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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by Mulege Canuck  | I use to use Nitto Grapplers on my bush truck up north. I put them on my F350 and camper when we started going to Baja. The problem was they could
not handle the heat at 70 PSI. They were blowing up on me. I needed that tire pressure given the load I was carrying.
I switched to BFG KO2’s and have had no problems. I buy them in Baja for less than half the price I can get them for in Canada. The tire shop just
north of Mulege at the Punta Chivato turn off has the best prices. |
Really, at Palo Verde? Just a couple months ago, Nomad 'geoffff' needed a tire after ripping his sidewall out at the tip of the Concepción Peninsula
and had me ask (via satellite) for possible tire sources. None had any his size. The new tire sales shop in Santa Rosalia was nearly empty of any
stock and that was after he tried used ones in Mulege. He got one smaller for a spare that fit the rim.
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Mulege Canuck
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None of the tire places in Mulege have any inventory. I talked with Martin and he got me the tires I wanted at a great price. The tires were there a
week after I ordered them.
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc |
10 ply tread and sidewall is 1950's (bias ply tires)
we have moved on to steel belted (rarely more than 2 ply sidewall)
Carry 2 spares?
If your tires are too small for the job and need to be fully inflated at all times to carry your heavy truck, you will have flats often and need 2
spares.
Once you get tires with more volume of air, flats will be a part of history and one spare will do.
When I moved from 30x10.50 to 35x12.50 I went from one flat a week to no flat in 10 years
hanging two spares on your back is like mounting shovel and HiLift to your roof rack - it means you don't really know what you are doing
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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10 ply tread and sidewall is 1950's (bias ply tires)
we have moved on to steel belted (rarely more than 2 ply sidewall)
Yes.
I read the fine print on my tire. 2 ply sidewall.
Not sure where I got 10 ply from.
5 ply tread.
But very stiff sidewall.
I'm noticing a little softer after the last trip. Maybe just needed a good hard... breaking in...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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geoffff
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The term "10 ply" is still commonly used as a synonym for "E-rated". These days the tires are technically 10-ply "rated" - they don't actually have 10
plies.
From https://talkcarswell.com/best-tires/load-range-e-10-ply-truc...
| Quote: | Load Range B (4 ply tire)
Load Range C (6 ply tire)
Load Range D (8 ply tire)
Load Range E (10 ply tire)
Load Range F (12 ply tire) |
-- Geoff
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fishbuck
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Double D always my favorite
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
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fishbuck
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 moira brown ghoul
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
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solosancarlos
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| Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck | | Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc |
10 ply tread and sidewall is 1950's (bias ply tires)
we have moved on to steel belted (rarely more than 2 ply sidewall)
Carry 2 spares?
If your tires are too small for the job and need to be fully inflated at all times to carry your heavy truck, you will have flats often and need 2
spares.
Once you get tires with more volume of air, flats will be a part of history and one spare will do.
When I moved from 30x10.50 to 35x12.50 I went from one flat a week to no flat in 10 years
hanging two spares on your back is like mounting shovel and HiLift to your roof rack - it means you don't really know what you are doing
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you truly just keep being a bigger buffoon with every post
good luck
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mtgoat666
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Fishflock,
Those look perfect for you, buy them!
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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msteve1014
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I wish I had been quick enough for a pic yesterday. Saw a guy in a F-350, maybe a 6 or 8 inch lift and wheels like that, probably 40 series tires.
No shovel or farm jack.
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4x4abc
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I am a buffoon by choice
like the jester at courts I have freedoms others don't have
http://nothingistic.org/library/gibran/madman/madman01.html
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4x4abc
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20"? - why not be more radical
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fishbuck
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Kiss my ground clearance.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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Nose landing skid...? Better that a front flip... I guess...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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you can go ANYWHERE in a jeep! 
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fishbuck
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Too much air pressure...?
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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