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1. 09:43 AM - Twinstar fuel tank options (Charlie England)
2. 02:08 PM - Re: Twinstar fuel tank options (George Helton)
3. 02:35 PM - Re: Virb settings - Yet another video (George Helton)
4. 03:13 PM - Re: Twinstar fuel tank options (Charlie England)
5. 06:28 PM - Re: Balancing Tundra tires... (Nick Cassara)
6. 06:33 PM - Re: Balancing Tundra tires... (Nick Cassara)
7. 06:42 PM - Re: Balancing Tundra tires... (Nick Cassara)
8. 07:02 PM - Re: Balancing Tundra tires... (Nick Cassara)
9. 07:41 PM - Re: Balancing Tundra tires... (Nick Cassara)
10. 07:55 PM - Re: Re: Balancing Tundra tires... (John Hauck)
11. 08:46 PM - Re: Balancing Tundra tires... (Nick Cassara)
12. 09:50 PM - Re: Balancing Tundra tires... (Nick Cassara)
13. 10:55 PM - Re: Balancing Tundra tires... (Nick Cassara)
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| Subject: | Twinstar fuel tank options |
Got to thinking about replacing my tank (which did actually crack sitting
here in the ground) and tried to call Kolb last week but I guess they were
gone to OSH. Wondered if I could find it 'online' & found what you see
here. On left is a virtually exact replacement, except for the included
capped vent on the handle (missing on the original). Less than $13 plus
shipping. On the right is an 8 gallon tank from the same vendor. A bit more
expensive, but still not bad. Bigger versions got closer to $100, so I
didn't order 'samples'; at least not yet.
Not to start a 'feeder war', but how many of you are using top feed tanks?
I'm looking forward to the re-fueling process, and being able to pull the
cap/feed tube & sit the can on the ground seems like a much easier way to
fuel the plane. What say the experienced?
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| Subject: | Re: Twinstar fuel tank options |
I think this a matter of personal preference. I prefer stationary mounting. I don't
enjoy restrapping a heavy tank back in place every time. You must have an
original Twinstar. The Twinstar MKII like I built had the fuel tanks (2) mounted
behind you with a covered firewall so they really couldn't be removed.
In the early days, 1983, ultralighters who flew Phantoms and Avengers use to use
top feeders with flexible fuel hose inside the the tank with weighted ends on
them for aerobatics and inverted flight . The fuel pickup hose could move from
bottom air feeder to top feeder. They also equipped the engines with pumper
type carbs for sustained inverted flight. Was never my bag.
I just prefer not taken things apart and putting them back together. That's just
my input. You know how opinions go. Whatever works for you.
George H.
Firestar , FS100
14GDH
Mesick, Michigan
gdhelton@gmail.com
Have a great day!
> On Jul 31, 2017, at 12:42 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> yet.
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| Subject: | Re: Virb settings - Yet another video |
Well, I tried this mount today. I'll see how it worked as soon as the video f
inishes downloading?
Have a great day!
> On Jul 29, 2017, at 9:46 PM, Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020@gmail.com> wrot
e:
>
> This is where mine is located. I have tried every where else and this is t
he only place on my plane that gives me a decent video.
>
> I have a pitot tube right through the front of the pod. I think I got it f
rom LEAF and the original attraction is that the pitot tube can be removed. I
had one bent at a airshow. By someones spoiled kid of course, so I got this
one. The shorter you can keep the connections and extensions the firmer the
mount.
>
> The other spot would be on the fold hard point on the wing. You can record
right side up or upside down in the settings, just no in between.
>
> The mount is set up for a drift camera now, you would have to secure the c
radle rather than the screw in. If you are fond of selfies the wing would be
the way to go. :-)
>
> Larry
>
>> On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 7:22 PM, George Helton <gdhelton@gmail.com> wrote
:
>> Well Larry, I received my virb elite yesterday. I took it out for a fligh
t this morning. I mounted in the GoPro mount that's on my nose cone of my Fi
restar original. I used all of your settings. The camera works great,color, r
esolution, etc. unfortunately it's weight is a lot more then the GoPro sessi
on5. A half pound verses 2 oz. . Besides wind vibration I'm getting a lot of
resonance vibrations thru the airframe especially at reduced or while reduc
ing power. I was wondering how you mount your camera because your videos are
so smooth and vibration free. I really like this camera. It's works well. T
hanks, George
>>
>> Have a great day!
