Interesting tire

[donjunior]

I'll commit to 5 tires for the old Ferret ...

Darcy from Alberta, Canada

[Ryan Harriman]

Just a quick update. They have sent me more pictures of the tires which I will post later. There is good news and bad.

They aren't DOT approved and they have no tires in stock to send a sample.

Tire Size 9.00-16
Ply 12
Standard Rim 6.5H
Max Load S/D 1530/1350kg
Pressure 530kpa
Section Width 255mm
Overall Diamete 890mm


Ryan

[rob love]

You said good news and bad news. What was the good news?

The specs look good. Weight rating of 3373 pounds when mounted in singles is enough even to handle a KL welding lorry. Any word from them if there is a speed restriction?

On photos that I saw earlier, it would appear that they will require some skiving to go straight onto the cmp rims, but that is not unusual.

[Ryan Harriman]

[Gordon Yeo]

Ryan

Thank you for taking the lead on this project and I hope you have the patience of Job. Sounds like this is catch 22, they can send a picture of a tire but, have no tire to send for a sample. They probably wont produce several tires for a sample but, want a commitment for 100 sets. We await further developments.

Gord

[rob love]

DOT or no DOT, I want them. They will fit the bill to a T.

Not sure if it will help, but parts for antique vehicles are not subject to duty no matter what the country of origin. The lack of DOT rating may negate that avenue though.

[r.morrison]

So gentlemen, given we have this set back regarding "quality control", (lack of product) who out there would be commited to buying on the fact that the minimum purchase on our end will have to be 100 "sets" of tires....with no DOT rating on them. That would be in my calculations (rough) about half a 20 foot container and a little over 200 sets for a full 20 foot container. Just remember, we pay by the container and not how much is inside it. AND that, in this case, would be FOB Canada.

Looking forward to hearing from y'all! Robert

[Hanno Spoelstra]

"Standard rim 6.5H" means these tyres are for American rims which are 6.5-inch wide. Commonwealth spilt rims are 6-inch wide, and of course 0.25-inch larger in diameter.

If this pattern is available on the European market I would turn down my rims to make them fit, though!

Did anyone have any luck sourcing these?

Thanks,
Hanno

Originally Posted by Ryan Harriman

[Private_collector]

Seems activity has died down, Hanno.

[r.morrison]

Well Hanno....I'm out. Given the feed back here etc. etc. etc, I decided not to throw my hat in the ring. Good luck....Robert