Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Gary Leopold"
One of the guys on this list spoke about a set of big tires and matching wheels from Leading Edge Airfoils he was going to adapt for his piet.What size axles were you going to use?Do you know the cost of tires tubes, wheels?Are these shown on the LEAF web site?..........where on the site? I cant seem to find them.I ask, as after making my spoke wheel hubs, and now, the exasperation experience of trying to find even one outfit which will lace them or even roll spokes...I have given up on spokes wheels, and would like to try those LEAF jobs.Thanks for any information.Bob________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: oil can
Bob, try this place for your spokes, and maybe you'll stick with the idea:http://www.buchananspokes.com/This was in the list recently, and I saved it for when I need it.Hope it helps out,MichaelWing ribs in Portlandsylph(at)uswest.net----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Lawrence V Williams
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Big Wheels"Oil Can" ? I haven't built my gear yet, I'm going the Big wheel routeusing 3/4 Hegar axel and breaks from ACS.I custom ordered a pair ofalum. 8X6 atv wheels from Douglass Wheels. (ads appear in atv 4-wheelermagazines) with only the 1 3/4 center hole. I then drilled my lug boltholes myself to match hub. Using light aircraft tundra tire's( theirprobably atv. tire's) that i saw on a plane in the UL. display area atOshkosh. (21X12X8) Each wheel, tire, axel, brake, about half the weightof a same Goodyear set-up I have laying around. This set up has the oldGoodyear Air Wheel "fat"look. I was worried about the 3/4 axels, but theyellow and red Suburu Piet at Oshkosh has them. He says they are plentystout. (Woolsley, I think) LEAF has 21X7X8 skinned tire's They feelawfully thin, and 4"wide al. spoke Azusa wheels. They are very narrowand I thought looked out of place on a Piet. Woolsley (I think) Hadthese at Oshkosh. You don"t find these things used, I paid about 400 forhub brake and axel. (3/4 axel is special order, no refund.) $125 forwheels $125 for tire's. Yah it is expensive, but it is also repaying mein weight savings. Leon S.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 22:07:11 -0400Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Big Wheels