>>
>>> On Jul 28, 2017, at 10:44 AM, Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020@gmail.com> w
rote:
>>>
>>> The settings that I use fits my needs best, and are as follows.
>>> video mode 1080P
>>> field of view- Ultra Zoom
>>> Loop- off
>>> Auto Record- When moving
>>> Digital Stabilizer- on
>>> Lens correction- check
>>>
>>> Of all the settings on the camera, the "Ultra Zoom" is the most importa
nt and gets rid of the fish eye effect.
>>>
>>> I use Auto record simply because it makes its use "fool proof". I do hav
e a remote, but I am so ingenious that I can still screw it up. With a good M
icro SD card it will record up to about 6 hours, and none of us has that muc
h range. You can still activate the camera while the virb is recording with t
he remote. The camera has Wifi, but its line of sight and not as reliable as
a real remote.
>>>
>>> If you want to see the G Metrix (Speed etc) you will have to use the edi
ting program that comes with the camera. It ( to me) seems to be a bit diffi
cult to use, but then I probably haven't invested the time to learn it. I ma
ke a basic cut of what I want to show, then export it to a folder on my comp
uter. I will then import it into Cyberlink editing program and finish it the
re.
>>>
>>> If there is any way that I can help you with it don't hesitate to ask.
>>>
>>> Looking forward to some videos from you.
>>> Larry
>>>
>>> --
>>> The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of o
thers.
>>>
>>> If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email add
ress before sending.
>
>
>
> --
> The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of oth
ers.
>
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ss before sending.
> <mount 1.JPG>
> <mount.JPG>
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| Subject: | Re: Twinstar fuel tank options |
Yep; very early kit=2E Hard to visualize either under-wing or over-the-top
fueling, with the fill neck a few inches under the wing=2E It's tempting to
mount that 8gal tank on the boom tube, under the engine, if it won't cause
cg issues=2E
I enjoy acro, but I think I'll control the urge while flying
this one=2E :-)
Thanks for the insight=2E
=81=A3Sent from BlueMail
=8B
On Jul 31, 2017, 4:10 PM, at 4:10 PM, George Helton <gdhelton@gm
ail=2Ecom> wrote:
@gmail=2Ecom>
>
>I think this a matter of personal preference=2E I prefer s
tationary
>mounting=2E I don't enjoy restrapping a heavy tank back in place
every
>time=2E You must have an original Twinstar=2E The Twinstar MKII lik
e I
>built had the fuel tanks (2) mounted behind you with a covered
>firew
all so they really couldn't be removed=2E
>In the early days, 1983, ultral
ighters who flew Phantoms and Avengers
>use to use top feeders with flexibl
e fuel hose inside the the tank with
>weighted ends on them for aerobatics
and inverted flight =2E The fuel
>pickup hose could move from bottom air fe
eder to top feeder=2E They also
>equipped the engines with pumper type carb
s for sustained inverted
>flight=2E Was never my bag=2E
>I just prefer not
taken things apart and putting them back together=2E
>That's just my input
=2E You know how opinions go=2E Whatever works for you=2E
>George H=2E
>Fir
estar , FS100
>14GDH
>Mesick, Michigan
>gdhelton@gmail=2Ecom
>
>Have a gre
at day!
>
>> On Jul 31, 2017, at 12:42 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmai
l=2Ecom>
>wrote:
>>
>> yet=2E
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| Subject: | Re: Balancing Tundra tires... |
>
> Hello Kolbers,
>
> A few weeks back I finished a project, with Larry and Boyds help, and I promised
to share it with the List.
> So here goes.
>
> I had never thought of balancing the tires on my plane, and if I had not bought
the Desser 8.50 x 6 inch tires, I am not sure it would matter.
> As you probably remember Larry posted another example of his homestead creativity,
where he melted down what looked like about a 1/2 pound of .357 lead wad
cutter, poured them into appropriately sized molds to balance each wheel, then
when they cooled he hot glued these custom weights to his rims and balanced
his tundra tires.
>
> Larry and Boyd said the better way to balance a tire is out at the tread" rather
than at the center, and encouraged me to try it. I discovered that the front
bias ply tires of tractor trailer rigs are in fact balanced using leaded patch
stuck on the inside of the tire.
