Tire opinions?

Hey, all... as usual, I figured I'd try to get some opinions on
a new purchase for the Cherokee. Mains are worn out, and I am leaning
towards some McCreary AirHawks. Any thoughts? The plane sits outside,
but has been getting lots of flying in of late. I find it hard to believe
that a tire that costs 2x as much will actually last 2x as long. Any
knowledge here?

Thanks,
-Cory

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Hey, all... as usual, I figured I'd try to get some opinions on
a new purchase for the Cherokee. Mains are worn out, and I am leaning
towards some McCreary AirHawks. Any thoughts?

My plane came with McCrearys. They lasted over five years. I still had tread
left when I replaced them, but I had cracks between the treads going down to
the belts. I replaced them with Condors. Three years later, they still look
nearly new. At three years old, I had to reverse the McCrearys to equalize
tread wear, but they probably had more hours on them than the Condors do now.
For me, the Condors were worth the extra money. I think they look prettier, too.

George Patterson
God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the
good fortune to run into the ones I like, and the eyesight to tell the
difference.

We've been very happy with re-treaded tires on our Cherokee Pathfinder. They
appear to have a lot more rubber on them than new tires, and my A&P swears
by them...
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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Hey, all... as usual, I figured I'd try to get some opinions on
a new purchase for the Cherokee. Mains are worn out, and I am leaning
towards some McCreary AirHawks. Any thoughts? The plane sits outside,
but has been getting lots of flying in of late. I find it hard to believe
that a tire that costs 2x as much will actually last 2x as long. Any
knowledge here?

Thanks,
-Cory

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************************************************** ***********************
* The prime directive of Linux: *
* - learn what you don't know, *
* - teach what you do. *
* (Just my 20 USm$) *
************************************************** ***********************

wrote in message ...
Hey, all... as usual, I figured I'd try to get some opinions on
a new purchase for the Cherokee. Mains are worn out, and I am leaning
towards some McCreary AirHawks. Any thoughts? The plane sits outside,
but has been getting lots of flying in of late. I find it hard to believe
that a tire that costs 2x as much will actually last 2x as long. Any
knowledge here?

I use Condors exclusively. They're cheaper than average, but they
last a long time. I just replaced my 1st one. Bought it 6 yrs. and
800 hrs ago. It still had some tread on it, but was beginning to get
some sidewall checking. I park outside in Phoenix and that's the 1st
tire I've ever owned that went 6 years. Most of the others lost their
tread or sidewalls after 3 or 4 yrs. in this environment.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

We've been very happy with re-treaded tires on our Cherokee Pathfinder. They
appear to have a lot more rubber on them than new tires, and my A&P swears
by them...

They don't appear to have more tread, they actually do. There is a requirement
for specific tread depth on a new tire but there is not one for retreads so
retreads can have a thicker tread depth than new and consequently will take
more landings. Probably one of the better values in aviation.

John Dupre'

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:X_meb.646405$uu5.104922@sccrnsc04...
We've been very happy with re-treaded tires on our Cherokee Pathfinder.
They
appear to have a lot more rubber on them than new tires, and my A&P swears
by them...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I am definately going with retreads next time around. I talked to the tire
people at OSH and looked at the retreads they had there and the choice
became obvious.


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Hey, all... as usual, I figured I'd try to get some opinions on
a new purchase for the Cherokee. Mains are worn out, and I am leaning
towards some McCreary AirHawks. Any thoughts? The plane sits outside,
but has been getting lots of flying in of late. I find it hard to
believe
that a tire that costs 2x as much will actually last 2x as long. Any
knowledge here?

Thanks,
-Cory

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* The prime directive of Linux: *
* - learn what you don't know, *
* - teach what you do. *
* (Just my 20 USm$) *

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Have a look at the Monster Retreads from Desser
(http://www.desser.com/monster.html)

I put McCreary AirHawks on my Cherokee last year and I'm *very* happy
with them. Lots of folks at my airport swear by Condors too, they just
cost a wee bit more than the AirHawks when I bought tires last year,
so I'm a cheapskate and bought the AirHawks. Our airport owner uses
nothing but Desser's retreads on his C180 and he flies so much that he
actually wears out a set of tires almost every year, so it makes good
financial sense for him.

"John Galban" wrote in message
om...
I use Condors exclusively. They're cheaper than average, but they
last a long time. I just replaced my 1st one. Bought it 6 yrs. and
800 hrs ago.

How many landings/takeoff cycles?

It still had some tread on it, but was beginning to get
some sidewall checking. I park outside in Phoenix and that's the 1st
tire I've ever owned that went 6 years. Most of the others lost their
tread or sidewalls after 3 or 4 yrs. in this environment.

Phoenix is a killer for tires, batteries, interiors, hair....

Tom
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"Democrats who complained that Bush was too slow to act on
doubtful intelligence re 9/11 now profess to be horrified that he
was too quick to act on doubtful intelligence re Iraq. This is not
a serious party." - Mark Steyn

Cory,

My airplane came with McCreary's When they wore out I replace them with
Goodyear Flight Custom II. They lasted about three years. I am hard on
tires. Short landing and landing on rough fields. The Goodyear's appear
to be built a little better.

Michelle (a die hard Goodyear fan; car, plane, tractor)

wrote:

Hey, all... as usual, I figured I'd try to get some opinions on
a new purchase for the Cherokee. Mains are worn out, and I am leaning
towards some McCreary AirHawks. Any thoughts? The plane sits outside,
but has been getting lots of flying in of late. I find it hard to believe
that a tire that costs 2x as much will actually last 2x as long. Any
knowledge here?

Thanks,
-Cory




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Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity

Maybe not for your Cherokee, but certainly for many other planes ot
there are some retro tires from Desser. See the photo at the bottom of
http://www.popav.com/luscombe/ListTe...eDtl.asp?id=38 to see what
I mean. Ordered these online for cheap.

The single best way to make your tires last forever is to land on
grass. Virtually stops the wear...

Mike

wrote in message ...
Hey, all... as usual, I figured I'd try to get some opinions on
a new purchase for the Cherokee. Mains are worn out, and I am leaning
towards some McCreary AirHawks. Any thoughts? The plane sits outside,
but has been getting lots of flying in of late. I find it hard to believe
that a tire that costs 2x as much will actually last 2x as long. Any
knowledge here?

Thanks,
-Cory