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Archive for January, 2009
G622
Posted by Larry from Riverview, FL, US on January 29, 2009
Tim, I am about to buy 4 G622 245 70R/19.5 tires for a truck we just bought from Ryder. In the past when I looked for information on a Goodyear product I was able to find detailed information about that specific product. I have been unable to find any tutorial type description about Goodyear products. The only thing I find is a page with bullets about “Features or Benifits”, but no detailed information about each of the items listed. If there is more information about each Goodyear tire that I am not finding please let me know. Thanks,Larry Habeck.
Are you looking for engineering data? There is a tab for "Tire Specs" right beside the Features and Benefits". You may have missed this tab. If this is not what you are looking for, send me another note. Thanks for your interest.
Tires for parking lot sweeper application
Posted by Roger from Hood River, OR, US on January 22, 2009
Hello,
I am a sweeping contractor who owns a Schwarze S-348I sweeper on a 2006 GMC W4500 chassis. The OEM tires are LT215/85-16 (load range E).
I’ve gone through 3 sets of tires in the first 24,000 miles of use, including the last set of BF Goodrich Commercial T/A’s that have a 50,000 mile warranty.
I’m looking for a better solution, either longer life tires or more inexpensive replacements. Can you recommend anything from the Goodyear commercial line, either new or retreads?
Thanks
We have two tires that might fit your needs. Our G947 RSS and G949 RSA (both with ArmorMax Technology) are available in the size and load range you need. Both are steel casing/steel belted tires. With steel casings, they are likely to be retreaded two or three times. I'm not really sure which tread pattern would best suit the needs of a sweeper so, I suggest you consider both. Info on thise tires is available on our website www.goodyer.com/truck
Recaps on fire apparatus
Posted by Ralph from Wilton, CT, US on January 15, 2009
We currently use Goodyear only (state contract) new tires and my question is would it be beneficial to start running retreads on my drive axles We use 11 and 12R22.5 G164’s. I know the casing is important and also to have quality recappers, I think the price can be up to 1/3 savings. I know of one other fire department that uses recaps.
I think you have answered your question better than I can. If you have good casings and a good retreader, retreads can cost 1/3 as much as new tires. If you make the right choise of retread type, performance can be very close to new tire performance. Plus, retreading is recycling....good for the environment. Seems like a no brainer to me....go for it.
Trailer tire design
Posted by Erwin from NANJING, OT, CN on January 15, 2009
Why the trailer tire typically has a shallow tread design?
Trailer tires are the slowest wearing tires on a tractor trailer. They are free rolling and supply no steering forces as steer tires do. So, they wear very slowly and are likely to develop irregular wear if the intial tread depth is too deep. Trailer tires will actually wear longer and more evently with less tread depth so, this is a case where less is actually more.
M + S stamped
Posted by Phil from Brownsburg, IN, US on January 14, 2009
What is the commercial definition of M+S stamped on the sidewall of the tire really mean? Does tires with this stamp mean that the tire can also good for ice conditions (ie.- black ice)?
M + S stands for "Mud plus Snow". There is no implications that an M + S tire is "good for ice conditions".