> These leaded patches are of a scale way beyond what I needed. I found however
that regular radial truck tire patches were heavy enough.
>
> I balanced my tires by spinning them on a dowel to find the light spots. By taping
1/4 oz, lead car tire weights, to the outside of my Tundra tires tread I
determined that it only required 1 3/4 oz of lead to balance my first tire, verses
5 oz taped on the rim. The other tire required 6 oz on the rim and 2 oz
on the tread.
>
> I then mounted radial tire patches to the appropriate locations on the inside
of the tires to balance the tires. The first tire was balanced with one patch
glued to the inside of the tire. The second tire required two patches trimmed
down and mated together to form one slightly elongated patch. Ideally the patches
would be mounted to the tubes, but I did not think I was a good enough Tire
technician to pull that off. Putting the tubes in and out of the tires was
the hardest part of the whole project for me, and I felt it unlikely that I would
get the patches in the correct position on the tubes.
>
> Time will tell how this approach works out.
>
> For what it is worth,
>
> Nick Cassara
> Palmer, Alaska
>
> Kolb Kolbra Prototype about 90% done
>
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| Subject: | Re: Balancing Tundra tires... |
>
> Hello Kolbers,
>
> A few weeks back I finished a project, with Larry and Boyds help, and I promised
to share it with the List.
> So here goes.
>
> I had never thought of balancing the tires on my plane, and if I had not bought
the Desser 8.50 x 6 inch tires, I am not sure it would matter.
> As you probably remember Larry posted another example of his homestead creativity,
where he melted down what looked like about a 1/2 pound of .357 lead wad
cutter, poured them into appropriately sized molds to balance each wheel, then
when they cooled he hot glued these custom weights to his rims and balanced
his tundra tires.
>
> Larry and Boyd said the better way to balance a tire is out at the tread" rather
than at the center, and encouraged me to try it. I discovered that the front
bias ply tires of tractor trailer rigs are in fact balanced using leaded patch
stuck on the inside of the tire.
> These leaded patches are of a scale way beyond what I needed. I found however
that regular radial truck tire patches were heavy enough.
>
> I balanced my tires by spinning them on a dowel to find the light spots. By taping
1/4 oz, lead car tire weights, to the outside of my Tundra tires tread I
determined that it only required 1 3/4 oz of lead to balance my first tire, verses
5 oz taped on the rim. The other tire required 6 oz on the rim and 2 oz
on the tread.
>
> I then mounted radial tire patches to the appropriate locations on the inside
of the tires to balance the tires. The first tire was balanced with one patch
glued to the inside of the tire. The second tire required two patches trimmed
down and mated together to form one slightly elongated patch. Ideally the patches
would be mounted to the tubes, but I did not think I was a good enough Tire
technician to pull that off. Putting the tubes in and out of the tires was
the hardest part of the whole project for me, and I felt it unlikely that I would
get the patches in the correct position on the tubes.
>
> Time will tell how this approach works out.
>
> For what it is worth,
>
> Nick Cassara
> Palmer, Alaska
>
> Kolb Kolbra Prototype about 90% done
>
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| Subject: | Re: Balancing Tundra tires... |
>
> Hello Kolbers,
>
> A few weeks back I finished a project, with Larry and Boyds help, and I promised
to share it with the List.
> So here goes.
>
> I had never thought of balancing the tires on my plane, and if I had not bought
the Desser 8.50 x 6 inch tires, I am not sure it would matter.
> As you probably remember Larry posted another example of his homestead creativity,
where he melted down what looked like about a 1/2 pound of .357 lead wad
cutter, poured them into appropriately sized molds to balance each wheel, then
when they cooled he hot glued these custom weights to his rims and balanced
his tundra tires.
>
> Larry and Boyd said the better way to balance a tire is out at the tread" rather
than at the center, and encouraged me to try it. I discovered that the front
bias ply tires of tractor trailer rigs are in fact balanced using leaded patch
stuck on the inside of the tire.
> These leaded patches are of a scale way beyond what I needed. I found however
that regular radial truck tire patches were heavy enough.
>
> I balanced my tires by spinning them on a dowel to find the light spots. By taping
1/4 oz, lead car tire weights, to the outside of my Tundra tires tread I
determined that it only required 1 3/4 oz of lead to balance my first tire, verses
5 oz taped on the rim. The other tire required 6 oz on the rim and 2 oz
on the tread.
