read careful my post: I like to use pressure 2,0 - 2,2 bars. 2,1 bar =
30,45 PSI. So we land with same pressures. Pressure - low or high - is
not a reason.
What is your tube brand name?
What is your tube and tyre size?
Until I will get a reason and solution I am going to do same as Paul is
doing: changeing regularly tube. Makes me sense to change it every year
(= in my case every 50 hrs /about 50 - 100 landings. I never can do it
in 30 minutes but so what. Tube is very cheap. For example yeasterday I
spent 6 hrs fighting with that problem with my wife and that
newspaperman. That is 18 hrs + all the extra fees + 400 km driving car.
That must be same as buying let us say 100 pcs of tubes.
BTW also I use masses of baby bottom talcum. That delicate scent is a
bit embarrassing...
Raimo
-----Alkuper=C3=A4inen viesti----- From: acrojim@cfl.rr.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Tire /tyre landing incident /accident
All monowheel drivers
Following this thread today... I have a few commits to throw to the
forum...I notice that Europa requires very low tire pressure in their
manual....
I also noticed today that quiet a few monowheel drivers are having
flat's....I suspect that with the low air pressure, when you land the
sidewals are flexing due to low air pressure...this is probably
"pinching the inner tube" and then the tire goes flat....
I have always kept 32 PSI in the tire. IN 10 years, and two tires and
tubes, I have never had a flat....Yes I know I have been blessed by the
good luck god..
Thank about it with 32 P S In the tube the sidewalls are not
flexing......Just my thought's on this matter....
Jim Brown
Monowheel.......
---- Paul McAllister <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have found that the inner tubes on my mono to be an ongoing problem
and I
> now routinely change my inner tube every 150 hours as preventative
> maintenance. The tubes I have been using are not very expensive and I
think
> that they are from China. Recently Bud made me aware that there is a
> certified inner tube available at about 3 times the cost and if they
last
> longer then they would be so worth it!
>
> I do recall when I mentioned on the forum that I was losing inner
tubes
> regularly that some people were surprised and that they had not had a
> problem so perhaps this can be accounted for by different inner tubes
being
> available. The failure I get is that the side wall of the inner tube
get
> small splits in it due to chafing. I typically run my tire at about
24 psi,
> which is higher than the recommended by Europa. BTW I do use talcum
powder
> when I install the inner tube.
>
> I have had 3 blow outs on a hard surface and fortunately I was able to
keep
> directional control. The challenge I found is that with a flat tire
the
> mono is nearly impossible to move. It happen to me at a large airport
once
> which got the airport authority excited because they had to shut the
runway
> down and divert all of the 737's to a shorter runway. I now carry a
jacking
> block, tools and a spare inner tube with me and I can now do the
change out
> in less than 30 minutes.
>
> Next time around I am going to try a certified inner tube in the hope
that
> it will last longer.
>
> Paul
>
>
> >
> > *From:* Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2011 3:21 AM
> > *To:* Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
> > *Subject:* Tire /tyre landing incident > /accident
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > it is a long time since I have been here. > Today it happened
something and I
> > got an Europa Energy Burst (aka ENB) to write > on the list. I think
this
> > could be useful info for most of you Europa > (or any GA plane)
operators. Let
> > me tell you what was it and how it went:
> >
> >
> >
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