From: grntrks@juno.com
Date: Sun Feb 15 2004 - 19:10:35 PST
This may be an even dumber answer! Wouldn't side walls touching produce
"scuffing" and cause the side walls to heat from the friction, possibly
causing side wall failure on one or both tires at speed, since they could
not cool enough during the remaining rotation?
Just a thought
Frank Cox (grntrks@juno.com)
Vietnam 1966
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
'66 M35A2 w/w
'68 M105A1
On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 21:51:21 -0500 m35products <m35prod@optonline.net>
writes:
> This question prompts me to ask what is probably the dumbest question
> of the
> month, but here goes anyway:
>
> Why do we need to worry about the width of two adjacent tires, that
> might
> touch each other? Aren't they both turning at the same speed, as one
> unit?
> What's the problem if they touch?
>
> Arthur P. Bloom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Zehr" <jeeperjim@cox-internet.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 7:36 PM
> Subject: [MV] M35 tire combinations
>
>
> > Has anyone experimented with larger tires in a dual configuration.
> How
> much
> > space is there between the dual tires on the ground?
> > Possibly a thin spacer could be used to move the outer wheels a
> little
> > further out to allow for a slightly wider tire which could have a
> larger
> > outside diameter for lower RPMs on the highway.
> > Just curious.
> > Jim
> >
> >
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Frank Cox (grntrks@juno.com)
Vietnam 1966
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
'66 M35A2 w/w
'68 M105A1
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