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Forum: New Member Introductions 07-18-2016, 10:49 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,941
Posted By hddecker
Hi, Jim. Your OEM tires did well if you got...

Hi, Jim.

Your OEM tires did well if you got 9 years out of them. Not too many folks are putting enough miles on their camper tires to wear them out before their Best Before Date. The majority of...
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-18-2016, 05:02 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,941
Posted By hddecker
I forgot about that one, the guy at the ESSO next...

I forgot about that one, the guy at the ESSO next to our shop in the NWT had one of them.
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-18-2016, 04:09 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,941
Posted By hddecker
Aaron, Are you talking about the old slide...

Aaron,

Are you talking about the old slide hammer thing for busting the bead on the big rig tires.

Speaking of big rig tires and wheels, I had one of them split ring wheels blow up on me. I...
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-18-2016, 12:50 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,941
Posted By hddecker
Cale, That's :lol: funny. Bet they...

Cale,

That's :lol: funny.

Bet they didn't get as mad as the shop I took a flat to. The tire had about a pint of Slime in it.
I thought it funny, the guy that fixed it, not so much.
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-17-2016, 07:17 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,941
Posted By hddecker
Aaron, I know what mean about the state of...

Aaron,

I know what mean about the state of modern manufacturing, the old school mechanic I worked for in the sixties taught me all about looking for quality.

Sounds like we could have fun...
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-17-2016, 04:57 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,941
Posted By hddecker
Marty, I'll leave the technical bit for...

Marty,

I'll leave the technical bit for Tireman, but as a matter of curiosity, where the red and/or yellow dots used as the start point for balancing the tires.

Also some rims have a dot on...
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-16-2016, 09:38 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,941
Posted By hddecker
Tireman, I have been of the opinion that the...

Tireman,

I have been of the opinion that the manufacturers play fast and loose with the numbers game.
It's a game that I don't play, when it's time to replace OEM equipement I believe in the go...
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-16-2016, 07:04 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,941
Posted By hddecker
AZ, Have you ever noted how many people...

AZ,

Have you ever noted how many people pack up in the morning and go roaring out of the camp ground and not even looked at their tires, let alone chck the pressures.

In fifty years of...
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-15-2016, 11:58 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,941
Posted By hddecker
Tireman, I'm pretty sure you had a hand in...

Tireman,

I'm pretty sure you had a hand in the manufacture of just about every tire I've bought in the last 50 years.


I agree 100% with you on safe speed, but some times I cheat. Once I'm...
Forum: New Member Introductions 07-15-2016, 04:37 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,941
Posted By hddecker
Welome to the forum, Tireman. It'll be nice...

Welome to the forum, Tireman.

It'll be nice to have the myths and BS about tires put to rest. If you don't mind my asking, which manufacturer did you work for?
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