tri gear tire(tyre :-)) pressures

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cj8vet
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tri gear tire(tyre :-)) pressures

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ok, besides moving the little wheel to the back--do ya'll have any rec. tire pressures for the tri gears for grass vs pavement vs gravel...?
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not sure what the real world practices are.. but at the factory for tri-gears, i always inflated them to 28 psi for the mains and 26 psi for the nose..

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http://www.desser.com/pressurechart.html

It appears that people range +- 5PSI relative to runway but I find tire lose 5PSi after a little use.
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Hey Duane, welcome aboard, I had'nt seen you around here before. Maybe I was sleeping.
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