Tail Dolly Tire

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 9:07:56 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
Having it foam filled fixes the flat and likely the shop installing the
foam will also remove the tube for you and remount the tire. Problem
solved. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

On 8/1/2016 9:22 AM, John Cochrane wrote:
Yes, but let's fix the flat first... Thanks

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Dan, 5J

I did the foam thing several years ago on my tail dolly after having read someones great advise here on RAS. I regret having done so. It makes the tail dolly a lot heavier. More important, when I'm pushing on unpaved surfaces (which is frequently) it makes the tail bounce a lot worse than it did on air.

Use a good tube and have it filled with helium? Helium does not leak like air.

Use a good tube and have it filled with helium? Helium does not leak like air.

Casey wrote on 8/1/2016 11:59 AM:
Use a good tube and have it filled with helium? Helium does not leak like air.

It leaks faster than air! A LOT faster.


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Eric Greenwelldf

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:50:58 PM UTC-4, Steve Koerner wrote:
On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 9:07:56 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
Having it foam filled fixes the flat and likely the shop installing the
foam will also remove the tube for you and remount the tire. Problem
solved. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

On 8/1/2016 9:22 AM, John Cochrane wrote:
Yes, but let's fix the flat first... Thanks

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Dan, 5J

I did the foam thing several years ago on my tail dolly after having read someones great advise here on RAS. I regret having done so. It makes the tail dolly a lot heavier. More important, when I'm pushing on unpaved surfaces (which is frequently) it makes the tail bounce a lot worse than it did on air.

This year Schleicher shipped my new glider with a very nice tail dolly equipped with solid rubber tire that is quite soft, a really nice tire. No more flats to deal with or adding air.

This year Schleicher shipped my new glider with a very nice tail dolly equipped with solid rubber tire that is quite soft, a really nice tire. No more flats to deal with or adding air.

I was in Moriarty this summer and a fellow glider guider had exactly that type of solid rubber tire come off the rim while towing his glider to the tie-down area. I can only think that rolling on the intensely hot surface made the rubber expand and slip off the rim. I tried all kinds of things to get it back onto the rim to no avail. The owner ended buying a will-fit replacement at the aviation department of the Tractor Supply in Edgewood, NM

Uli
AS

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 6:25:15 PM UTC-7, AS wrote:
This year Schleicher shipped my new glider with a very nice tail dolly equipped with solid rubber tire that is quite soft, a really nice tire. No more flats to deal with or adding air.

I was in Moriarty this summer and a fellow glider guider had exactly that type of solid rubber tire come off the rim while towing his glider to the tie-down area. I can only think that rolling on the intensely hot surface made the rubber expand and slip off the rim. I tried all kinds of things to get it back onto the rim to no avail. The owner ended buying a will-fit replacement at the aviation department of the Tractor Supply in Edgewood, NM

Uli
AS

I replaced my tube tire with a solid wheel from McMaster-Carr 2829T25 ($25).. Yes, it bounces somewhat more than the pneumatic tire, but it never goes flat. The 1/2" axle required drilling out the caster slightly.

Tom