Saville
Well Known Member
So one of the ongoing maintenance issues is keeping the tire pressure up. I did a search through the forums and I did see something about using bicycle pumps or even hand pumps form Walmart. And there's lots of opinion as to what the pressure should be. One person gave the reminder to have a jack to jack up the wing.....
So all this generates a few questions.
If all you want to do is add a few pounds pressure to the tire - keep it topped up:
1) Can you use a hand pump?
2) What other devices are out there that makes this simple? Is there something between a hand pump and a full blown air tool compressor?
3) Do you have to jack up the airplane off the tire to top off the pressure?
Thanks!
So all this generates a few questions.
If all you want to do is add a few pounds pressure to the tire - keep it topped up:
1) Can you use a hand pump?
2) What other devices are out there that makes this simple? Is there something between a hand pump and a full blown air tool compressor?
3) Do you have to jack up the airplane off the tire to top off the pressure?
Thanks!