Thread: New tires from Desser

Hi All,

Here are some new tires from Desser for the standard small tires on the CT. They are heavy duty and get this 8 ply. Finally a nice heavy duty plied tire. The tread on these are much much thicker than the old Kendas.
And before the guys that want to bust my chops on approvals, Yes these are FD approved.
I am installing a set tomorrow for the first time. It says tubeless, put a tube in.



400-4 8 PLY AERO CLASSIC TIRE
Unit Price 45.95
New 2 Groove, Heavy Duty. 800 Lbs. Load Rating. Replaces all 4 and 6 Ply applications. Same size, Just Heavier Duty

400-6 8 PLY AERO CLASSIC *PREMIUM* TT/TUBELESS
Unit Price 69.95
NOW IN STOCK! The Tire You Have Been Asking For. Deep 2 Groove Pattern With 7/32nds Tread Depth For Long Wear. Load Rating 850 lbs., 70 MPH Speed Rating. Great For Flight Training Use.

We put these on my mains the week before last- trying to keep goat heads at bay. Tires went flat upon my return here to Camelot from Casa Grande. Dana talked me out of installing 6 x 600s with the larger wheel pants and recommended these new Dessers. Two takeoffs and landings to date without punctures. Time will tell.

PRW

I mounted these new tires today. It was very easy. No muss no fuss just bolted the two halves right up. The main tires are a more squared shoulder and not quite as rounded as the old Kendas. You will notice it more if your camber is way out. If you start to wear down the edges you can swap sides of the plane with the tires. Very stout too, I bet you could land with a flat tire and might not even know. Good safety aspect. Lots of good thick rubber between you and the ground. If you have Matco brakes then the camber adjustment issue is just a matter of putting in two washers to make the wheels set flatter to the ground. The 8 ply should help if you have any taxi or landing side load issues. I think there a big improvement over the Kendas. (Kendas are paper thin and no side support)


Sandpiper,

I might have set a new tire mounting record today with these new Aero Classic tires from Desser. Boy they were easy to mount.

Hi Philip,

With all that rubber on the ground now I bet your sticker and flat tire issue is gone.

Roger, after installation of the new heavier rubber, does the useful load change? Do you need a new weight and balance? And thanks for sending the O-rings.

They may be a few pounds heavier, but not enough to sweat it. Useful load won't change, but by a few pounds. No new weight / balance. I'd feel a whole lot safer with these tires over the thin skinned Kendas.

Why don't we meet somewhere and you could put a set on 9WD? It could be exciting, fun, etc... Could you sell me the tires? ...I could have them installed here? I have the larger size 6.00-6.

Hi Mike ,
If you have the 6.00-6 tires then you already have several tire options and don't need the ones I just posted because they are only 4.00-6 for the guys with the smaller tire CT's. Many people on this forum use the Aero Classic 6.00 - 6 Monster tread tire from Desser. They come in 6 or 8 ply and have very thick tread and last forever. Great tire or you you can pick one of the standard choices.

The Desser 8-ply 4.00-6 tires weighed 4.0 lbs each. The Desser 6-ply that I replaced weighed 3.7 lbs each which was about the same as the Sava 6-ply that came originally on the aircraft. The new 13x500-6 TR-87 Leakguard tubes weighed 0.2 lbs more than the original Sava tubes.

PRW

Just a quick plug for those Dresser Monster Retreads in 6.00. Put those and Airstop tubes on your plane and all your tire and tube issues all go away. The most cost-effective mod you can do.

Maybe we can get Desser to retread the 400 x 6, 8-ply with 11/32 treads.