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Dec 29, 2014 | 06:42 PM

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Tedster9

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From: Waterloo, Iowa

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Originally Posted by Maltman

l...just don't know if I would feel safe...

No, and you wouldn't be safe either. Sometimes, stuff is so obvious that I neglect to mention it. It is one of my personal failings, and I denounce myself. Several years ago before we set off into the backcountry in and around Canyonlands NP I figured some air in it would be a good plan. Stopped into a station in Moab and they fixed it all up. When I asked "how much do I owe ya" the man said "no charge" that I allowed was a pretty good price.

I hope nobody gets the wrong idea and tries to drive on a 1963 bias-ply spare tire. No User Serviceable Parts Inside. Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Ball. All The Usual Standard Disclaimers Apply.

Dec 29, 2014 | 11:23 PM

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willowbilly3

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From: Black Hills of SD

I don't screw around on tires. My vehicles are regularly on the interstate and may be a long ways from home. 2 of my trailers are due for tires. Tread is still good on the big trailer but those tires are 12 years old.
Even at that I've pitched the rubber off 2 in the last 3 years. One was an E rated cooper on the front of my F350, had about 80% tread. Tore up the fender pretty good. The other was a BFG on my single axle trailer. Another 10+ year old tire with maybe total 5000 miles on it.