Stacy Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 When I bought my 2006 CTSW 2.5 years ago, it had 8 ply Aero Classic 4.00 x 6 tires on it. The tires were good but had several hours of use on them. I replaced one last fall. I had flown with them (the old 8 plys) for almost 200 hours and I shoot A LOT of landings. I replaced that tire with a 6 ply Aero Classic. I replaced that tire after only 5 months and probably 30 hours of flying ( I don't fly much in the winter). I knew it was wearing fast, and after shooting 12 landings one day the cords were showing. I had another new 6 ply tire that I installed on it. The 6 ply tires look and feel like very cheap tires compared to the 8 ply tires. After reading on here, I see that Roger is suggesting the 6 ply tires, and balancing them before installation. No doubt, my 6 ply tires were out of balance, but they had a lot of tread wear around the whole circumference of the tire. I shoot a lot of landings. I value your opinion Roger, but I would like to know for sure why you suggest 6 ply's instead of 8. BTW Roger, thanks for the advice you gave to my mechanic and myself a couple weeks ago. After talking to you we found the bad ground very fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 I have had Aero Classic 6x600 tires that lasted years and some that lasted only 1. I never paid much attention to the number of ply s. Maybe me experience is like yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 A lot depends on your gear alignment. I was wearing out 6 ply tires in about 25 hours. 8 ply lasted 40. I decided to fix the issue and made custom wheel shims to get my wheels as close to perfectly aligned as possible. Now my 6 ply 4.00x6 Aeroclassics last two years plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Welsch Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 I've used 4x600 8-ply from Desser for more than 7 years. I get at least 400 hours and lots of landings between changes. I worry more about the tube condition than the tire and my changes have been to resolve that worry. The 6-ply from Desser would not resist "goat head" punctures (common here on all runways - paved and unpaved) so I stopped using them. The original 4-ply SAVA tires were worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy Posted May 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Thanks guys. I think I'll order the 8's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, Stacy said: Thanks guys. I think I'll order the 8's Also order some more seat padding. The 8 ply tires ride like they are square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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