From: Gene Pantano (truks@cs.quik.com)
Date: Tue May 28 2002 - 08:01:58 PDT
Wrong..
I posted pictures of the tires..definitely not Blackhawk...Gene>
>
> ..He has a 7:50X10 tire that will work on
> > the MULE. About $20 each...they are a 10 ply..and will work great..not a
> NDT
> > Military tread..I'm getting 4 tomorrow.. Gene
>
> I'll bet they are Blackhawk helicopter tires. Straight rib, thick wall,
hard
> to mount. HOWEVER, great for sand or hard rocky areas, hard to puncture,
> would last forever on a mule. Not much on wet grass or mud. These tires
were
> made to hold weight, not traction. If you can't lift a helicopter out of
the
> mud, you have problems!
>
> I have a set of 12 ply forklift tires on a mule. I run 5 psi. in them and
> they will still beat you to death. Those thick walls don't provide much
> cushion. They are the nearest thing to "run flat" as you can get for a
mule.
> Even without air they still stand up.
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