Popular Post The Fireman Posted March 24, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2016 After saving my pennies over the winter I finally took the plunge and ordered up 6 new tires for my B42. The originals were dry rotted pretty good and I didnt want to take a chance on blowing one this summer as we're planning on using the truck quite a bit more than we did last year. So I went ahead and ordered 4 retread drives and 2 new steers on tubeless rims...no more bias ply and split rims for this guy, I was pleasently surprised when the pricing came back at less than 3000. Spent the last 2 days getting them mounted onto the truck, I would have been done a lot sooner but when I got the old tires off the drivers side rear I found a stripped hole in the hub. At some point some one must have gotten a bit over excited and pulled all but a couple threads out of the hole leaving me with nothing to work with. They had replaced the stud with a piece of all thread and some how managed to get the nut tightened up but there was no way I was going to leave it like that. Fortunatly for me last fall Hobert69 was kind enough to sell me a complete rear axle when I was looking for a faster diff so I set to work swapping out the hub yesterday and managed to get it all buttoned back up today. I must say they do look a whole lot nicer than the old tires did, cant wait for the roads to get the last of the salt rinsed off so I can take her out for a spin. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Good deal with the hub. Glad the parts keep helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1958 F.W.D. Posted March 25, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2016 When I see guys thanking each other for help with parts it just re-affirms that this place is a huge, disfunctional but helpful family. 5 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seyser Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 New tires look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmerrill0516 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Not a bad price considering and they do look good. Tires are one of the most expensive things I worry about with my projects. Ever price a set of 11:00R24's? You need to sit down to hear the answer... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 44 minutes ago, Gmerrill0516 said: Not a bad price considering and they do look good. Tires are one of the most expensive things I worry about with my projects. Ever price a set of 11:00R24's? You need to sit down to hear the answer... China is a helpful country A couple of years ago I bought the whole set of 12.00R24's. Don't remember what they exactly cost but I do remember I was going no less than a year to make that deal. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fireman Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 Yeah I was a bit nervous when I picked up the phone to call for the quote but we're planning on using the truck to carry our newly built truck camer this summer (pics to come once I get it finished up and setting on the truck) along with hauling the siding that I make. If it were just going to be used for the business I might have looked into used tires but since I'll have my wife and the dog with me when we go camping I knew I needed to have something I could count on. On the plus side when I had the front end up I was able to verify that the tie rods, king pins and all of the other steering related items were nice and tight so I feel a lot better about loading the family up and heading off with the old girl at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I dunno about Chinese tires lately. with some of the junk ones we have put on at work id stay away from Goodrides or the likes. put some on a few oil trucks cause that's what the company wanted... drivers were complainin they shake. well I jacked the truck up, left and inch gap between tire and floor and spun the tires..... it hits the floor in two spots they are so out of round. this was a 11 22 5. we have had some horrible luck with 19.5 Chinese junk tires also Goodrides and another one I cant recall but its a Hercules look alike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fireman Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 I ended up with new double coins on the front, the guy at the tire shop told me they sell a lot of them and I didn't see anything out of the ordinary when I put them on. Fingers crossed that my ride will improve the old bias plys had quite the thump to them until they warmed up enough to round out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 21 hours ago, Gmerrill0516 said: Not a bad price considering and they do look good. Tires are one of the most expensive things I worry about with my projects. Ever price a set of 11:00R24's? You need to sit down to hear the answer... Like 600+ for Bridgestones??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 3 hours ago, Maddog13407 said: I dunno about Chinese tires lately. with some of the junk ones we have put on at work id stay away from Goodrides or the likes. put some on a few oil trucks cause that's what the company wanted... drivers were complainin they shake. well I jacked the truck up, left and inch gap between tire and floor and spun the tires..... it hits the floor in two spots they are so out of round. this was a 11 22 5. we have had some horrible luck with 19.5 Chinese junk tires also Goodrides and another one I cant recall but its a Hercules look alike Large paving outfit in this area bought a bunch-not sure of the brand but they bit the bullet and took them off. Again-what works for "casual " use versus front line "to the max" GVW are two different things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 A lot (or the most?) carriers here use Chinese tyres. Mostly Aeolus, Double coin, West lake and others. The talks about were different although costs beat up other reasons. In general I hear they're good until you overload them. It's said taking to account 95% of all loads were way out of limit just one year back when hard ristrictions applied. Some "fashioned" owners-operators put Michelin's or Conty's on a streer axle and drive ones are generally Chinese or Russian made otherwise. I personaly myself have just minor experience putting Aeolus 11R24.5 on my R-model all around. To the moment I made less than 2000km on them and with absolutely no load. Haven't had any issue so far. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 ya do look nice,,,new tires tail lites,markers,and paint...always make a big differance...bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekennedy21 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 I just bought some 12r24 steer tires and some 11r24 drive tires (goodyear) for around $700 a piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I just put a pair of Yokohama's on the front of my truck last spring. Ya, the price went up from 14 yrs ago when I bought them. Had $800 in the pair mounted. I got all six mounted in 2003 for $1800 and that included used rims. Even with just being a "toy", I still like to keep a "brand name" tire on it. Piece of mind I suppose. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b615rich Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Probably the best investment you can make .... Well , ..second to anything chrome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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