Truck tires

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Bob seND

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• Feb 16, 2011

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Not much info on the truck site. I have an old grain truck with 8.25X20 rear duals. All four are worn completely smooth, can't even move in the snow.
The value of the truck is maybe $1500, so I'm not going to put new tires on it. I'll head up to the local Firestone dealer and ask about used tires. Anyone have other recommendations?

 

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Zachary Hoyt

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• Feb 16, 2011

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I saw an old Chevy C600 or something like that sell at an estate auction for $100 a couple of years ago. It had 6 like new tires and a new battery and the rest of it was complete junk. Sometimes junkyards might have take off rims and tires too, though I don't know how road worthy they'd be.
Zach

 

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Bob Paullin

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• Feb 16, 2011

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Check out your local school bus maintenence shed.

 

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danofarming

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• Feb 16, 2011

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what kind of wheels are on your truck? Dayton (Spoke) or split center wheels?

 

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hd6gtom

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• Feb 16, 2011

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Bob you may need to convert it to tubless rims. Most 8.25x20 used tires are hard to find, most are so old they may not be safe to blow up. Most school busses now run tubless tires, a 9X22.5 would match up to your size. It used to be easier to find a set of used rims and tires at a truck salvage lot, than it was finding used 8.25x20's

 

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Bob Bancroft

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Location

Aurora NY

• Feb 16, 2011

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I don't what's more readily available today- 8.25 or 9.00. You could probably go one size bigger if necessary.
I faced the same dilemma years ago with my 1966 Dodge D600 dump. I went to the local tire recapper. He found me brand new Firestone 8.25 mud and snow cheaper than he could cap some for me. They still look almost brand new!

 

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old

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Location

Camdenton Missouri

• Feb 16, 2011

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That size maybe a bit hard to find plus if on split rims it can be hard to find a person who works on them. That said if you check your local school bus barn and see who does there tires you maybe able to find a tire that will work. Probably not that size but you should be able to go up a size maybe 2. Now if you where closer to me I have a bunch of tires in that size and bigger also that still would be able to be used

 

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Jon Hagen

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• Feb 16, 2011

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Check the school bus sales and salvage places in Rugby and Valley City for a set of tubeless rims with good used tires.

 

Ultradog MN

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Location

Twin Cities

• Feb 16, 2011

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What brand of truck? And what lug bolt pattern?
You might find newer rubber on modern rims too. Something like 10x22.5 are not much taller than 8.25x20.
When I was still messing with older trucks I found the cheapest rubber came on modern sized rims.

 

Goose

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• Feb 16, 2011

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Salvage yards can be a good source.

I was looking for a couple of used Goodyear Wranglers or the equivalent for my old snow plow pickup last fall to match the others when I found out used 15" pickup tires are non-existant. Went to several tire places and they laughed at me. Two different salvage yards each had one.

 

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Clodbuster

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• Feb 16, 2011

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If you go with larger tires, be sure to check if they will fit on the truck as most older trucks have limited clearance and I have seen tires that rub together too.

 

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Wilson

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• Feb 17, 2011

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J c whitlney (sp) used to sell a regrooving iron very reasonable. I regroved many for semi tr use in my day cannot see why it would not word for you

 

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RLA

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• Feb 17, 2011

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I picked up 4 8.25x20 traction truck tires from
a Volenteer Fire Dept. As ya know they had no
miles on them all for 100.00 buck with tubes
& liners... Now the sad part is lighting hit
a tree beside the building I had them stored
in & it caught Fire & lost them up in Smoke.

But checking at local VFD might help....

 

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tg in VA

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• Feb 17, 2011

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Go to the county school bus garage...older model school busses use 20" tires and there are rules about how many times they can be capped. I got 4 nice ones for an old pup trailer I use to haul hay. The garage was happy to give them to me rather than having to pay to have them hauled off.

 

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tg in VA

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• Feb 17, 2011

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Go to the county school bus garage...older model school busses use 20" tires and there are rules about how many times they can be capped. I got 4 nice ones for an old pup trailer I use to haul hay. The garage was happy to give them to me rather than having to pay to have them hauled off.

 

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Glenn Nellist

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• Feb 17, 2011

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I have 8 15" Goodyear Wranglers (P265-R75-15) that still have some tread. They were the first and second set from my F-150.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Feb 17, 2011

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If the rims are split in the middle you will have a hard time trying to find a shop that will change them. They are known at the widow makers for a very good reason. Split rings shop will change and inflate. The rims you are talking about are not fun to change out, done more than my share and won't do any more of them.
Bud

 

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jackinok

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• Feb 17, 2011

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might find some recaps,I bought two at a auction for $7 last year.ive been running them all winter with no complaints so far.

 

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caterpillar guy

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• Feb 20, 2011

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Well if you have dayton wheels the 22.5 rims will slide right on where the 20"s are. If they are buds then you will have to match the bolt pattern or find wheels to switch.
Otherwise School district or fire department.