[AT] OT Tires

rlgoss at insightbb.com rlgoss at insightbb.com
Mon Feb 25 20:17:34 PST 2008


You don't say what brand, size, or load rating is on the tires, Dick, but I wouldn't put anything that cheap on my 2005 Dakota and then head across country towing two tractors.  No way!  IMHO, my safety starts where the rubber hits the road.

JM2C.  YMMV.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Day <ddss at telebeep.com>
Date: Monday, February 25, 2008 20:10
Subject: [AT] OT  Tires
To: ATIS <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> I apologize for this very off-topic post, but I cannot think of 
> a more 
> knowledgeable group when it comes to tires.
> 
> I just purchased 4 inexpensive new tires for my son's 2002 Dodge 
> Dakota 
> pickup.  $53.99 each.  Does $70 for labor seem in-line 
> with today's market? 
> It just struck me as very high. $35 for balancing and another 
> $35 for 
> 'labor'.
> 
> Maybe there is no margin left in tires any more. Maybe there is 
> no margin in 
> $53.99 tires.  Don't know.
> 
> Again, I apologize for this off-topic thread, but it looked like 
> a slow 
> tractor day on atis :)
> 
> Dick
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