Tire temps

[hpdmp3486]

Had the annual finished. I did some of the usual maintenance upgrades, oil, brakes, plugs, etc..
Also upgraded the valve covers and intake gaskets and changed the oil dip stick gasket so the cowling was off.
Went out and taxied around the airport, very hot and very busy so a lot of braking, a lot of stoping and a lot of waiting.
I have Bluetooth tire pressure sensors on the mains. Monitoring the tire pressure it also shows temperature. The temps pulling into the hangar showed 160 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
Again very hot and long day on the ground only. No idea if these tire temps are reasonable or concerning.

 

[Majorpayne317641]

Totally fine for a hot day. Braking creates a lot of heat. Black top can already be 140 in the summer sun before you add any heat from brake energy.

 

[plehrke]

I have Bluetooth tire pressure sensors on the mains. Monitoring the tire pressure it also shows temperature. The temps pulling into the hangar showed 160 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
Again very hot and long day on the ground only. No idea if these tire temps are reasonable or concerning.

This may falls into the category of more data just makes you worry more.
I have had this discussion many times with chief engineers at my former day job (now retired) that we can now analyze so much more then “the old days” and we were spending lots of extra money to 1) determined if the data was correct and 2) if the data actually meant anything that would required more analysis, testing, or worrying.

 

[drill_and_buck]

This may falls into the category of more data just makes you worry more.

“I’ve suffered a great many catastrophes in my life. Most of them never happened.”
― Mark Twain

 

[Taltruda]

What psi do you run them? I imagine lower pressures will get hotter..