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| Subject: | Re: CH 701 tires |
My experience is that the Carlise tires need a tube, which sucks when you
pinch a tube in the middle of North Dakota.
The Airstreaks hold their air and provide a better landing experience, but
cost about 3-4MPH in cruise speed.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:35 PM Dan Wilde <stolpilot.wilde@gmail.com> wrote
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> On 11/19/2014 10:01 AM, Les Goldner wrote:
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> Deiterich,
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> The Carlisle turf glides I used (before switching to better tires) tended
> to be out of round or badly balanced and prone to thorns (they are only
> 2-ply rated). When I purchased them I would visit the supplier and roll
> them to find those that were not too bad.
>
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> *From:* owner-zenith701801-list-server@matronics.com [
> mailto:owner-zenith701801-list-server@matronics.com
> <owner-zenith701801-list-server@matronics.com>] *On Behalf Of *Charles
> Deiterich
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:46 AM
> *To:* zenith701801-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Zenith701801-List: CH 701 tires
>
>
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> When I got my CH 701 kit in 2000, they supplied Titan Turf Glide tires an
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> tubes. Titan quit making these. I found that Carlisle (Summit Racing
> supplier) makes a Turf Glide tire with tread exactly like the Titan
=99s.
> Titans weighed about 6 pounds while the Carlisle weigh 8 pound 11 oz. Th
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> Carlisle side walls are much stiffer. I recently changed out my main gea
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> tires. After a sitting couple of days, the new tires get a flat spot on
> the bottom and take a lot of taxiing to get them round enough to takeoff.
> I increased the pressure to 20 psi but no luck. Has anyone else had this
> problem?
>
> Chuck D. N701TX
>
>
> *I have the Carlisle tires from Summit Racing and the only problem I had
> was with them sealing to the rim. I put a tube in the one tire that woul
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> not seal correctly and have had no further problems. The tubes are as
> expensive as the tires tho. I was raised in northern Minnesota and in th
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> really cold weather I remember the car tires would have a flat spot until
> you drove a ways. *
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> * Dan *
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