Re: PT Tires

Steve Link · Post by **Steve Link** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:37 pm

'Getting ready to order some tires and the hangar is a long way off. I know the Mains are 10” and the Tailwheel is 8” I think? What is everyone running on their PT series aircraft?'

Curt Kinchen · Post by **Curt Kinchen** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:26 pm

'Mains are 6.50 x 10 (same as Cessna 310, etc.). Fairly common so you can get retreads if you desire.

Tailwheels are mostly a 10SC. I guess some may be 8, but I've never seen one in use. The parts catalog does list both Brace yourself for the price of tube and tire. You may consider the Russ tailwheel conversion(russaircraft.com) that puts adaptor rings on the tailwheel and allows use of a modern tailwheel tire/tube.

On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Steve Link wrote:

Getting ready to order some tires and the hangar is a long way off. I know the Mains are 10” and the Tailwheel is 8” I think? What is everyone running on their PT series aircraft?

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Curt Kinchen
ptcurt@gmail.com '

Steve Link · Post by **Steve Link** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:46 pm

'Wow Curt!!!! That looks like a viable solution to the tail wheel dilemma! Thanks!!!!! From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Curt Kinchen
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 10:26 PM
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] PT Tires Mains are 6.50 x 10 (same as Cessna 310, etc.). Fairly common so you can get retreads if you desire.Tailwheels are mostly a 10SC. I guess some may be 8, but I've never seen one in use. The parts catalog does list both Brace yourself for the price of tube and tire. You may consider the Russ tailwheel conversion(russaircraft.com) that puts adaptor rings on the tailwheel and allows use of a modern tailwheel tire/tube. On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Steve Link wrote: Getting ready to order some tires and the hangar is a long way off. I know the Mains are 10” and the Tailwheel is 8” I think? What is everyone running on their PT series aircraft?

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Curt Kinchen
ptcurt@gmail.com '

Curt Kinchen · Post by **Curt Kinchen** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:31 am

'Yep, just checked Desser on line over $215 for a 10SC tailwheel tire and $95 for the tube.

On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 8:45 PM, Steve Link wrote:

Wow Curt!!!! That looks like a viable solution to the tail wheel dilemma! Thanks!!!!! From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Curt Kinchen
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 10:26 PM
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] PT Tires Mains are 6.50 x 10 (same as Cessna 310, etc.). Fairly common so you can get retreads if you desire. Tailwheels are mostly a 10SC. I guess some may be 8, but I've never seen one in use. The parts catalog does list both Brace yourself for the price of tube and tire. You may consider the Russ tailwheel conversion(russaircraft.com) that puts adaptor rings on the tailwheel and allows use of a modern tailwheel tire/tube. On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Steve Link wrote: Getting ready to order some tires and the hangar is a long way off. I know the Mains are 10” and the Tailwheel is 8” I think? What is everyone running on their PT series aircraft?

--
Curt Kinchen
ptcurt@gmail.com

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Curt Kinchen
ptcurt@gmail.com '

ccmueller001 · Post by **ccmueller001** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:53 am

'Send Russ your hub and he'll return it with adaptor rings and new tire and tube installed. Works great, though the fill tube is a bit awkward to access.'