---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 10/13/09: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:30 PM - Re: looking for suggestions (Damien) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:30:26 PM PST US From: "Damien" Subject: Re: Zenith601-List: looking for suggestions Tom: Hello. Did anyone ever answer you about changing tires for rough field use? I have a 601 HDS that I bought 4 months ago. I almost always land on grass fiuelds. I currently have 4 inch tires and would like to move up to at least 5 inch tires. Regards, Damien Graham Watertown, NY N122DG ----- Original Message ----- From: "mccarthy" Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 5:47 PM Subject: Zenith601-List: looking for suggestions > > I have an older 601 HD kit that I built, s/n 6-1911 that I have been > flying > around for 3 1/2 years now, and would like to know if anyone has changed > the > rims and tires for more rough field use. I know this would also mean > making > wider forks, at least on the mains. Also, the kit came with thin aluminum > 1 > piece cast rims with x spoke pattern, that I was told came from an Italian > motor scooter manufacturer, and that they might not hold up on rough > fields? > anyway if anyone has been through this I would like to hear what you did > so > I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel. > Thanks > Tom McCarthy > Zenith 601HD, N514TM 200hours > Kolb Firestar, N414TM 545 hours > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith601-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith601-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith601-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith601-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.