Where to find 20 inch tires in Canada

[Louis Skebo]

Hi All just wondering where I might find tires in Canada for my FAT that has 20 inch rims. Would the 12.5 Michelins fit the rims?

Thanks

Louie

[rob love]

They will be a little baloonish.

Personally, I like to use either the old goodyear MLVW tires if you can still find them, or else the 11.00-20 non-directional from the USA. Titan brand has worked well for me. There is a seller right now in Wisconsin who has the 11-20s new for $125 USD each.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TITAN-T-HAWK...9YLiNq&vxp=mtr

[Brian Gough]

Hi Louie,

email sent

Cheers,

Brian

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Louis

My C60S Pattern 13 came out of NATO stocks in the 1980s and it had the Michelins on it but they were miss matched so I replaced them with used US 1100x20 nondirectionals.

About 7 years ago I had the chance to buy fresh from the factory Titans 1100x20 bought 8 of them so both my Pat 12 C60L and my Pat 13 C60S got them. Paid lot more than what this guy is selling his for, so I suppect that are surplus from the military unused but may be several years old. If I need tires that is a really good price.

Cheers Phil

[rob love]

It would seem that, with the demise of the older 2-1/2 ton and 5 ton trucks that the US military is getting rid of their bias ply tires.

I have used a number of the titan tires in several sizes and have been happy with them, especially in regard to them not weather cracking prematurely. I do not recommend the STA tires for that very reason.

The titans that I have bought seem to be in the 2006-2009 date range.

As to price, their price is about a quarter of what a new 11.00-20 will cost you. Up here in Canada, the few companies that I have noticed who import will charge you about $800CDN for that tire, in the US, it will be about $400 USD. So for $125, it is kind of hard to beat. I use one of the border shipping services and go down to pick them up.