From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Jan 24 2004 - 11:19:37 PST
And don't forget all that mass that's turning - the front axle,
differential, driveshaft, etc, which can be eliminated by, dare I say it,
installing a set of Selectro brand lockout hubs. (I just expended my yearly
shameless plug). $550, delivered to your door by a courteous delivery man
in a brown uniform.
Arthur P. Bloom, Pres.
www.M35products.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Fougnier" <rfougnier@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Tire Weight 9:00x20 on wheel.
> No wonder my mileage is so bad. It's funny that the car I had when I
> was a kid was something like 1800 lbs total weight. Thanks for the info
> because I was really thinking about asking the question here anyways.
> With all the split rim discussion though, I may not fool with them too
much.
>
>
> Recovry4x4@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Greetings List. I have heard much speculation on the weight of a deuce
tire
> > and wheel. The other day while swapping around tires I decided to pop
one up
> > on the scale and get an actual weight. I've heard everything from 150#
all the
> > way up to over 200#. The tire brand was Fidelity and although it isn't
brand
> > new it still shows the parting line in the center of the tread from the
mold. I
> > consider this a new tire. On my certified scale it came in at 160.7#.
So
> > there you have it. 1600# of rolling mass going down the road on the old
deuce.
> >
> > Kenneth Engle
> > Loxahatchee FL
> > 71 A.M. General M35A2
> > 73 A.M. General M275A2
> > 53 Fruehauf XM105E3
> > http://hometown.aol.com/recovry4x4/myhomepage/photo.html
> >
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