>
> I then mounted radial tire patches to the appropriate locations on the inside
of the tires to balance the tires. The first tire was balanced with one patch
glued to the inside of the tire. The second tire required two patches trimmed
down and mated together to form one slightly elongated patch. Ideally the patches
would be mounted to the tubes, but I did not think I was a good enough Tire
technician to pull that off. Putting the tubes in and out of the tires was
the hardest part of the whole project for me, and I felt it unlikely that I would
get the patches in the correct position on the tubes.
>
> Time will tell how this approach works out.
>
> For what it is worth,
>
> Nick Cassara
> Palmer, Alaska
>
> Kolb Kolbra Prototype about 90% done
>
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| Subject: | Re: Balancing Tundra tires... |
>
> Hello Kolbers,
>
> A few weeks back I finished a project, with Larry and Boyds help, and I promised
to share it with the List.
> So here goes.
>
> I had never thought of balancing the tires on my plane, and if I had not bought
the Desser 8.50 x 6 inch tires, I am not sure it would matter.
> As you probably remember Larry posted another example of his homestead creativity,
where he melted down what looked like about a 1/2 pound of .357 lead wad
cutter, poured them into appropriately sized molds to balance each wheel, then
when they cooled he hot glued these custom weights to his rims and balanced
his tundra tires.
>
> Larry and Boyd said the better way to balance a tire is out at the tread" rather
than at the center, and encouraged me to try it. I discovered that the front
bias ply tires of tractor trailer rigs are in fact balanced using leaded patch
stuck on the inside of the tire.
> These leaded patches are of a scale way beyond what I needed. I found however
that regular radial truck tire patches were heavy enough.
>
> I balanced my tires by spinning them on a dowel to find the light spots. By taping
1/4 oz, lead car tire weights, to the outside of my Tundra tires tread I
determined that it only required 1 3/4 oz of lead to balance my first tire, verses
5 oz taped on the rim. The other tire required 6 oz on the rim and 2 oz
on the tread.
>
> I then mounted radial tire patches to the appropriate locations on the inside
of the tires to balance the tires. The first tire was balanced with one patch
glued to the inside of the tire. The second tire required two patches trimmed
down and mated together to form one slightly elongated patch. Ideally the patches
would be mounted to the tubes, but I did not think I was a good enough Tire
technician to pull that off. Putting the tubes in and out of the tires was
the hardest part of the whole project for me, and I felt it unlikely that I would
get the patches in the correct position on the tubes.
>
> Time will tell how this approach works out.
>
> For what it is worth,
>
> Nick Cassara
> Palmer, Alaska
>
> Kolb Kolbra Prototype about 90% done
>
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| Subject: | Re: Balancing Tundra tires... |
>
> Hello Kolbers,
>
> A few weeks back I finished a project, with Larry and Boyds help, and I promised
to share it with the List.
> So here goes.
>
> I had never thought of balancing the tires on my plane, and if I had not bought
the Desser 8.50 x 6 inch tires, I am not sure it would matter.
> As you probably remember Larry posted another example of his homestead creativity,
where he melted down what looked like about a 1/2 pound of .357 lead wad
cutter, poured them into appropriately sized molds to balance each wheel, then
when they cooled he hot glued these custom weights to his rims and balanced
his tundra tires.
>
> Larry and Boyd said the better way to balance a tire is out at the tread" rather
than at the center, and encouraged me to try it. I discovered that the front
bias ply tires of tractor trailer rigs are in fact balanced using leaded patch
stuck on the inside of the tire.
> These leaded patches are of a scale way beyond what I needed. I found however
that regular radial truck tire patches were heavy enough.
>
> I balanced my tires by spinning them on a dowel to find the light spots. By taping
1/4 oz, lead car tire weights, to the outside of my Tundra tires tread I
determined that it only required 1 3/4 oz of lead to balance my first tire, verses
5 oz taped on the rim. The other tire required 6 oz on the rim and 2 oz
on the tread.
>
> I then mounted radial tire patches to the appropriate locations on the inside
of the tires to balance the tires. The first tire was balanced with one patch
glued to the inside of the tire. The second tire required two patches trimmed
down and mated together to form one slightly elongated patch. Ideally the patches
would be mounted to the tubes, but I did not think I was a good enough Tire
technician to pull that off. Putting the tubes in and out of the tires was
the hardest part of the whole project for me, and I felt it unlikely that I would
get the patches in the correct position on the tubes.
