From: Snag_one@msn.com
On 11/13/2024 3:54 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
> On 11/13/2024 2:15 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
>> On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:29:54 -0700, Bob La Londe
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/13/2024 12:44 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
>>>> "Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:vh2s43$2b5ip$1@dont-email.me...
>>>>
>>>> I think I mentioned it in another thread. Pickup trucks (classic bath
>>>> tub bed and std cab on a frame) are usually not very good unless they
>>>> have a load in the bed. A 2wd open diff pickup would not be my choice
>>>> either that being said from 2001-2017 all my new service trucks were
>>>> 2WD
>>>> with auto locking diffs. (Chevy work trucks) With the normal load of
>>>> tools, wire, and hardware they were "okay." I did not unload them
>>>> to go
>>>> hunting for instance. As long as I stuck to the main trails until I
>>>> bailed out to walk I didn't even think about it.
>>>>
>>>> Of course tires make a big difference. When I ran trap lines back in
>>>> the 80s I used a Ford F150 2WD with stock diff and 31 x 10.5 tires.
>>>> With all my traps, coolers, and camp gear it did quite well. If I
>>>> remembered to air down all four) it was passable on most sand, but it
>>>> would still sink in bottomless sugar sand. I got it stuck a couple
>>>> times, but always got it out on my own. Sometimes it took all day, but
>>>> that is the life of a wannabe professional outdoorsman. Okay, my first
>>>> year I used a Plymouth Volare station wagon. LOL I think if it had
>>>> the
>>>> same tires it would have been better than the pickup.
>>>>
>>>> Bob La Londe
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> Ramblers did well in the Baja 500.
>>>>
>>>> That definitely applied to my Ranger in 2WD. It was better in 4WD. If I
>>>> could get in somewhere with the bed empty I was sure to be able to get
>>>> out with a load of firewood. Only dirt bike skid recovery reflexes let
>>>> me drive the Ranger in 2WD on partly dry, partly icy pavement. A
>>>> particularly difficult icy commute home helped convince me to buy the
>>>> AWD CRV which was vastly better with (and good without) sticky
>>>> hydrophilic Michelin Arctic Alpine ice tires. A wet finger rubbed on
>>>> most tires slides, on the Michelins it grabs and squeaks.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Generally the only complaint I hear about Michelin tires is the price.
>>> When I picked up my new truck I was actually a little disappointed to
>>> see it came with Michelin truck tires. Now I'll have to wait a few
>>> years to wear them out so I can upgrade to some ATs. I'm just to cheap
>>> to replace otherwise perfectly good tires.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob La Londe
>>> CNC Molds N Stuff
>> Virtually every Michelin tire I have owned has had the sidewalls
>> checker and crack long before the tread wore out - and that goes back
>> to early 1960s? Michelin X tires and up to my last xlts. I've never
>> wore one out - - - - and they have hardened up to the point they would
>> have made good "burnout tires" even on a 4 or 6 cyl vehicle.
>> Yes, they all lasted over 6 years - but on many that was less than
>> 30000 KM. REALLY burns to have to throw away expensive rubber with
>> over 80% tread left!!!!!
>
> Virtually all tires have one major weakness. They degrade with exposure
> to the C02 in the air. Buna (neoprene) rubber o-rings too. Buna-N,
> Viton, and silicone much less so.
>
>
I thought it was exposure to sunlight/UV that caused most of the
sidewall degradation ... or are those aftermarket tire covers (in
particular for RV's and campers) just another scam ?
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