Tires for my experimental Pacer.

[nimbuspacer]

Hi. I whant to consult you what tipes of tires do you recomend me. We are building a experimental pacer with a continental 0-300 engine (145hp) and we whant your points of view what tipe of tire recomend us. The tipe of terraint that the plane are going to land is a dirt track or tracks that are in bad condicion, so we think use tires 850-6 or 800-6 what do you think?

[PACERGUY]

Depends on what bad condition means to you! 29 inch bushwheels will handle most everything you can think of. Depending on weight they also make a 29 inch exp tire. http://www.airframesalaska.com/Alaskan-Bushwheels-s/1477.htm
DENNY

[pistoncan]

Question on this, Is there anything out there between a 8.50x 6 and a 26 inch Airstreak?

[piperrocks2013]

Depends on what bad condition means to you! 29 inch bushwheels will handle most everything you can think of. Depending on weight they also make a 29 inch exp tire. http://www.airframesalaska.com/Alaskan-Bushwheels-s/1477.htm
DENNY


quick question guys. If a guy had standard Pacer with standard brakes/ Univair conversion 22/20, I would assume you would need Cleveland brakes and what else? to operate 29 or 31" bush Tires????



Jared

[Steve Pierce]

Question on this, Is there anything out there between a 8.50x 6 and a 26 inch Airstreak?

Desser has a tire a little bigger than an 8.50. CLayton posted about them I think.

[Steve Pierce]

quick question guys. If a guy had standard Pacer with standard brakes/ Univair conversion 22/20, I would assume you would need Cleveland brakes and what else? to operate 29 or 31" bush Tires????





Jared

Get the Super Cub 1 1/2" axle wheels and brakes. The ones Univair uses in the STC has a short brake disc and the tire rubs the caliper. High pressure brake lines if you don't already have them is the only other thing.

[d.grimm]

Grove Brakes seem to be less expensive. They have a copy of the
Field Approval for use on a PA22-20.
Dave

[dbudd]

Desser tire has a 27" tire to be used on a 8" wheel and since your pacer is experimental you could use the tires on Matco wheels. Tires are $495 A piece Matco wheels and brakes $346 A piece. desser does have a 6"smooth 22" tire for $225 A piece

[pistoncan]

I wonder why they can't retread alaska bushwheels like they do other aircraft tires?

[Gilbert Pierce]

I wonder why they can't retread alaska bushwheels like they do other aircraft tires?
The unapproved method but frequently done is to apply Bed Liner with a brush or roller. Perfectly acceptable for experimental airplanes.

[yarddart]

I went with the four ply 850 smoothies with single park breaks Cleveland it works great

[piperrocks2013]

Desser has a tire a little bigger than an 8.50. CLayton posted about them I think.

Thanks Steve :)

Jared

[Grantmac]

Goodyear blimp tires seem like they would be a good fit given your mission.

Grant

[yarddart]

Blimp tires I had them on my supercub and they wore like iron that means they lasted a long time