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    Elevating pull scraper

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    Tire sealants

    Buy some Michelin X-mine D2 tires or if you want a cheaper route find some severe service industrial tires. You're urinating into a stiff breeze trying to find a sealer that'll work on stone drilled radial truck tires.
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    Tire Question

    Glad to help. Best of luck & keep us posted on your progress. I'm never on the Forum anymore unless I get an email notification to checkout so if you start a new thread shoot me a message.
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    Tire Question

    First of all you can safely mount 11's on a 7.5 wheel(8.25 is recommended/7.5 is approved(exactly opposite for 10's - 7.5 recommended, 8.25 approved). The 8.25 is cheaper because it is the more common size. The tread life statement made by the novice is asinine. 11R22.5's are worth more in any...
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    Tire Question

    You need 10R22.5's (the actual equivalent to 9.00-20)on 22.5 X 7.50 wheels. Probably have a 22.5 X 8.25 wheel right now. Put the right thing on there and it'll fit without spacers or offset or any other unnecessary contraptions. You put a bigger tire and wheel on there than what you had is why...
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    Tire Question

    Yes, bolt right on no changes needed.
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    Caterpillar dual d9 pushing scrapers

    Big Brutus was owned by P&M and was in Kansas it's entire working life. Never owned by Peabody.
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    Reducing tire losses.

    First of all, do the machines not have mirrors or do they just not get used? If you can't tell that the machine is 2 feet lower on one corner, then I'm not sure what to say. Second (and probably most important) would be the air pressures in these tires. If they are taking round rocks that often...
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    Lets see your "ultimate" service truck!

    I was fortunate enough to get a few new trucks in my days as a tire service tech. First in May 1992 was a 1992 SuperDuty with an FEC service body. Next in August 1997 was a 98 F-800 with an IMT stick boom/truck tire service body(hybrid). Finally in Nov. 1998 was a 99 Sterling(3126 w/9 speed)...
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    Converting an OTR truck to a dump...need ideas on where to get some parts.

    That is a classic truck - why ruin it trying to make a dump truck that'll be worthless as an ashtray on a motorcycle? Single frame, air ride, etc. Find another project and leave the classic alone. Sell it or admire it - don't ruin it. 51kw nailed it.
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    Building Class 8 motorhome... Need some opinions

    Yes, that was my impression. Sorry for the uptake fail. Still not gonna shorten your radius. You'll wanna go with a set back front axle for the shortest possible turning radius. Set it back as far as you can get away with.
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    Tires Cat 623

    If they are loaded anywhere near the same payload, running that slow, I'll guarantee you they were totally different tires. No doubt in my mind. And it's never any fun to jack a machine that's sitting on it's wheel, underground or above. I can relate.
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    Building Class 8 motorhome... Need some opinions

    Steerable lift axles steer to improve tire life by preventing the scrubbing of the tread. I suppose the reduced drag will help get the full available turning radius the truck is capable of, so if you want to call that an improvement you can. However, they WILL NOT give you any tighter turning...
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    Building Class 8 motorhome... Need some opinions

    You could probably get by with something like a 315/80R22.5 - they have a load rating of 9,090 single. They will work on a standard 8.25 wheel, although 9.00 is recommended.
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    Building Class 8 motorhome... Need some opinions

    No. With the correct wheel, a wide base tire will not change the steering geometry. That's why they have a different offset.
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    Building Class 8 motorhome... Need some opinions

    Where do you get the idea that wide base tires affect the turning radius of a vehicle? What affects the turning radius is steer-axle placement (set forward vs. set back) and wheelbase, not tire size.
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    Tires Cat 623

    Well, the first thing to look at would be are they the same tire,i.e. model(XKA,XLD,XK,XTXL,XTSM,XMINE) tread depth(D1,D2,E3,E4),etc. I would be very surprised if they were. Then I would look at are the pieces of equipment similar and doing the same job in the same conditions. My money is the...
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    Have ya seen this one?

    No, they are definitely not duals - I've seen enough to know the difference. Those are most likely 15" wheels, probably either 215 or 225/75R15's - lucky to have a max capacity of 3000lbs per tire/wheel,probably less. I'd bet a weeks paycheck on it.
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    Tire age regarding dot

    First of all, keep in mind I have not seen these tires so I can't give a definite on them. What I can tell you is that if they were indoors out of the sun there should be no issue. I would buy them if I could see them and was satisfied they've been indoors all this time. If you can't put hands...
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    Have ya seen this one?

    No way those axles on that trailer are rated for 14K apiece. Lucky if they're 7K. Tires won't go far. And well said, digger242j.
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