Matco tailwheel

[kmacht]

Anybody try mounting the matco 6" pneumatic tailwheel.on a sonex? It obviously would need a custom mount but the hub and tube looks to be about a pound lighter than the 6" solid rubber tire SONEX is selling. Am I missing anything as to why I shouldn't use a pneumatic tire? I'm talking just the tire not the full castering setup they sell. The little 4" tire is awful noisy on my plane and ready to be replaced.

Keith

[tonyr]

Hi Keith,

You could try one of these 6" units from Anson Engineering.. it is pneumatic, much lighter than the standard setup and bolts straight on.

http://www.ansoneng.com/sample-page/pro ... uit-sonex/



Cheers
Tony

[Fastcapy]

Love my Matco 6" Pneumatic. It is so much quieter than the crappy little 4" solid the plans called for and I had on originally. It doesn't sound like the tail ripped off every time I hit a crack in the pavement now. Lol

I custom made the bracket. Somewhere I still have the drawings for it, however I am not sure where they went.

I would say order an extra tire/tube from them so you can have a backup on hand. The replacement tire and tube is less than $20.

[kmacht]

Thanks. That is exactly the feedback I was looking for. I ordered the tire and two tubes for $110 from MATCO at the show this afternoon.

Keith
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