Buster1 Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Hey guys, How do you know when it's time for new tires? I had a random IA tell me the other day that my nose tire was "bad" due to a deep scuff. How do you guys judge if its time for new rubber? Also, any good sources for cheap tires, and what brand do you all prefer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=1620037881001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster1 Posted November 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 An 88 minute webinar, cool thanks! What brand are you guys generally going with? I think a lot of the Bo guys are pitching the Michelins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdriven Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Goodyear Flight Custom II on the nose and Desser retread FCC-III on the mains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnicolette Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Goodyear Flight Custom II on the nose and Desser retread FCC-III on the mains. Where's the best place to get the tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdriven Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 The best prices I have found for all tires is either Spruce or Desser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 The best prices I have found for all tires is either Spruce or Desser. I ended up going with Desser since spruce charges sales tax in my state. Desser had free shipping and no sales tax. The guy at Desser (Tony ?) actually caught a mistake I made in my order which saved me a lot of shipping aggravation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnicolette Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'm not seeing the Desser retread Flight Custom III's? Can you help me out with a part # from either Desser or Spruce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'm not seeing the Desser retread Flight Custom III's? Can you help me out with a part # from either Desser or Spruce? you could probably call them and get it done. I ordered new tires, but I may try retreads in the future. A few people told me to double check clearance with retreads since the outside diameter my be slightly different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncdmtb Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Thanks for sharing the video. A real good tutorial. I just watched and learned lots about tires! How oftern do folks check their tire pressure? What gauge do you use? I infrequently check the tires with the compressor. Always a big pain.....I will now move to a more regular check... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrach Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Where's the best place to get the tires? Try these guys. http://wilkersonaircrafttires.com/. I've had good experiences with them, and they're close to you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronk25 Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Goodyear Flight Custom II on the nose and Desser retread FCC-III on the mains. Hey I was looking at going with monster retreads on FC2 do you know if there is any issues with them fitting up in the wheel wells or is there extra room up there? I heard the monsters have done well in durability test as they have deeper tread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTK Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 I'm not seeing the Desser retread Flight Custom III's? Can you help me out with a part # from either Desser or Spruce?Brett, if you want Desser Monster retreads on a specific carcass there is a waiting time. IIRC Desser said to me 5 weeks or so. I think the retreads are good value and I was all for them. But not sure I want to wait that long. Plus even if you decide to wait that long there is no way of knowing the history of the carcass. Unlike the airlines where the carcasses are tracked and their history known. Presently I have Michelin Condors on my Mooney and have been extremely happy. They have been excellent wearing tires and solid performers. This to be expected since, as I recently discovered, Condors are indeed made by Michelin! This seals it for me. Michelin Condors again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201er Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Presently I have Michelin Condors on my Mooney and have been extremely happy. They have been excellent wearing tires and solid performers. This to be expected since, as I recently discovered, Condors are indeed made by Michelin! This seals it for me. Michelin Condors again! Like Camguard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 I have given McCreary's a try this time around. I always thought they were a "trainer" tire but my mechanic says they introduced a high end tire to compete with Goodyear and Michs. We'll see how they work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnicolette Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Try these guys. http://wilkersonaircrafttires.com/. I've had good experiences with them, and they're close to you... Pretty good prices too!!! Thanks for the input. I'm going to get two of them and see how they work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Marten Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 My last plane was a '56 G35 Bonanza. I ran Michelin's on it and had no issues in the 3 yrs/450hrs I had that plane. Some advocate retreads. I do not. I'll spend afew extra bucks and buy new every time. Now if you want to save money install them yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnicolette Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 I ran retreads on all my flight school airplanes for years with no issues. And trust me they suffered all kinds of abuse! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Marten Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 I ran retreads on all my flight school airplanes for years with no issues. And trust me they suffered all kinds of abuse! :-) If I ran a flight school or a regional airline and chewed through rubber I'd use retreads too. However my own airplane will always get a fresh set of shoes rather than a discarded reworked carcus. For me the extra 40 bucks per tire for new is money well spent. Either way don't forget to install new tubes with your new (or retreaded carcus) tire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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