[AT] OT Tires

[Dick Day]

Good point. However, my son uses his truck as a car.  The heaviest load he 
has ever hauled was a the time he rented TWO CD's from Blockbuster :)

He lives in Omaha and use the Dakota just to go to and from work and school.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:17 PM
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 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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