Re: [OMC-Boats] Bearings and tires

I have a friend here in the industrial / trailer tire business.
If anybody wants a pair I can facilitate it for cost plus postage.

Peter
in Denver

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Doug Julien <dfjulien@...> wrote:

> Where are you getting the 10-ply for $80? I'm paying about $125 each in
> St. Louis - for a bare, unmounted tire.
>
> I've run on the Carlisles and they work, at least for a while, just run
> them up to the maximum pressure of 60# and keep them there - they still get
> a little hot from sidewall flexing. With a Sportsman they're about 14%
> overloaded. The 10-ply have a maximum pressure of 100# and I run with them
> at 80#.
>
> The bearings are some standard size which I can't remember but are avalable
> at any Farm and Fleet-type store.
>
> -Doug Julien
>
>
> --- On *Thu, 3/25/10, Peter Crowl <finboats@...>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Peter Crowl <finboats@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Bearings and tires
>
> To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's" <
> omc-boats@...>
> Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 1:15 PM
>
>
> I found 10 ply for $80 - 6 ply for $55
> Peter
> in Denver
>
>
> Tires are still made by Carlisle around $60.00 each from a tire dealer they
> are 6 ply not 8 ply. I pulled a boat and trailer back from Hackensack, Mn to
> without problems except the guy thT was supposed to REPLACE the bearings and
> repack DIDN'T.
> Good luck
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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