How free are your wheels?
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How free are your wheels?
Just curious as to how easily your wheels rotate. Mine do have some friction, not a lot but noticeable. Should I be adjusting them somehow?
Dale
Dale
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RE: How free are your wheels?
I have Dubro low bounce wheels on the mains on my Nano Boomerang. The wheels rotate freely, but the tyres are soft, and wheel drag on the ground has a useful slight braking effect. I like this setup as I don't have wheel brakes and the ground handling is just fine, with taxy thrust being easy to find, whilst the plane rolls to a stop nicely on landing despite residual engine thrust. For a very short time I replaced the Dubros with some "jet wheels", again unbraked, and these were so free rolling that the jet didn't want to stop, so I replaced the tatty old Dubros and restored the ground handling.
If you use brakes - I don't know if brakes are mandatory in Canada but they're not over here - then lubing the wheels will be OK, but without brakes I wouldn't bother
Gordon
If you use brakes - I don't know if brakes are mandatory in Canada but they're not over here - then lubing the wheels will be OK, but without brakes I wouldn't bother
Gordon
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RE: How free are your wheels?
ORIGINAL: Dig it
I'll try some 3in1 oil, unless there are other suggestions?
I'll try some 3in1 oil, unless there are other suggestions?
Many jet wheels use oilite bushings to help alleviate this problem...
Bob