- 1. Re: Interesting tire info (score: 1)
- Author: BillDentin@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 09:39:55 EST
- Amici: The age and tread wear issues not withstanding, how big an issue is WEIGHT? I am a contractor, and the tires we use on our equipment trailers are 10 ply tires specifically designated as traile
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- 2. Re: Interesting tire info (score: 1)
- Author: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:14:49 -0600
- Because they're already hard? If soft is 1 and hard is 10, slicks may be 1 to start with and DOT gumballs may be 2, so you really notice when they get to 10. Your high treadwear street tire, however,
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- 3. RE: Interesting tire info (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:57:57 -0800
- Yes, absolutely ! Not only that, but note that a tire's rated weight carrying capacity is at the rated maximum cold inflation. If you're running less air than that, the weight rating is also less. B
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- 4. Interesting tire info (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:48:49 -0800
- I got curious about why initial heat cycling is important after I admitted I didn't know why it was important--I generally can't tolerate that situation for long. After a little research I found this
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- 5. RE: Interesting tire info (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:16:04 -0800
- Thanks again, Bill. Given that I only drive on the street, anyone care to theorize over whether a tire with a somewhat higher treadwear rating would be less prone to getting hard through heat cyclin
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