Can you put 7.00 mains on a 182 without putting a 6.00 on the front or would it mess up the stance of the plane too much? If I want to go a little bigger I must get a beefed up front fork that will fit a 6.00, right? Thanks for the help.

Also, 7.00 on the mains and a little 5.00 on the nose would leave my prop pretty close to the ground. F

I have a 182 with 700x6 on the mains and 600x6 on the nose. I cannot see any advantage to having bigger mains and a stock little nose wheel. To get a 600 on the nose you need a 310 or 206 fork. They are getting harder to find. tThe other option is to get a Landis Fork but then the money is getting harder to find.

My 182 with that tire configuration. Ignor the rif raf in front of the plane.



I am the one with the hat.

Tim

you dirt bag Tim, might I remind you that is a highly disrespected and much maligned group of assholes in that picture.. I'm the one with the hat next to the one with the hat...

ington6 wrote:Can you put 7.00 mains on a 182 without putting a 6.00 on the front or would it mess up the stance of the plane too much? If I want to go a little bigger I must get a beefed up front fork that will fit a 6.00, right? Thanks for the help.

Yes to 6x6nose and 700 mains --that's what Tim and I have . He cut his nose piston down -I did not. Works Great. I have a 411 nose fork -think Tim Avery has one off 206 -both same width>height. I've tried a 700x6 on the nose and it will fit -really close .I also have a set of 850's for the mains .Brakes are Cleveland Double Pucks.

182 STOL driver wrote:

ington6 wrote:Can you put 7.00 mains on a 182 without putting a 6.00 on the front or would it mess up the stance of the plane too much? If I want to go a little bigger I must get a beefed up front fork that will fit a 6.00, right? Thanks for the help.

Yes to 6x6nose and 700 mains --that's what Tim and I have . He cut his nose piston down -I did not. Works Great. I have a 411 nose fork -think Tim Avery has one off 206 -both same width>height. I've tried a 700x6 on the nose and it will fit -really close .I also have a set of 850's for the mains .Brakes are Cleveland Double Pucks.

stock nose piston and 310 fork.

Tim

FYI:

Landes requires all wheels to be the same size. They have promised us an approval for a smaller nose wheel for a long time, and it still has not happened. So I run 8.00x6 all the way around just in case I ever have to have a conversation with an insurance adjuster.

I do change them to 6.00x6 during the winter just so I'm not dragging (no pun intended) so much junk out there.

Rich

Here is a link to a 310 nose fork that expired in Oct.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... MEWAX%3AIT

It was located in Mustang, OK and the item # 320598854333

You might try to find him,as it did not sell, and was real cheap. Ebay seller name is planeparts4

Here is one out there now, but not so cheap.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cessna-1 ... rtsQ5fGear

Let me know if this helped.

Rich

182 STOL driver wrote:

ington6 wrote:Can you put 7.00 mains on a 182 without putting a 6.00 on the front or would it mess up the stance of the plane too much? If I want to go a little bigger I must get a beefed up front fork that will fit a 6.00, right? Thanks for the help.

Yes to 6x6nose and 700 mains --that's what Tim and I have . He cut his nose piston down -I did not. Works Great. I have a 411 nose fork -think Tim Avery has one off 206 -both same width>height. I've tried a 700x6 on the nose and it will fit -really close .I also have a set of 850's for the mains .Brakes are Cleveland Double Pucks.

Bill, love to see some photos of your set-up-

iceman wrote:you dirt bag Tim, might I remind you that is a highly disrespected and much maligned group of rectums in that picture.. I'm the one with the hat next to the one with the hat...

I wasn't there this year, but if I had been I'd a been wearing my hat, next to the other guy in a hat.

Gump

SixTwoLeemer wrote:

182 STOL driver wrote:

ington6 wrote:Can you put 7.00 mains on a 182 without putting a 6.00 on the front or would it mess up the stance of the plane too much? If I want to go a little bigger I must get a beefed up front fork that will fit a 6.00, right? Thanks for the help.

Yes to 6x6nose and 700 mains --that's what Tim and I have . He cut his nose piston down -I did not. Works Great. I have a 411 nose fork -think Tim Avery has one off 206 -both same width>height. I've tried a 700x6 on the nose and it will fit -really close .I also have a set of 850's for the mains .Brakes are Cleveland Double Pucks.

Bill, love to see some photos of your set-up-

Pictures at [email protected] also lots of other stuff

While it is true the Landes/Airglas STC requires the same size tire at all three stations, I recently obtained a field approval from the Seattle FSDO for an 8.00 on the nose and 8.50's on the mains using the Landes/Airglas nose fork. The only condition imposed by the FAA was that I change from aluminum axles on the mains to HD steel axles, which I was going to do anyway. This setup was a change from 8.00's all around with the Landes/Airglas nose fork. If you're interested in a copy of the field approval, I'd be glad to send it, provided I can figure out how. BTW, I'm very happy with this setup and have notice no change in IAS.

geez you have feds who actually approve stuff...wow, i'm impressed.... the standard answer down here is No...

GumpAir wrote:

iceman wrote:you dirt bag Tim, might I remind you that is a highly disrespected and much maligned group of rectums in that picture.. I'm the one with the hat next to the one with the hat...

I wasn't there this year, but if I had been I'd a been wearing my hat, next to the other guy in a hat.

Gump

well it's about time you got that thing flying. I take it Austin is on your schedule for next year then...

iceman wrote:well it's about time you got that thing flying. I take it Austin is on your schedule for next year then...

Unless I'm dead or in jail, Austin is on next year's list.

Gump

You better not be dying or going to jail Gump. My only disappointment this year at Austin was that you weren't there. What a fun time!
Steve

If you guys would quit putting on the Austin fly-in on the very same weekend as the Husky Idaho "Root Ranch" fly-in, I would be most appreciative. Missed Austin two years in a row . . . Dammit!

182 STOL driver wrote:Pictures at [email protected] also lots of other stuff

Just an email address..do we send an email?

GumpAir wrote:

iceman wrote:well it's about time you got that thing flying. I take it Austin is on your schedule for next year then...

Unless I'm dead or in jail, Austin is on next year's list.

Gump

Or get married and divorced before next August.

Tim

Speaking of marriage . . . this is funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tKY4W3MiUI

Woof, woof,

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