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View Poll Results: Which NOSE WHEEL on your RV?
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Beringer
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29.82% |
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Matco
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29.82% |
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Grove
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24.56% |
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10-10-2019, 11:43 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: West Chester, PA
Posts: 681
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Poll: Which Nose Wheel on your RV?
Beringer? Grove? Which did you choose and why? My thoughts . . .
Beringer is a very nice product - PROS & CONS: sealed bearings, harder to change tire (special tool), tubeless tire may not be available in a remote area . . .
Grove: PROS & CONS; simple wheel, have to drill nose wheel fork at initial installation (anti-rotation device), easy to fix a flat, non-sealed bearings (need to pack . . .
Any thoughts from those who went before me?
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Mark
RV-9A; Sold 
RV-14A; Building
2020 =VAF= donor
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10-10-2019, 01:23 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Largo, FL
Posts: 1,027
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Standard Van's with Antisplat bearing mod
Certainly helped my nose wheel shimmy!
Ron
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RV-10 Co-built, maintained, flown (sold)
RV-8A Maintained and flown (Sold)
RV-6A Bought and Flying (N177RV), upgrades $$$
IO360, 180HP/CS, AFS 5600T, D10A, G650, G430, G327, ADS-B, VIZ385 AP
Very Happy Contributor
Comm, SMEL, CFII, A&P
Based at KCLW (Clearwater, FL)
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10-10-2019, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Dallas/Ft Worth, TX
Posts: 5,665
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I've run the Beringer nose wheel since they came out and have installed many, nothing not to like about it, super high quality product.
Tubeless, can't ever remember seeing a flat from a puncture in an aircraft tire, its always tube failure usually do to low air.
The latest design of the Beringer doesn't require any special tools to change (changed from a 3 piece design to 2 piece).
Get a flat, fix it like any other modern tire or use a can of 'fix-a-flat'.
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Walt Aronow, DFW, TX (52F)
EXP Aircraft Services LLC
Specializing in RV Condition Inspections, Maintenance, Avionics Upgrades
Dynamic Prop Balancing, Pitot-Static Altmeter/Transponder Certification
FAA Certified Repair Station, AP/IA/FCC GROL, EAA Technical Counselor
Authorized Garmin G3X Dealer/Installer
RV7A built 2004, 1700+ hrs, New Titan IO-370, Bendix Mags
Website: ExpAircraft.com, Email: walt@expaircraft.com, Cell: 972-746-5154
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10-10-2019, 04:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Sydney Australia
Posts: 116
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Special tool not required
With the aid of a little soapy water on the tyre bead it is possible to re-assemble the three piece Beringer without the special tool, using a 5mm Allen key and some Loctite 242. No doubt the job would be easier with the special tool but I?ve managed to do it twice without it. However I did use a go-kart bead breaker to help remove the tyre.
Beringer recommends replacing the rubber seals when the wheel is disassembled. I have spare seals on hand but the original seals are in great shape and still hold pressure.
During formation these Beringer wheels are often seen slowly rotating in the airstream. No sticky bearings here.
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10-10-2019, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cedar Park, TX
Posts: 3,152
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Currently Beringer for the last about 1100hrs.
Prior to that, Grove.
Prior to that, Matco.
I guess we've done them all. I'm staying with the Beringer obviously.
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Scott Card
CQ Headset by Card Machine Works
CMW E-Lift
RV-9A N4822C flying 2200+hrs. / Cedar Park, TX
RV8 Building - fuselage / showplanes canopy (Done!)
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10-10-2019, 07:57 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Posts: 669
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Antisplat
Just bought and installed an Antisplat modified nosewheel on my 6A. Never had any problems with the wheel that came with the kit, but it's a low cost upgrade and I've been convinced that it will simplify annuals and lessen the chance of a nosegear failure. John
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10-10-2019, 09:18 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wichita, KS
Posts: 1,957
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Antisplat here.
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Kurt W.
RV9A
FLYING!!!
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10-11-2019, 12:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Victoria, Tx
Posts: 418
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Standard tire with Wingsonwheels mod
Colin fixed me up with his mod that is similar to Antisplats.
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10-11-2019, 12:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 3,343
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Quote:
Originally Posted by krw5927
Antisplat here.
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A cheaper alternative is from Matco solid axle. I had it on my 7A and now on the 14A and works great @ around $52
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Mehrdad
N825SM RV7A - IO360M1B - SOLD
N825MS RV14A - IO390 - Flying
Dues paid
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10-11-2019, 06:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Asheville, NC
Posts: 2,690
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I purchased Grove because it was magnesium and had a spacer for the taper bearings. Good to go for 850 hrs so far.
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Bill Pendergrass
ME/AE '82
RV-7A: Flying since April 15, 2012. 850 hrs
YIO-360-M1B, mags, CS, GRT EX and WS H1s & A/P, Navworx
Unpainted, polished....kinda'... Eyeballin' vinyl really hard.
Yeah. The boss got a Silhouette Cameo 4 Xmas 2019.
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