Old knobby tires

FWB in SK · Mar 8, 2020

Any one remember using these tires. Dad would have them on our OLD 1/2ton in the fifties. With a few bags of wheat in the back for
weight you could buck a lot of snow. The ones I remember had round knobs..

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Denny K · Mar 8, 2020

How about the old bar/lug tread? They had the round knob and a bar about twice the width of the knob at an angle.
I grew up driving a 1935 Ford 1 1/2 ton with them on the rear. Harder than hockey pucks. Wore like iron.

DR. EVIL · Mar 8, 2020

Dad had a '56 F350 single rear wheel pickup, had for the time, odd-ball tires, like a 7.50x17. The ribbed frt tires were available, but only those knobbed drive tires still around in the early 1960's when he had it. They were just a little worse than terrible. The slightly longer than normal wheelbase made the rearend really light, and the 292 V8 and 4-speed made for lots of wheel speed when spinning the tires.

warbaby · Mar 8, 2020

600 x 16s are 205.oo a tire from Miller tire

rusty6 · Mar 8, 2020

(quoted from post at 13:55:47 03/08/20) Any one remember using these tires. Dad would have them on our OLD 1/2ton in the fifties. With a few bags of wheat in the back for
weight you could buck a lot of snow. The ones I remember had round knobs..

Yes, remember them well. In fact I might have a few carcasses left here on old machinery or wagons.

jeffcat · Mar 8, 2020

Just my entry. My mom's car had a set of recaps with those around 1973. Both of
my folks swore by them. They made a cute pattern in the snow. I always thought
it looked like the tile floor in the old school building. Those black and white
hexagons about an inch across. What a strange lifestyle we live.

Sprint 6 · Mar 8, 2020

My 1950 Willys pickup, that had sat from 1968 to 2017, had a pair of those on the front. They were still holding air and in good shape. They were BF Goodrich.

showcrop · Mar 8, 2020

I ran the Cheng Shins on my enduro bike for a season or two.

oldsarge · Mar 8, 2020

Whydaya think the old short Jeeps with those skinny knobby tire were the best snow runners ever seen?

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