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| | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,732 24601 | | 24601 Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,732 | Need some help tire shopping for the 4WD '85 Farmdawg.
It currently has LT285/75R16 desert tires on it (the truck came from China Lake, Calif) and I need some good big tires for mostly around the farm (mud, snow). Not too much road time (it's a 4-spd with 4:10 axles and a 460 CID mill. Gas mileage already stinks). What little road use it gets is generally less than 20 miles round trip. Annual mileage is less than 1,000 miles. Probably around 500 or so. I don't want pricey competition, or yuppy "I got cooler tires than you" kind of tires -- just good tires with an aggressive tread.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
John
~ John A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult. 1949 Chevrolet 3804In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum1973 IH 1310 Dump1963 Kaiser M38A12001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie"2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley) | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 90 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 90 | John, I always had good luck with cooper tires. Seems like they lasted longer than other brands www.coopertire.com | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 90 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 90 | Cheseldine Tire & Auto
(301)863-5800
Here's a ph. no. for a dealer, that I think is near you. | | | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,732 24601 | | 24601 Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,732 | Thanks Resto -- That Discoverer STT looks like what I think I'm looking for. I have a hole-in-the-wall local tire guy who I buy all my tires from -- small guy who's doing well against the onslaught of the big-block McTire dealers because (get this) he provides great, personal service at a fair price. I will not buy tires from anyone else.
When I brought him the '49 big truck 2-piece rims to demount and remount, he said, "Looks like museum day's here again..."
But thanks for the reference!
~ John A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult. 1949 Chevrolet 3804In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum1973 IH 1310 Dump1963 Kaiser M38A12001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie"2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley) | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Go to a swap meet and pick up some ex-mudder tires for cheap. There always seems to be piles of the swamper style tires at our meets. I used to run some 36" swampers but I'm building my truck for some road use so I'm going with radials this time,
Scott | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 221 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 221 | Hankook makes a good mud and snow pattern they run around $90 a pop around here. | | |
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