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Old June 5th 17, 02:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bruce Hoult
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Default Locking tail dolly

On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 4:00:29 PM UTC+3, OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
Interesting. I believe that this is the HF part that JJ is talking about..

https://www.harborfreight.com/8-in-r...ake-61836.html

Question: is a solid rubber tire, versus pneumatic, an issue for a tail dolly? I had put a solid rubber wheel on mine years ago due to a flat tire and caught all sorts of grief from nay-sayers. Something about vibration from uneven ground being transmitted into the boom with ill effect.


They probably have a point.

Maybe putting an appropriate length of thick walled rubber hose with suitable outside diameter inside a regular tyre would be a good compromise? I'm thinking the kind of thing they use for milking machines ("vacuum hose") might be good.