>
> Time will tell how this approach works out.
>
> For what it is worth,
>
> Nick Cassara
> Palmer, Alaska
>
> Kolb Kolbra Prototype about 90% done
>
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| Subject: | Re: Balancing Tundra tires... |
Sounds like a great idea. I didn't know about farm tractors and semi-trucks using
this method. A lot less weight to get the job done.
Boy, those tires would look good on Miss P'fer. ;-)
Your post reminded me of delivering some 800X6 tires and tubes from Palmer, AK,
to the Rock House in Oregon a couple years ago.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Nick Cassara
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 8:28 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Balancing Tundra tires...
>
> Hello Kolbers,
>
> A few weeks back I finished a project, with Larry and Boyds help, and I promised
to share it with the List.
> So here goes.
>
> I had never thought of balancing the tires on my plane, and if I had not bought
the Desser 8.50 x 6 inch tires, I am not sure it would matter.
> As you probably remember Larry posted another example of his homestead creativity,
where he melted down what looked like about a 1/2 pound of .357 lead wad
cutter, poured them into appropriately sized molds to balance each wheel, then
when they cooled he hot glued these custom weights to his rims and balanced
his tundra tires.
>
> Larry and Boyd said the better way to balance a tire is out at the tread" rather
than at the center, and encouraged me to try it. I discovered that the front
bias ply tires of tractor trailer rigs are in fact balanced using leaded patch
stuck on the inside of the tire.
> These leaded patches are of a scale way beyond what I needed. I found however
that regular radial truck tire patches were heavy enough.
>
> I balanced my tires by spinning them on a dowel to find the light spots. By taping
1/4 oz, lead car tire weights, to the outside of my Tundra tires tread I
determined that it only required 1 3/4 oz of lead to balance my first tire, verses
5 oz taped on the rim. The other tire required 6 oz on the rim and 2 oz
on the tread.
>
> I then mounted radial tire patches to the appropriate locations on the inside
of the tires to balance the tires. The first tire was balanced with one patch
glued to the inside of the tire. The second tire required two patches trimmed
down and mated together to form one slightly elongated patch. Ideally the patches
would be mounted to the tubes, but I did not think I was a good enough Tire
technician to pull that off. Putting the tubes in and out of the tires was
the hardest part of the whole project for me, and I felt it unlikely that I would
get the patches in the correct position on the tubes.
>
> Time will tell how this approach works out.
>
> For what it is worth,
>
> Nick Cassara
> Palmer, Alaska
>
> Kolb Kolbra Prototype about 90% done
>
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| Subject: | Re: Balancing Tundra tires... |
>
> Hello Kolbers,
>
> A few weeks back I finished a project, with Larry and Boyds help, and I promised
to share it with the List.
> So here goes.
>
> I had never thought of balancing the tires on my plane, and if I had not bought
the Desser 8.50 x 6 inch tires, I am not sure it would matter.
> As you probably remember Larry posted another example of his homestead creativity,
where he melted down what looked like about a 1/2 pound of .357 lead wad
cutter, poured them into appropriately sized molds to balance each wheel, then
when they cooled he hot glued these custom weights to his rims and balanced
his tundra tires.
>
> Larry and Boyd said the better way to balance a tire is out at the tread" rather
than at the center, and encouraged me to try it. I discovered that the front
bias ply tires of tractor trailer rigs are in fact balanced using leaded patch
stuck on the inside of the tire.
> These leaded patches are of a scale way beyond what I needed. I found however
that regular radial truck tire patches were heavy enough.
>
> I balanced my tires by spinning them on a dowel to find the light spots. By taping
1/4 oz, lead car tire weights, to the outside of my Tundra tires tread I
determined that it only required 1 3/4 oz of lead to balance my first tire, verses
5 oz taped on the rim. The other tire required 6 oz on the rim and 2 oz
on the tread.
>
> I then mounted radial tire patches to the appropriate locations on the inside
of the tires to balance the tires. The first tire was balanced with one patch
glued to the inside of the tire. The second tire required two patches trimmed
down and mated together to form one slightly elongated patch. Ideally the patches
would be mounted to the tubes, but I did not think I was a good enough Tire
technician to pull that off. Putting the tubes in and out of the tires was
the hardest part of the whole project for me, and I felt it unlikely that I would
get the patches in the correct position on the tubes.
