Desser Tundra tire survey

[Floog]

1,250 hours on 8.50s. 90 percent off pavement. Still show wear indicators with only one tire rotation. Still hope to get at least another 500 hours!

[airlina]

OK you guys sold me on the Desser 8.50 Tundras. Installed them yesterday and got a couple flights in. I find them to be just the right size for my ops. Noticeable ride improvement on my grass strip and did a few on blacktop and like how they handled that as well . When I first finished the plane in 2003, I had regular 6 ply 8.50's that weighed a bunch and handled poorly on hard surfaces due to the inertia required to spin them on touchdown (very grabby). Then I switched to 8.00's which was a big weight savings and much better handling. The 8.00's are what I replaced with the Tundras and they handle the best of the group. I was concerned that they would grab like the standard 8.50's did , but due to their low weight there was none of that . In fact weight wise , it was an even swap from the 8.00's to the Tundras, each weighing 12 lbs . with tire and tube. Early indications show I may have lost 2 mph with the bigger tires , but I can live with that. Bruce N199CL

[PapuaPilot]

Glad you listened to a couple of wise guys.

As you already have noticed you are really going to like these tires.

[n85ae]

Looks good Bruce!

Jeff

[airlina]

Us IO-240 guys gotta stick together

[av8rps]

Those look huge for their size. Just curious, what is the inflated height?

[airlina]

Those look huge for their size. Just curious, what is the inflated height?

22" height

[jrevens]

OK you guys sold me on the Desser 8.50 Tundras. Installed them yesterday and got a couple flights in. I find them to be just the right size for my ops. Noticeable ride improvement on my grass strip and did a few on blacktop and like how they handled that as well . When I first finished the plane in 2003, I had regular 6 ply 8.50's that weighed a bunch and handled poorly on hard surfaces due to the inertia required to spin them on touchdown (very grabby). Then I switched to 8.00's which was a big weight savings and much better handling. The 8.00's are what I replaced with the Tundras and they handle the best of the group. I was concerned that they would grab like the standard 8.50's did , but due to their low weight there was none of that . In fact weight wise , it was an even swap from the 8.00's to the Tundras, each weighing 12 lbs . with tire and tube. Early indications show I may have lost 2 mph with the bigger tires , but I can live with that. Bruce N199CL

Are these the 22" 8.50-6 Aero Classic tires? Are there many others out there who are using these with their Kitfox? I like the idea & looks of them.

[PaulSS]

99% certain they're these, John:

Great Tyres

I reckon they look better than the 26" tyres and have yet to read a bad thing about them. I'll be looking to convince the UK LAA that they're okay for my Eurofox

[airlina]

Yes John , 8.50x6 4 ply smooth Tundra tire( need tubes with these). Desser website has a good description. Shop around for pricing as it varies between vendors. Bruce N199CL