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Tires.....aaaagghhhh !
I
decided to start looking for tires and here's some comments:
ATV type (Surplus
Center below) -- while "cheap $", they are only load rated for
385lbs. An E15/E20 may approach 1,100 lbs with rider so these may not
handle the weight of the tractor and load/trailer/implement.
Ebay's Tucker
Tire seems to be very reasonable......28 pages to look thru but found a set of 4
for around $150.
(not sure
of front tire size as I'm at work and don't know it)
The AG lug
tires appear to be high load rated. Original Carlisle/GE tires were 2
ply (I think) and rated 1,135lbs each. Lug tires provide best
traction as long as the "V" is like a V when standing at the rear to push mud
away from the tire - not towards the center.
Someone else
replied they got tires from:
but
thought they were a little more $ than Tucker's but they did provide more
information with each tire.
Comments
appreciated....
...Walt
Erie
PA
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Wallace [mailto:metman glasgow-ky com] Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 3:24 PM To: Konstanty, Walter (GE Indust, ConsInd); Dan Childress; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu Subject: Re: (ET) rims for E-15 Walt & Dan,
I'm not sure if the attached link is what you were
thinking of, but..... I think the "thread" you mentioned might have been a
site that Marcus Lorch had going, but now I've lost it too.
In any case, if anybody is looking for some
big ass AG tires (26 x 10.00-12) already mounted on wheels that should bolt
right on (at least they have the right bolt pattern and pilot hole size, but I'm
not sure about the backset), then try this link:
Since the ad doesn't say otherwise, I'd have to
assume that they are all mounted the same direction. That would mean that
you'd have to demount one of them and turn the tire around on that wheel.
Since they are listed as 25/26" in diameter instead of our OEM 23", there might
also be a bit of a "clearance" issue under the fender.
But at $40 apiece, it might be worth looking
into. And the yellow color might be close to GE yellow.
Mike in KY
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