Hey All, I have a cessna 180k, currently running 8..0X6.0 tires and looking at going up to the 8.5X6.0. I do a mix of gravel, sand and the hard stuff. After some research i have found there are various brands available. I am after some feedback on the various brands with pros and cons. Also suppliers and prices. Anyone run 26 inch goodyears?

Cheers

There are lots of previous threads on treads Do a search. Put in tire size and see what comes up. Lots of info/opinins. Or call Wup@ Alaska Bushwheels. 800.442.8473 PST

For 8.50 x 6.00 or 26 inch Goodyear blimp tires, go to Desser Tire's web site: http://www.desser.com/

The Goodyear 8.50's are my favorite, though they are more expensive than McRearys are. The Goodyears are slightly larger in diameter, but at least in my experience, they last a good bit longer than to the McRearys.

The Goodyear 26 inch tires are good all around tires, though expensive, and not a LOT bigger than the 8.50s. In fact, they use an 8.50 tube. The best thing about the 26 inch tires is that they have NO tread, so they don't throw as much rock and junk at your tail, which is a significant issue with Cessna tails when used heavily on gravel.

MTV

Any feedback on the Superhawk 850-6? How does the diameter compare to that of the GY 850-6?

According to the Goodyear website (http://www.goodyearaviation.com/resourc ... atires.pdf):
8.00x6 is 19.5" diameter
8.50x6 is 22.1" diameter
8.50x10 is 25.65" (requires 10" rim)
26x10.5x6 is 26"

Hey all, finally got the new rubber, ended up going with the super hawks. What a difference! Thought it was worthy of a few photos..

22 inches in diameter


800x6.00 vs 850x6.00

Happy with the results

Ozflyer wrote:Hey all, finally got the new rubber, ended up going with the super hawks. What a difference! Thought it was worthy of a few photos..

Happy with the results

Wondering about that handle you've got bolted to your lower cowl. What function does that serve? Nice looking 180 by the way.

-DP

For hand propping?

Gump

The handle is for old fat guys like me with glasses that have to hang on to something while trying climbing up with a five gallon can in one hand to put gas in the damn thing.
I'm sure there is a step riveted to the boot hiding behind him!
I know you young athletic guys can just think about getting up there and your there!! Pisses me off sometimes watching you!!
My amphib had the picking rings on it to tie off to when I put gas in it as your supposed to have a harness when that far off the ground!

M6RV6...wrong handle I am betting

Whats with the handle on the cowling close to the prop?

Is there one on the other side? If so you can hang on with both hands and warm your nuts on the exhaust pipe...

Seriously, what is if for? have not seen that.

AKT

AKT
I don't think you understood what I was talking about, it gives you something to reach for as you are falling off the strut as your foot just slipped!!
No I agree with Gump, must be a safety feature for hand propping, could be to hook the bungee cord to, to hold the thing up when you are trying to cowl it up by yourself!!

The handle on the cowl is what the float guys in Louisiana use. When going out to the oil rigs they usually head up to something to tie to. If you look close you can see the handle and quite a few of the other 185's based at Southern Seaplanes had them too.

Yes, non-standard float handle on the forward cowl. Until you are standing on the floats with a good 30-50 lbs in one hand and trying to walk across the damn wire in wind and wave, you don't have an appreciation for the lack of certified hand-holds.

We are the second owners of the aircraft, the handle was on it when we bought it. Has a factory float kit but I suspect it is not standard. We havent and dont intend on operating it on floats. It does come in handy though, putting cowls on etc
What sort of PSI is everyone running their 850's?

I had the same question a few weeks ago and it appeared from a search of this site that most run in the 22 - 30 psi range. Mine had snuck down to 16# and while the low pressure made for better landings (less bounce when I f---d up), I was a little worried about them possibly slipping. I put them back up to 24 psi and that seems to be about right for the couple hundred pounds under gross I'm usually flying at. Mine are Air Trac's.

Flynengr

A rule of thumb is take your gross weight and divide it by 100 and that's what psi you should run. So for my 170 with a gross weight of 2200lbs I run my tires at 22psi.

Thanks, 24 psi seems to work fine, with a full load will bump it up to 28 psi.

Have a look at the rims and tyres on this, are they off a 188 or a 208? Anyone else seen/done this?

http://youtu.be/Mca6bME8l9c

Matt 7GCBC wrote:Yes, non-standard float handle on the forward cowl. Until you are standing on the floats with a good 30-50 lbs in one hand and trying to walk across the damn wire in wind and wave, you don't have an appreciation for the lack of certified hand-holds.

Thanks for the answer- makes good sense. It seemed way too close for a safe hand-propping stance.

-DP

Oz- Rims look like these....



These are the same rims I believe with a bigger tire than than one you have posted in the youtube link above...and much heavier.

Curious why you went with the 850x6 and the 850x10's?

AKT

AKT- only went the 850X6, an upgrade from the 8.00X6.