Date:         Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:04:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeff and Deb <jeffndeb@GCI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff and Deb <jeffndeb@GCI.NET>
Subject:      tires, should I buy?
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Hi All,

My neighboor is offering me a set of 4 of almost new studded radial snow
tires on clean steel vanagon rims with no obvious blemishes that I can see,
and studs totally in tact.  They would be for an 86 vanagon
They are:
195/75 R14's
Hercules Polar trax M/S
tread: 2 ply steel, 2 ply poly
and 2 ply poly on sidewalls
1400 lbs max
35 psi. max
As there is no where to go in the winter in Juneau, I will be driving them
very little with almost no load.  Must have studded tires to get up to my
house in even a light snowfall.

I know that this runs against the grain of the recomendations for a light
truck tire, but I wonder if I can get by with them?

I am also confused about why they are not rated as a light truck tire?  My
existing LT 195/75 R14's  (a MS tire) have exactly the same steel/poly ply
construction stated on the tire, but are rated at 50 psi.  I thought that
once you got into this 6 ply configuration it was a given that the tire
would be a "light truck" type?

Oh, and given the description (if I am not completely off base on going for
what sounds like a passenger tire) what do you suggest I offer for them?

Thanks again,
Jeff Hartman
Juneau, AK
jeffndeb@gci.net