Larger Tires?

[Merrill Gardiner]

I’ve been reading more & more about pilots putting larger tires on their aircraft & just leaving off the wheel fairings. Obviously you would take a hit on your airspeed by doing that but flying in & out of soft grass strips as well a winter flying on snow covered strips would be an advantage.
Anybody know anyone who has gone this route with a Cherokee 140? Any STOL benefit on takeoff?
Merrill

 

[William OBrien]

 

[JimC]

 

[NorthernAviation]

 

[magman]

 

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