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Pietenpol-List: Wheels-Tires
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2002 9:17 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: ZigoDan(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Wheels-TiresHello Chuck Gantzer,How's your Piet flying?Hey I am finally getting back to work on my project. Finally found a place to work on it here in TX. Please send me the supplier source for the wheels and tires you used on your Piet. What did you pay? What was the assembled weight for each?Happy Holidays.Terry B.________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Wheels-Tires
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 1:36 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: "DJ Vegh"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Wheels-TiresIn a message dated 12/5/02 9:21:22 PM Central Standard Time, BARNSTMR(at)aol.com writes:>Hey Terry !! It's great to hear you're getting back in to building your plane !! Remember the day you helped me start covering my wing? If it wasn't for your help, my wing wouldn't have turned out as good as it did. Thank You !! She's flying pretty good, but the engine has been the scurge of the project. As well as it just doesn't climb as well as I had hoped, and I'm in the process of re-powering 'er with a Continental A65. The supplier and source for my wheels was a guy out at Benton, that put different brakes on his Aercoupe, and they were free !! Couldn't argue about the price. As for the type and weight, I keep all that info in my construction log book:Wheels - Goodyear 6.00 X 6 pt#530659 cap. 1200 lbsWheel Bearings - Timken #13889Tires - Titan Tube Type - 8.00 X 6 4 ply, max infla. 24 psi Turf Glide, from Wicks; I started out running 10 psi, but now I run closer to 15 psi.Hub Caps - AS&S Economy Wheel Cover 6.00 X 6 pt#06-03710The weight of each wheel / tire combo, is about 12 1/2 pounds.Chuck GantzerNX770CG________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Cabane attach points
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 7:23 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Ted Brousseau"
what you do it cut a notch to allow the inside cabane fittings to slide inand attach. You actually end up cutting through the cross stickscompletely. Then once the plates are installed you make an "L" bracket fromsome .040 steel that attaches the cross stick to the sides to stiffen it allback up again. I just did this to my GN-1 last week. Works great!I can snap a pic or two if you'd like to see.DJ Veghwww.raptoronline.com----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Wheels-Tires
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 7:25 am
by matronics
Original Posted By:
I got my wheels brakes and tires from AS&S. They are 5x5 Groves with theheavy duty calipers. Basically they are Cleveland Clones. They lookbeautiful ... silver powdercoated and the calipers are milled aluminum.sharp looking.Price was about $580 I think... spendy but damn I like 'em!DJ Veghwww.raptoronline.com----- Original Message -----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Cabane attach points
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 7:42 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Ted Brousseau"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Cabane attach pointsTed my 1932 Flying & Glider manual shows 12 1/2" to the thrirdupright so your fuse must have been built to the earlier plans. thereare 1/4" differences in two other bays and the reat looks the same. Ed________________________________________________________________________________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Cabane attach points
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 10:34 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: "Ed G."
Thanks, I never thought to pull out those plans and take a look. Maybe Ibetter start rereading those articles too. Been winging it long enoughwithout reading the instructions. . Guess it's a guy thing. I was kind ofon autopilot building the wings.Ted----- Original Message -----