Re: (ET) New tires for steering

["Dave & Deb" <daveb drizzle com>]

are your front tires "turf" tires?  the tread looks like little small
sqares?  I haven't tried it yet but I am told that tires with a
circumferential rib steer better...  That's what I'm going try next...
Dave

> I've noticed that my Elec-trak E20 *stinks* in terms of steering. Put a
> load on the end of the front lift and the sector gear skips, but more to
> the point it is almost impossible to steer. Likewise the rear tires
> don't have much grab to speak of.
>
> Is this possibly because I have old tires? Maybe they are stiff and
> crummy. Would new tires make steering with loads easier, or is this just
> Elec-trak life?
>
> Chris
>
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