[AT] OT Tires

[rlgoss at insightbb.com]

This is not exactly your mother's Dakota -- 4.7 liter V-8, Quad cab, 4X4, 5-speed automatic, factory towing rated at 7000 #.  I'm towing a 6X14 dual axle trailer with digital brakes rated at 5000 #.  It handles two tractors with no problem.  It typically gets around 19.5 mpg on the road.  When it needs tires, I'll be lucky to do it for less than $600.

My SIL decided to "see what it would do" just after I filled up the tank.  I was busy resetting the electronics in it when he punched the throttle.  The mpg readout went down to 4.6!

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Wilson <rowilson at wildblue.net>
Date: Monday, February 25, 2008 23:59
Subject: Re: [AT] OT  Tires
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group' <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> I hope you haul lawn tractors with the Dakota. There's no way 
> you could
> safely or even legally haul two tractors with a Dakota. 
> Rob 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> rlgoss at insightbb.com
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:18 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Tires
> 
> 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 
> acrosscountry 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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