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02-03-2019, 07:12 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: St Louis, MO
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Tires
Agree with Gary above, Wilkerson tires http://wilkersonaircrafttires.com
Their retreads seem to last forever and they are $110 for a pair shipped to your door.
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02-03-2019, 09:43 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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when ordering retreads from desser, you may want to request the same manufacture of the retreaded tire. otherwise they may just toss 2 of the same size tires for shipping, but not necessary be the same manufacture. That has happened to me. I prefer the same manufacture on both sides of my landing gear, some may not care.
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02-03-2019, 09:45 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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The Desser retreads are high quality.
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02-03-2019, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Southeast
Posts: 569
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MConner
One thing to consider is weight. Some makes of tires are several pounds heavier than others.
This is a repost from the Grumman Gang ?More important then the price or longevity is the weight. Getting a set of
Flight Custom 2s retread will cost you about 1.5 gallons of useful load over
a set of aero trainers?
I have not verified this.
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Does anyone really re-weigh their plane and update weight & balance info after they change their tires?
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02-03-2019, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 110
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Wilkerson retread
Has anyone measured the tread depth on Wilkerson retread tires?
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02-06-2019, 07:02 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Biloxi MS
Posts: 142
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Retreads
I had a flat tire on landing coming home from Florida. An A&P had a new Desser retread my size so I bought it put it on and flew the rest away home what luck I thought. I went to Sun ?n fun gave the Desser sales crew a picture of my retread, they said it was definitely their tire and all of the sales crew said they had a match for it. But it?s the same Flight custom carcas with a different tread. I don?t know if they get their retreads from China or if they make them themselves. But her staff doesn?t know one from another.
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03-20-2019, 06:02 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Long Beach, CA
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Has anyone weighed their tires? I'd like to get an idea of what the weight differences are between brands and between retreads vs. originals. Some have said the retreads are heavier, but I'd like to know by how much. If it's like a pound more per tire, but lasts longer, I won't mind. But if it's something significant like 5lbs/ tire, that's too much.
Also, do tubes make a difference or any brand is ok? Is it ok to reuse old tubes or they have to always be replaced with the tires?
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03-20-2019, 10:14 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: NC25
Posts: 3,507
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1flyingyogi
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Also, do tubes make a difference or any brand is ok? Is it ok to reuse old tubes or they have to always be replaced with the tires?
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The AirStop tubes are the best. Mine only require air once per year.
Best practice is to replace the tubes every time the tire is replaced.
With that said, the AirStop tubes on my airplane have been in use since 22 May 2005. That is 1,717.8 hours on the Hobbs meter or almost 14-years.
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03-20-2019, 10:43 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Port Orange, Fl
Posts: 931
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One data point
I have two 500-5, 6 ply rating, Desser Elite 2 groove retreads that I have not mounted. They weigh 6.372 lbs and 7.346 lbs.
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03-20-2019, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Maple Valley, WA
Posts: 273
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Personally, I'm still using the Dresser Retreads... But, have a flying buddy that recently had a tire from them with a large void under the tread. Didn't have the best experience with the customer service about a replacement. He wound up switching to Michelins. I may wind up doing the same.
Just another data point... Otherwise, they've been decent.
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