Hi! Gary.
We must keep in touch let me know how your GY II go .... I had already
bought a pair of the original ones at 25.78 each (Inclusive of our VAT) On
speaking with Watts Tyres here they recomended three alternatives ....
Goodyear Flight SpecII x 4 PLY at 50.14 each incl VAT
Michelin at 52.25 incl VAT ..... or Goodyear Flight Custom at 59.93 incl
VAT.
all are of harder compound so I guess it looks a case of "pay peanuts get
monkey's" ?
At least I dramatically bettered the original scource ! But I guess that
apart from the buggeration of changing them it may still pay to run the
cheaper ones, turn them round and throw away and use twice as many !!!
It looks like one of the above Goodyear ones is the same as your new ones?
regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
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From: forum-owner@europaclub.org.uk
Subject: Re: Mono wheel vs. Tri-Gear debate
Bob,
I agree on the tire wear with the Trigear. I'm on my 4th set of tires,
getting only about 50 hours per set. It's the camber........the tires wear
out on the outside edge, and there is no adjustment possible. I just
switched to Goodyear Custom Super II tires, at $90 each...ouch! I'm hoping
they'll wear better. If anyone out there has any experience with
"adjusting" toe-in, and camber on trigear legs, please advise.
Garry V. Stout
District Manager, AT&T Business Services
Phone: 813-878-3929 Fax 813-878-5651
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Subject: Re: Mono wheel vs. Tri-Gear debate
Hi! Paul.
IMHO until you get the hang of landing the Europa you need a trike unless
you are already a tail dragger and even then I guess it would be different.
However My experience of Main Gear tyre wear on the trike is not good. I'm
just about to fit my third set at 279 landings (and departures) mostly on
tarmac and mostly on MTOW. I am convinced that the tow in /camber setting is
suspect on mine but generally ......?
I often wonder what it would take to have a vernier device at the top of the
main gear legs to have some form of adjustment for the tow in factor at
least.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG
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From: forum-owner@europaclub.org.uk
Subject: Mono wheel vs. Tri-Gear debate
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