From: patrick jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Sat Jan 24 2004 - 16:46:04 PST
And you CAN tell the difference in drag, when you free up your front
axle with those lockouts.
m35products wrote:
>
> And don't forget all that mass that's turning - the front axle,
> differential, driveshaft, etc, which can be eliminated by, dare I say it,
> installing a set of Selectro brand lockout hubs. (I just expended my yearly
> shameless plug). $550, delivered to your door by a courteous delivery man
> in a brown uniform.
>
> Arthur P. Bloom, Pres.
> www.M35products.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray Fougnier" <rfougnier@comcast.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 8:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Tire Weight 9:00x20 on wheel.
>
> > No wonder my mileage is so bad. It's funny that the car I had when I
> > was a kid was something like 1800 lbs total weight. Thanks for the info
> > because I was really thinking about asking the question here anyways.
> > With all the split rim discussion though, I may not fool with them too
> much.
> >
> >
> > Recovry4x4@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings List. I have heard much speculation on the weight of a deuce
> tire
> > > and wheel. The other day while swapping around tires I decided to pop
> one up
> > > on the scale and get an actual weight. I've heard everything from 150#
> all the
> > > way up to over 200#. The tire brand was Fidelity and although it isn't
> brand
> > > new it still shows the parting line in the center of the tread from the
> mold. I
> > > consider this a new tire. On my certified scale it came in at 160.7#.
> So
> > > there you have it. 1600# of rolling mass going down the road on the old
> deuce.
> > >
> > > Kenneth Engle
> > > Loxahatchee FL
> > > 71 A.M. General M35A2
> > > 73 A.M. General M275A2
> > > 53 Fruehauf XM105E3
> > > http://hometown.aol.com/recovry4x4/myhomepage/photo.html
> > >
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