Military Vehicles, March 1997,: Re: FYI: Hummer Tires

Re: FYI: Hummer Tires

Walter Keller (tokarev@earthlink.net)
Tue, 04 Mar 1997 22:34:04 -0500

RobRatt@aol.com wrote:
>
> Greetings, Everyone!
>
> I just got word that some U.S. Army units (soon to be all) are upgrading the
> tires on their vehicles (namely: HUMMERS) from a bias-ply with aluminum
> inserts to a radial-ply with kevlar inserts.
>
> This may mean an increase in the amount of tires available to the
> collector/restrorer.
>
> Robert Ratliff
> Houston, Texas
> RobRatt@aol.com
>>Robert,
>> The tire changing has been going on for at least a year now - >>many folks have take-offs with 95% tread.
>>Walter Keller