skid steer tires

[shackwrrr]

theortically one could use these on a truck

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-12-16-5-Armour-Industrial-Skid-Steer-10-ply-Tires_W0QQitemZ250039998407QQihZ015QQcategoryZ6755 QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

12-16.5
http://www.swtiredistributor.com/eBay/armour_skidmaster_sm.jpg

i have 16.5 rims that i want to use as my offroad tires only rims then get some nice ones for ATs

these tires measure 32.7 Im planning on 33s


so they could possibly fit and work my on my truck how would they be on the road (loug obviously and stiff) but could they be balanced

[BigRedChief]

The more important question here, I think, is; Why, exactly, would you even consider those??

Especially when there are These:

http://www.swtiredistributor.com/eBay/GyrWrang_RTII_v2.jpg (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250039998681&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=250039998407&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=active_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget#ebayphotohosting )

[shackwrrr]

one reason I like to go mudding with my jeep and two i think they look awsome. and the reason for not those is that all im planning on is a 4 in lift and i dont want to cut anything so i cant run 36 in tires. i want an offroad only tire that i will swap onto my jeep when i wanna play and a AT tire for all round

[incommando]

Used them on demo derby cars. they are EXTREMELY stiff, and the ride would make Boggers look like the finest michelins you can buy.

[BigRedChief]

I was mostly jokin' there. :D Run whatever makes ya happy. I just saw the Hummer tires there from the same seller and started dreamin'... Ahh... 1-tons, SOA, Diesel... It must be all the fumes...

[rustywagoneers_com]

i like fumes.

and i run hummer tires on pretty much everything when i can

mmmmmmmmmmm diesel!

peace
Dave

however, if you weren't rockcrawling, i suppose they would work.. they just wont conform around rocks, but hey, at least you would never have to worry about things like ...
air pressure!

[scotty]

i think theyd work great off road. but like incommando said,i think theyd completely suck on the road. if youre willing to swap all 4 tires at the trailhead,or your rig always rides on a trailer,i say go for it

you could prolly run them with zero air pressure and not notice :eek:

id run some ifn i could get a big enuff set,cheap enuff :thumbsup:

[Bama Burden]

hmm, I've always wanted to use the axles out of a Lull. Scotty these tires would be big enough.
http://www.machinerytrader.com/images/Machinery/fullsize/72643872.jpg
Hijack over

[JeepsAndGuns]

We have a set of tires like those on our Cat skid steer loader. Yes they are very stiff and would not be a good rock crawling tire. We have had the thing in mud and they really dont do very good there either. Also one thing to remember, they are not not DOT approved and you can not run them on the road. (if I cop notices you, you might get in trouble) We had a flat once and the sidewall was only about half way down (rim was not close to touching the ground) And this is on a 7000lb Cat.

[Stuka]

They are not very good offroad either. They use a hard rubber compound, and even aired down to basically zero PSI on a normal truck/suv, they have no sidewall flex. They are designed for a 20k plus pound piece of equipment. If you want tires that size for cheap, look for some XML's or the like.

[shackwrrr]

To clarify I DO NOT rock crawl. My perspectave of offroading is mudbogs and some trail riding to get to the mud bogs. There aint mant rocks here in ohio but the mud is like grease. Shouldnt all 10 ply tires act about the same. i have 10 ply "centennial tardition traction" tires on my truck and they have 0 psi in them and they aint flat at all

[scotty]

We have had the thing in mud and they really dont do very good there either.

prolly because of the CATs inability to spin them fast. i saw a guy running a set of those in the rear of some kind of flatty and it did very well.

i think in mudbogs a tire like this would be fine. air pressure optional :)

[scotty]

hmm, I've always wanted to use the axles out of a Lull. Scotty these tires would be big enough.
http://www.machinerytrader.com/images/Machinery/fullsize/72643872.jpg
Hijack over

yikes :eek:

bama id run some of them ifn i could find a set of 20" wheels(or whatever side they are) cheap enuff :thumbsup:

[CowKiller]

WE DID IT! put them on the rear of a 2wd 1ton ford. DO NOT DRIVE THEM ON THE ROAD!! they will not work. to much rubber in big chunks, will not be able to balance, and dont take to speed well. at 20 mph, the truck shook like an epeleptic.

[firemedic]

These tires are very heavy and would be very hard to balance. I own two Bobcats and these tires are ruff riding even on a heavy machine. I have run swampers on my skid steer during the hrricane that performed better than the goodyear skid steer tires. One positive is they will outlast you axles.