Pietenpol-List: Atv wheels
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:46 am
Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Atv wheelsStacy : I bought a set of atv tundra tires from a place called Flying KEnt. Caldwell Id. They make (made ? ) a plane called Sky Raider. I wishI had bought several pairs. The owner of Flying K was killed a couple ofyears ago and I don't know if they are still in business. They were theonly source of these tires that I new of and I never tied to figure whothere vendor was. They should last a long time if you land on grass allthe time, but I think paved runways will ware them out in a hurry. Theysure look good in the Piet. Corky: The split gear is the only way togo if you want to keep the weight down. Originally I was going to usethe Jenny gear, but after reading in the old news letters that the wirewheels weigh up t 18 lbs each alone, then there is the massive axel togo with them, I went the other way. I am bound and determined to stickwith the anemic Ford A, so weight savings was crucial. I also dumped thebrass-copper radiator ( 19 lbs ) for a VW Golf radiator at 4 lbs. I surehope it all pays dividends in the future. Leon S. in Ks. 6 years into a2 year project.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:33:40 -0400
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Atv wheelsStacy : I bought a set of atv tundra tires from a place called Flying KEnt. Caldwell Id. They make (made ? ) a plane called Sky Raider. I wishI had bought several pairs. The owner of Flying K was killed a couple ofyears ago and I don't know if they are still in business. They were theonly source of these tires that I new of and I never tied to figure whothere vendor was. They should last a long time if you land on grass allthe time, but I think paved runways will ware them out in a hurry. Theysure look good in the Piet. Corky: The split gear is the only way togo if you want to keep the weight down. Originally I was going to usethe Jenny gear, but after reading in the old news letters that the wirewheels weigh up t 18 lbs each alone, then there is the massive axel togo with them, I went the other way. I am bound and determined to stickwith the anemic Ford A, so weight savings was crucial. I also dumped thebrass-copper radiator ( 19 lbs ) for a VW Golf radiator at 4 lbs. I surehope it all pays dividends in the future. Leon S. in Ks. 6 years into a2 year project.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:33:40 -0400