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35" Bushwheels

I'm going to pretend that I didn't see this post and that mine in fact are lighter than air.
 
When we slid down a hill sideways and the 35 went under the airplane and we taxied out at the bottom I was glad my brother had the 35s. Also when he didn't see the log. I don't have them because I know I would go places I don't need to if I had them. I have gotten way less bold over the years.
 
The 20 extra pounds per side versus 31"'s is a nonissue when flying loaded in the rough.

Rough 18" diameter logs rough.
 
I don't think people that haven't compared the extra soft sidewall of the 35 to the stiffer 31 will ever understand till they fly both.
 
Steve Pierce said:
I don't think people that haven't compared the extra soft sidewall of the 35 to the stiffer 31 will ever understand till they fly both.
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That is a true statement.

I notice that the total includes the wheels... Great way to compare. Take each off. Next time I get the 31's off I will put them on a scale.
 
Anybody have an update on when Airframes new lightened 10x6.50 wheel and brake setup is going to be available? And how much lighter it is?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using SuperCub.Org mobile app
 
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Professionals find value in big wheels. For the other 98 per cent operating in less demanding circumstances, I believe they're are an affectation. As an active amateur I've been in goofy places in SCs, 180-185s with nothing more than 8.50s with no grief. Confess my curmudgeonly notion is driven mostly by aesthetics. Monster wheels do nothing for a Cub's appearance. .
 
Can't imagine why I would ever land where there are 18" logs when the engine is still running and i'm not on fire.

I think 31s look great on a Cub.

IMHO
YMMV
 
Landing on 18" logs is one thing - taking off over those 18" logs with a load of moose meat is quite another.......
 
They are insurance for the log you didnt see.

As SB said, they are for the soft stuff for him ........soft marsh/bog. (Something about "ExtraTuffs", which are knee high rubber boots y'all).

And, no, there is not a substitute. If you have to ask, you probably wouldnt understand.

But if you want to understand.....consider what its like when you are evaluating a landing zone with 6.00x6 tires or even 26" Goodyears.

With 35"s you could cover the LZ with 26"goodyears mounted on rims and land on that LZ. Your concern would be if they would get thrown up and cause damage. The 35"'s will roll over 'em.
 
There have been significant advances in performance in modified Supercubs in the past 15 years or so. When used in concert these planes can do things that are simply amazing. Slats, flaps, extended chord, big engines, modern props, really big tires.... put them all together and you can go places that other planes can't. For my situation the plane I'm building wouldn't make much sense on smaller tires. That some guys don't need 35s in no surprise. That they criticize them? Well, that's why much of the cool Cub stuff no longer gets discussed here.
 
Back when this site first came to be, I was heavily medicated as I was going through cancer treatment. I would probably been criticizing one way or the other the need for 35s. A new product that my friend dan marketed was one of those things I was glad to have kept my mouth shut. When the T3 first came out I was thinking why in the world would someone need that. This fall at the wad I came to realize the need. Up in my part of the Maine woods I had only landed on sand bars and beaches. Don't have many rocky bars big enough to get into. Well them characters at the wad had me following them into real rocky stuff, the minute I touched the tailwheel down it became apparent the need. I was very grateful that I have come to respect the opinions of others and shut my mouth, realizing I know a lot less than I thought. The other thing, these guys get around some. Those pilots on this site I figured I would never meet, guess again. They are everywhere and the little forum/group I joined is bigger than we know.
 
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