Piper J3
Well Known Member
I removed wheel fairings to install new brake pads yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to see very little wear on tires which now have 200 flight hours. I fly off of grass strip but lots of TO/LND on hard surface with 83 YO friend at controls. Tires have seen a lot of abuse. For comparison, original tires furnished by Vans lasted 100 hours.
Tires are 500-5 6 PLY AWBS RETREAD ELITE PREMIUM 2 GROOVE (ELITE). I have Bluetooth Tire Pressure Monitors on the main wheels. I use O-ring grease to seal TPM on valve stem. Works great - tires only loose 2-3 psig in six months.
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Tires are 500-5 6 PLY AWBS RETREAD ELITE PREMIUM 2 GROOVE (ELITE). I have Bluetooth Tire Pressure Monitors on the main wheels. I use O-ring grease to seal TPM on valve stem. Works great - tires only loose 2-3 psig in six months.
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