From: Jeff Gatton (jdgatton@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Aug 31 2004 - 18:30:50 PDT
There is a butt-load (11 lots of 5 each) of 11.00 - 20
tires coming up on the GL auction block 9/13/04 at
Keesler AFB in Mississippi. The description says they
are for End Item: Water Buffalo and 3.5 ton trailer.
Would these be compatible? If anyone is interested, I
can assist in pickup/bidding.
Jeff Gatton
--- Michael Oeschger <michael.oeschger@autodesk.com>
wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> after Joe's reply (thank you) I have decided to go
> that route.
> I need 10 new/like new 9.00 - 20 NDCC tires for my
> dump truck.
> Please let me know your price and location. I am
> central New
> Hampshire.
>
> Cheers - Michael
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Garrett [mailto:j.garrett@verizon.net]
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 11:25
> To: Michael Oeschger
> Subject: RE: [MV] Tires for deuce and half dump
> truck
>
> By far and away, the cheapest way to go is to find
> some used original
> 9:00 X
> 20 NDCC tires. New tires would cost around $300
> apiece mounted, and you
> need 10 or 11 of them, depending on whether you get
> a spare.
>
> Used originals can be had for anywhere from $30 and
> up. I was able to
> buy a
> whole trailer load of them, mounted on rims, for my
> trucks for $35
> apiece.
> Many of these are going to need inner tubes, but
> that is still MUCH
> cheaper
> than new tires.
>
> I have a 1954 XM211 that still has the original 1954
> dated tires on it.
> They have plenty of tread but are badly checked and
> are nearly white in
> color. Sooner or later I am going to have to
> confront the huge job of
> changing them all out. Of course, I don't drive
> this truck on
> pavement.
>
> Joe Garrett
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Michael Oeschger
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 7:37 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: [MV] Tires for deuce and half dump truck
>
>
> Hello folks,
>
> I have very recently acquired a XM211 (that is what
> the plate reads)
> dump truck and the standard military tire are just
> about shot (peeling
> tread and cracking everywhere). I will be using the
> track on my small
> farm to haul gravel, fire wood, manure, etc over
> dirt and improved
> logging roads. Can someone please recommend the
> best tires for this
> application - either commercial or military.
>
> As a follow-up, a pointer to a source for the above
> recommendation
> (price is an issue) would be great - I am in central
> New Hampshire.
>
>
>
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