Re: Car hauler /TIRES
Posted by: C Benson (IP Logged)
Date: August 22, 2003 11:57AM
<HTML>Hi Rolly,,,My experience is that tires fail if they run hot for whatever reason,,,,get in the habbit of feeling the tires when you stop,,,higher pressure will help up to a point,, I wouldnt worry on the gearing,,,thats what the tranny is for,,,would look at the tranny cooler etc,,,,ask someone[tranny shop]if yours is a good model,,or a not so robust one,,,Frankly i like std/ [gears],,,every automatic has cost me mMMMoney,,,,If youve got a std,,the thing to watch for is a lo enough 1st gear to get started on a hill,,,Frasers f150 is about,,,well,just past the limit of what ya can get started w / tall gearing ,,,NO granney gear on his 5 speed,,,,really,,,,,ok-ok its a Chev,,i cant recall the model,,,,But I cant immagine a f250 having trouble,,,, On real LLLONG steep hills ,,,slow down to where the engine can pull the load and not be pedal to the metal for LONG extended periods,,,Pat,,Please ..,, A few comments here on the rockies,,,,I climed through Rabbits Ears pass in 1963 w/ a 1ton chev /235 cid ..6cyl,,,,4 speed,,, 2nd gear for 20 miles I think,,,AND a whole tank of gas in that 20 miles Truck wt #9600 / [emty 4200] 700x17 tires at 75-80#,,,And tighten/check the lug bolts EVERY stop,,,XXXXX Tires will heat more on the interstate than on smaller roads,,,The tires on the SUNNY side will runa bit hotter too!!! Snow tred w/ thicker rubber in compresson on the hot tar will run hotter too,,,If you need to talk tires,,,See personaly Steve Sanborn at Sanborn Tire in Haverhill Ma,,,He is about 50 now and runs what was his dads tire shop,,,,He never had another job,,,grew up in the shop when his dad went blind,,an'Steve was still in school,,,,Steve knows tires,and,I still buy my tires there tho its 2hrs from here,,,Usually hes got 6 men on the floor,,its busy,,and Steve will still change a tire by hand himself if the going gets heavy,,,,Tell him I sent you,,,,yes he also deals w Coker,,Lester,,,etc,,,In 1967 i spent a morning on the phone looking for price on truck tires ,,75mi radius,,,Steve was best price,Really good tire,,Not el/cheepo ,,at that time my shop was only 12 telephone pols distant,,,,,,Ive rambled too long,,hope this is of value,,,Cheers Ben</HTML>