After a lot of grinding/sanding of the interior tire rims to fit the 6" nylon split rims. I finally took the assemblies to a local tire shop to get the tubes into the tires and split rims. It was worth the $20 to have them done as I spent 4 hours trying myself and only managed to hole one of the tubes.
The build manual says if using the 6" nylon wheel assemblies, to trim 5/8" off the legs of the rotor mounts/stand-offs. An alternate method is to add a 5/8" sleeve/spacer on the axle rod between the inside bearing and the gear leg. As I had some scrap 5/8" id aluminum tube, I used this method. It makes the gear tread slightly wider which I hope will aid in ground stability.
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I also finished a primary coat of thinned marine spar varnish on both wings.
Still working on the PVC "rotisserie". Unable to find a 1.25""-1" PVC bushing to fit at the local bib -box store.
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Landing Gear -Axles//Wheels/Brakes
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Landing Gear -Axles//Wheels/Brakes
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