>
> Time will tell how this approach works out.
>
> For what it is worth,
>
> Nick Cassara
> Palmer, Alaska
>
> Kolb Kolbra Prototype about 90% done
>
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| Subject: | Re: Balancing Tundra tires... |
>
> Hello Kolbers,
>
> A few weeks back I finished a project, with Larry and Boyds help, and I promised
to share it with the List.
> So here goes.
>
> I had never thought of balancing the tires on my plane, and if I had not bought
the Desser 8.50 x 6 inch tires, I am not sure it would matter.
> As you probably remember Larry posted another example of his homestead creativity,
where he melted down what looked like about a 1/2 pound of .357 lead wad
cutter, poured them into appropriately sized molds to balance each wheel, then
when they cooled he hot glued these custom weights to his rims and balanced
his tundra tires.
>
> Larry and Boyd said the better way to balance a tire is out at the tread" rather
than at the center, and encouraged me to try it. I discovered that the front
bias ply tires of tractor trailer rigs are in fact balanced using leaded patch
stuck on the inside of the tire.
> These leaded patches are of a scale way beyond what I needed. I found however
that regular radial truck tire patches were heavy enough.
>
> I balanced my tires by spinning them on a dowel to find the light spots. By taping
1/4 oz, lead car tire weights, to the outside of my Tundra tires tread I
determined that it only required 1 3/4 oz of lead to balance my first tire, verses
5 oz taped on the rim. The other tire required 6 oz on the rim and 2 oz
on the tread.
>
> I then mounted radial tire patches to the appropriate locations on the inside
of the tires to balance the tires. The first tire was balanced with one patch
glued to the inside of the tire. The second tire required two patches trimmed
down and mated together to form one slightly elongated patch. Ideally the patches
would be mounted to the tubes, but I did not think I was a good enough Tire
technician to pull that off. Putting the tubes in and out of the tires was
the hardest part of the whole project for me, and I felt it unlikely that I would
get the patches in the correct position on the tubes.
>
> Time will tell how this approach works out.
>
> For what it is worth,
>
> Nick Cassara
> Palmer, Alaska
>
> Kolb Kolbra Prototype about 90% done
>
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>
> Hello Kolbers,
>
> A few weeks back I finished a project, with Larry and Boyds help, and I promised
to share it with the List.
> So here goes.
>
> I had never thought of balancing the tires on my plane, and if I had not bought
the Desser 8.50 x 6 inch tires, I am not sure it would matter.
> As you probably remember Larry posted another example of his homestead creativity,
where he melted down what looked like about a 1/2 pound of .357 lead wad
cutter, poured them into appropriately sized molds to balance each wheel, then
when they cooled he hot glued these custom weights to his rims and balanced
his tundra tires.
>
> Larry and Boyd said the better way to balance a tire is out at the tread" rather
than at the center, and encouraged me to try it. I discovered that the front
bias ply tires of tractor trailer rigs are in fact balanced using leaded patch
stuck on the inside of the tire.
> These leaded patches are of a scale way beyond what I needed. I found however
that regular radial truck tire patches were heavy enough.
>
> I balanced my tires by spinning them on a dowel to find the light spots. By taping
1/4 oz, lead car tire weights, to the outside of my Tundra tires tread I
determined that it only required 1 3/4 oz of lead to balance my first tire, verses
5 oz taped on the rim. The other tire required 6 oz on the rim and 2 oz
on the tread.
>
> I then mounted radial tire patches to the appropriate locations on the inside
of the tires to balance the tires. The first tire was balanced with one patch
glued to the inside of the tire. The second tire required two patches trimmed
down and mated together to form one slightly elongated patch. Ideally the patches
would be mounted to the tubes, but I did not think I was a good enough Tire
technician to pull that off. Putting the tubes in and out of the tires was
the hardest part of the whole project for me, and I felt it unlikely that I would
get the patches in the correct position on the tubes.
>
> Time will tell how this approach works out.
>
> For what it is worth,
>
> Nick Cassara
> Palmer, Alaska
>
> Kolb Kolbra Prototype about 90% done
>
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