Adding Dubro snow skiis

[akdude]

I put the skis on last night. I purchased larger collars (1/8) at the hobby shop, and that made it pretty easy. I hope to test them before the snow goes away here in south central Alaska. I also had great luck putting Trexler balloon tires on the cub. They have a wooden hub that was easy to modify, and they look like the real tundra tire. Don't work worth a darn in snow though.

[graves]

Congrats on the skis. We rarely get snow here in NC. Btw, Where'd you get the trexlar wheels? What size are they? Could you post a picture?

Thanks

[akdude]

The Trexler Balloon Wheels came from the local hobby shop. A link to their one site is www.trexlerballoonwheel.com
I used the size 6. They look great and roll over rough terrain well. Time will tell how durable they are. I will take a picture when I put them back on the plane. I want to try the skis first. I am new to this board, so I know am off topic. I will post under landing gear in a week or so.

[graves]

thanks for the link!

What did you do for the tail wheel? Do you have a mini skid or did you just leave the tail wheel on?

[akdude]

I have been thinking about that. Many of the real cub drivers that I know don't seem worry about a tail ski unless they are dealing with deep snow operations. Even with the big tires I think I will wait for a while and see if I need to make further changes. So far I have done more looking at it than flying it. I would be out right now but the wind just came up and older daughter has volleyball.

[akdude]

Wow, no one has posted here in months. What is up with that. I have not been flying in a month now myself. It is dark when I get home. We have about 6 inches of snow on the ground and I am itching to break out the ski's.

[duck]

i'm waiting for the snow to try my skis.

or even a good frosty morning on the grass

[patmatgal]

ha, ha...
A frosty morning. But now that I think about it, just might work. I made a set of snow skis around April and figured we would get at least 1 more decent snow, not a chance. Longing to try them out all summer and now that I'm brushless with Li Po it should be fun. Come on snow or heavy frost!

[jons35]

ok how are you guys making the skis work. I bought the same skis and im having a hard time making them strong enough so the don't just flob around and what does filling the gaps with epoxy or watever do to help the skis.