Airplane tires

[Bulldog]

Not really Kubota related but is pulled with a Kubota.

Don't know how many have aircraft tires on their cutters but a flat tire, actually 3 was a 2 day PIA. Called everywhere trying to find a shop to work on them and nobody would help out. Even called the local airport and they didn't/couldn't even fix tires that size. Finally call a industrial tire store and they said they could fix them but had to order tubes.

$117 dollars and another day later I was going again.

After paying my tuition I kind of felt dumb. If anyone else has these and yours have 2 piece wheels save your money and fix them yourself. The lack of help from every tire store I could think to call made me believe they were something of a nightmare to work on. Not the case at all. Other than being heavy they are the easiest tire I've ever seen to fix. Wheels just simply unbolt and fall off the tire. Pull the old tube and stick the new one in. Then bolt the wheels back together and air them up.

My lesson learned my save you some money.

 

[Poohbear]

What size are they ?
I have replaced several tires thru the years on my Cessna's but they are small. You probably know but when replacing the tube, talcum powder the heck out of the tube and inside of tire to help to not pinch tube. If you should need tires look up Monster Retreads.

 

[D2Cat]

Yep, they can fool you. I had the same split wheel on the front of my B8200 with turf tires that caused me to scratch my head the first time.

Here's a couple I have in the barn for a hay trailer.

 

[skeets]

A boy from the lodge has the same problem on his batwing kubota mower, I asked why not just get them foam filled, he said cause he never thought of it

 

[tmstractor]

All of our commercial brush cutters here at the state DOT have the airplane tires/split rims on them. We have them all foam filled and do not have to worry about flats anymore dealing with all the garbage on road sides. The foam fill does add a good bit of weight to the wheels, but these are 100hp tractors pulling them.

 

[bucktail]

We had them on one of the liquid manure spreaders at a hog farm I worked at in college. 3150 gallons of liquid manure, and they wouldn't go flat. You didn't know you were out of air pressure unless you checked them or the bead popped off of the rim. The guy from the Co-op hated working on them. Must have been 150 bolts holding the rim together and they were heavy SOB's.

 

[Bulldog]

What size are they ?
I have replaced several tires thru the years on my Cessna's but they are small. You probably know but when replacing the tube, talcum powder the heck out of the tube and inside of tire to help to not pinch tube. If you should need tires look up Monster Retreads.

These are 29x9x15. I didn't think that was very big but I guess in the plane world that goes on a good size aircraft.

 

[Poohbear]

These are 29x9x15. I didn't think that was very big but I guess in the plane world that goes on a good size aircraft.

That's big to my airplane world.

 

[John T]

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/categories/aircraft_parts/ap/menus/lg/tirestubes_retread.html

 

[skeets]

DAYUM bout this time I think I would be figuring out some other kind of wheels for that equipment

 

[Bulldog]

That's big to my airplane world.

I figured after seeing the load weight, 14,500 lbs

DAYUM bout this time I think I would be figuring out some other kind of wheels for that equipment

I don't know Skeets. These things are tough as nails. Honestly as far as dealing with tubes they're much easier to work on than a standard tire and wheel.

 

[Lycomech96]

I figured after seeing the load weight, 14,500 lbs



I don't know Skeets. These things are tough as nails. Honestly as far as dealing with tubes they're much easier to work on than a standard tire and wheel.

You are looking at a small airliner or bizjet tire. Rated 225mph! I'll bet one of those at retail is over $1000 in the aviation world.

 

[Bulldog]

You are looking at a small airliner or bizjet tire. Rated 225mph! I'll bet one of those at retail is over $1000 in the aviation world.

I don't doubt that a bit. You're real close on the speed, these are 210 mph.

 

[skeets]

So what do those big balloon tires on those bush plans cost?

 

[Lycomech96]

So what do those big balloon tires on those bush plans cost?

$1795 new for 31" tundra/bush tires. They take on punishing terrain and don't let the punishment go to the landing gear or airframe like lesser (standard) tires would.
https://www.airframesalaska.com/31-Alaskan-Bushwheel-p/31136.r.htm

 

[skeets]

And I thought Harley stuff was expensive !