RE: (ET) Wheels and Tires

["SolidTech" <SolidTech qwest net>]

Dave,
  Good idea, but you know how you hate spending the money on a tool that 
you
probably won't use again for years...  I only have the one Elec-trak (so
far) and the other tractor does not have tires (it's tracked).  Besides, 
the
whole project only took two or three hours of work (allowing a gap while 
the
paint dried on the one rim) from setting the front of the tractor up onto
blocks to driving it around again.

- - joe

-----Original Message-----
From: diggerdave bigfoot com [mailto:diggerdave bigfoot com]
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 1:18 AM
To: SolidTech qwest net; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: RE: (ET) Wheels and Tires


Harbor Freight has a "mini" tire changer for $40 on sale sometimes for $30.
Work great for ET front tires.  I haven't tried for the back tires yet.
dave
Seattle
E12S

> John,
>   Just get the size off the sidewall of the tire and get the type you
want.
> I bought a pair for the front of my E-15 from
> http://shop.cedarrapidstire.com/index.asp  The hardest part was getting
the
> old ones off without the right tools - I ended up basically cutting the
old
> ones off with my sawzall.  Found out that the primary reason the one 
> front
> tire kept losing air was all the rust that had formed under/around the
bead.
> Had to clean all that off and paint the rim and now it's doing great.  I
> could have left the other side alone, but wanted the tires to match...
>
> - - joe
> Joseph Rock
> E-15 & MagnaTrac Hydro 5000 in Colorado
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> [mailto:owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu]On Behalf Of goodguyforsure
>   Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 7:23 PM
>   To: E-trak Write
>   Subject: (ET) Wheels and Tires
>
>
>   I have an I-5 that I want to put more appropriate tires on. Does anyone
> know what type of tires will go on these wheels?
>   John Briese
>