RE: [omc-boats] Johnson 9" tires

Had some interesting experiences with this tire :-) I hauled my boat 800
miles and I had a spare when I started. About half way I started loosing
tread. Changed tires and about 50 miles from home I started loosing tread
again on the spare. They were old tires to begin with. I spent a whole day
looking for a tire. I ran into the same problems with the ply not being
high enough. I was told that the 9 ply in that tire was only made for
airport trucks that carry luggage or something like that. He said that it
was overkill and I didn't really need that thick of a tire. So I had to
settle for the thinner tire. I'm not sure what I ended up with but it
wasn't even 6 ply. I've had no problems yet. If you can order 6 ply, that
should be enough. The other option I was given was to change the hub to a
more modern size and buy new wheels and tires so it would be cheaper and
easier to buy tires in the future.

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From: owner-omc-boats@... [mailto:owner-omc-boats@...] On
Behalf Of Bishop, Gary
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 8:09 AM
To: omc-boats@...
Subject: [omc-boats] Johnson 9" tires

I am a new subscriber . My name is Gary I recently got a 1968 Johnson
Seasport 16'(155hp) with the original Johnson trailer . The boat runs
excellent but the trailer tires are dry rotted . The trailer spec say the
tires are 6.90 x 9" 8ply . I have been looking for replacement tires with
no luck . I can only find 6 ply which is not heavy duty enough to carry
the weight . Does anyone know a source to get the correct tire ?

Thanks Gary

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