May 30, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Hi chaps,do any of my fellow formites have any idea what aircraft this tyre would be fitted to.My guess is its maybe a c47 or dc4 nose or tail wheel tyre but i,m not sure.
By: TonyT - 2nd June 2012 at 10:11
Yup even the Cessna 152 or Piper single series would use it, the 152 would also wear like that. I don’t bother turning tyres Stan, the labour for an hour tends to equate to nearly the cost of a new tyre.
By: spit1940 - 2nd June 2012 at 08:13
Funny you should say about the cessna,at the air field where i found the tyre there used to be one used for parachute drops but as the airfield was used by the raf and Canadian airforces i thought the tyre was older than it appears to be. Thanks Alan
By: Stan Smith - 2nd June 2012 at 02:38
Sounds like the mainwheel from a Cessna 172. Due to the spring steel leg they tend to cant in at the bottom and always hit the tarmac on the outer edge. We always “turn ” the tyre inside to outside at about half life to even up the wear pattern.Tigers, Austers, Taylorcraft i.e. anything with an outward swinging leg has the same problem.
By: spit1940 - 31st May 2012 at 19:53
Just had a look and got some details.6ply rating,max load 1750lbs and max speed 120mph.It is heavily worn on one edge as if something was out of line.
By: TonyT - 31st May 2012 at 19:37
Yup most light stuff use 600 by 6, what ply rating is it? Light stuff tends to be around 4ply but normally about 6 ply.
By: Rocketeer - 31st May 2012 at 19:01
a photo and any other markings would help in id
By: Sopwith - 31st May 2012 at 18:56
Could be off a light aircraft.