Has anyone put water in their pneumatic tailwheel?

Why not also take your main tire to the truck tire shop and have it
foam-filled? The weight difference would seem insignificant. Is it cost
prohibitive?


"Lars Peder Hansen" wrote in message
k...
Getting tired of punctures and leaks, I switched to a "solid" tail wheel
(my guess is that it is filled with some rather dense foam)
This added 260g of weight, and needless to say, no punktures since then..
I'd recommend it anytime.

Lars Peder
DG-600, Denmark


"GM" wrote in message
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If you do fill the inner tube to more than
50%, the damping qualities of the wheel will rapidly deteriotate since
water is incompressible (but then, so is brass).

As far as I know, a 'Brass Wheel' refers to the hub, which is
typically made from cast aluminum or Nylon plastic, being made from
solid Brass. There is still a pneumatic wheel on this hub.
I also doubt that one can get the inner tube filled 100% with water
given the way the valve stem is positioned.
Since we are on this subject: has anyone ever tried to foam-fill the
tail wheel? Some wheels of industrial equipment gets foam-filled to
make them puncture-proof.
Uli Neumann

On Feb 7, 8:49*am, "Dan Marotta" wrote:
Why not also take your main tire to the truck tire shop and have it
foam-filled? *The weight difference would seem insignificant. *Is it cost
prohibitive?

"Lars Peder Hansen" wrote in .tele.dk...



Getting tired of punctures and leaks, I switched to a "solid" tail wheel
(my guess is that it is filled with some rather dense foam)
This added 260g of weight, and needless to say, no punktures since then...
I'd recommend it anytime.

Lars Peder
DG-600, Denmark

"GM" wrote in message
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If you do fill the inner tube to more than
50%, the damping qualities of the wheel will rapidly deteriotate since
water is incompressible (but then, so is brass).

As far as I know, a 'Brass Wheel' refers to the hub, which is
typically made from cast aluminum or Nylon plastic, being made from
solid Brass. There is still a pneumatic wheel on this hub.
I also doubt that one can get the inner tube filled 100% with water
given the way the valve stem is positioned.
Since we are on this subject: has anyone ever tried to foam-fill the
tail wheel? Some wheels of industrial equipment gets foam-filled to
make them puncture-proof.
Uli Neumann- Hide quoted text -

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Interesting but I think it just might add too much weight? PeterK

On 2/7/2012 8:49 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
Why not also take your main tire to the truck tire shop and have it
foam-filled? The weight difference would seem insignificant. Is it cost
prohibitive?

What would be your goal for doing that? Have you had a lot of flats?

A few years ago, I switched from the typical 500 x 5 tire to a Goodyear
Flight Custom III Kevlar belted tire for my ASH 26 E motorglider. It and
it's tube are at least twice the price of similar tires, but it's much
better for my application:

* It doesn't lose air during the season, while the others needed air at
least once month
* It's lasted over twice as long, and going on three times as long. With
the taxiing I do in the glider, the other tires were worn out in 2 1/2
years.

It may not be as good a value for unpowered gliders that are pushed
around level and empty, instead of taxied, wing down, at full flying weight.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)

Just curious. I have *free* air (actually 79% nitrogen!) in my tires. I
seem to need to add air a couple of times a year, but that's not too much of
a hassle.


"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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On 2/7/2012 8:49 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
Why not also take your main tire to the truck tire shop and have it
foam-filled? The weight difference would seem insignificant. Is it cost
prohibitive?

What would be your goal for doing that? Have you had a lot of flats?

A few years ago, I switched from the typical 500 x 5 tire to a Goodyear
Flight Custom III Kevlar belted tire for my ASH 26 E motorglider. It and
it's tube are at least twice the price of similar tires, but it's much
better for my application:

* It doesn't lose air during the season, while the others needed air at
least once month
* It's lasted over twice as long, and going on three times as long. With
the taxiing I do in the glider, the other tires were worn out in 2 1/2
years.

It may not be as good a value for unpowered gliders that are pushed around
level and empty, instead of taxied, wing down, at full flying weight.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email
me)

On Feb 8, 10:21*am, "Dan Marotta" wrote:
Just curious. *I have *free* air (actually 79% nitrogen!) in my tires. *I
seem to need to add air a couple of times a year, but that's not too much of
a hassle.

"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message

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On 2/7/2012 8:49 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
Why not also take your main tire to the truck tire shop and have it
foam-filled? The weight difference would seem insignificant. Is it cost
prohibitive?

What would be your goal for doing that? Have you had a lot of flats?

A few years ago, I switched from the typical 500 x 5 tire to a Goodyear
Flight Custom III Kevlar belted tire for my ASH 26 E motorglider. It and
it's tube are at least twice the price of similar tires, but it's much
better for my application:

* It doesn't lose air during the season, while the others needed air at
least once month
* It's lasted over twice as long, and going on three times as long. With
the taxiing I do in the glider, the other tires were worn out in 2 1/2
years.

It may not be as good a value for unpowered gliders that are pushed around
level and empty, instead of taxied, wing down, at full flying weight.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email
me)- Hide quoted text -

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On Feb 8, 8:21*am, "Dan Marotta" wrote:
Just curious. *I have *free* air (actually 79% nitrogen!) in my tires. *I
seem to need to add air a couple of times a year, but that's not too much of
a hassle.

"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message

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On 2/7/2012 8:49 AM, Dan Marotta wrote:
Why not also take your main tire to the truck tire shop and have it
foam-filled? The weight difference would seem insignificant. Is it cost
prohibitive?

What would be your goal for doing that? Have you had a lot of flats?

A few years ago, I switched from the typical 500 x 5 tire to a Goodyear
Flight Custom III Kevlar belted tire for my ASH 26 E motorglider. It and
it's tube are at least twice the price of similar tires, but it's much
better for my application:

* It doesn't lose air during the season, while the others needed air at
least once month
* It's lasted over twice as long, and going on three times as long. With
the taxiing I do in the glider, the other tires were worn out in 2 1/2
years.

It may not be as good a value for unpowered gliders that are pushed around
level and empty, instead of taxied, wing down, at full flying weight.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email
me)- Hide quoted text -

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I too have a slow leak due to osmoses? This sounds like a good remedy
but how do you store small quantities and transfer to your tire?
Thanks. PeterK