From: Edward Mills Antique Tractors <millserat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:34:39 -0500
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On 4/26/2014 8:12 PM, Ray Jones wrote:
THANKS FOR THE LIST.
Checked my Ram 10 ply tires
and my DOT code started UP, so they were made in Findley,
OHIO
Not Arkansas but, at least,
USA
Ray
On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Edward
Mills Antique Tractors <millserAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Cooper makes tires under about a dozen
brand names including Mastercraft as well as several
marketed by TBC and Treadways. I have found
Mastercraft to be OK - cant say they are all made the
same, but I would suspect a lot of commonality
including basic manufacturing equipment as they all
disappear in a given size / configuration at the same
time.
There is pretty much only 1 whitewall in each brand
and they have pretty much identical specs including
440 treadwear. I
expect all of the tires below in a given size
are made in same plant - at least the old
225/75R14 - both Tempra and Mastercraft were DOT
plant code UT (Texarkana, AR)
I don't know about today, but my 2007 Cooper
catalog shows some of the Cooper tires as made
in UK and others including some of the
Trendsetter configurations as made in China
- in fairness, at least they noted it in their
2007 catalog.
I would check the DOT codes if I
really wanted to know where a tire was
made rather than assuming all Coopers
are made in USA.
Also I
know they were in negotiations to sell out to a
foreign (India?) company but I think that fell
through.
TBC brands include Cordovan,
Multi-Mile, Sigma, and Vanderbilt.
Treadways brands include ElDorado, Jetzon,
Telstar and Sumitomo.
Other tires of this family may include Dean,
Hercules, Starfire, Tempra, and Big-O, as
well as Mastercraft and possibly others.
On 4/26/2014 3:02 PM, Ray Jones wrote:
Hi all;
A Little
off topic, but good to know...
I insist
on using Cooper Tires as they are made
right here in Arkansas.
I deal
with a local Tire Store here and the
owners are friends of ours.
I put a
set of 6 ply on my Dakota last spring
and now have them on my 1500 Ram
I get
great mileage and as I read Electric
meters Rurally, I need tough tires on
these gravel roads.
Be
careful about buying from the big
discount tire places on ebay and the
like, they are not the same as the
dealers sell.
My son
bought the Ram in an estate sale and
it hadn't been really driven for 8
years.
Since he was driving it 1/2 way across
the country to me, we didn't trust the
tires on it for the trip.
He bought
Cooper 265/75R16 10 ply tires for it
on ebay from Discount Tire Direct with
a great price and free S&H.
My
friend, the local Cooper Dealer,
pointed out the different tread design
from the ones he sells.
He told
me they make different tires for Pep
Boys and the like to sell cheaper. He
can't even get them.
So, if
you have a problem with one of the
tires, the local dealer for whatever
brand you buy from a non-dealer, may
not be able to take Warranty care of
it or get a replacement tire to match.
Ray Jones
in Sunny 87° Mena
On Sat, Apr 26,
2014 at 2:23 PM, Rich Barber <c300@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
Googling
“P235 75R 15 B F
Goodrich white wall tires” came
up with a number of
options on e-Bay, some of
which appear to have the
narrow WSW. Maybe too
narrow in some cases.
Reasonable and
competitive prices. Most
likely available locally.
Discount/America’s Tire
shops seem to be able to
buy about anything. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/tires-235-75-15-white-wall
My
father's
1990 D150 has
P235 75R 15 B F
Goodrich white
wall tires with
a 1.25 inch
white wall. I
think he
purchased these
5 years ago?
Discount Tire
was his
supplier, I will
see if the paper
work has a
number. Please
note' his wheel
width is 7
inches.'
The
7.60 x 15 tire
was standard
on the ’62 and
’63 300’s—down
sized from the
8.00 x 15’s on
the ’55-’56
& ‘61
300’s. The
’57-’60 300’s
had those big,
fat 9.00 x
14’s as does
the ’64 NY
Salon.
Chrysler
stylists knew
the value of
filling a
wheel well and
at least put
8.20 X 15’s on
the ’64
Imperial. I
believe ’64
Newport cop
cars also had
15” wheels but
I don't know
the tire
size.
Probably a
perfectly
competent size
tire but
rather wimpy
in
appearance.
More cost
saving by
Chrysler.
After
switching to
non-standard
radials, I
think it is OK
to go with a
tire size that
satisfies the
eye as well as
the road. In
this case,
either is
fine—buy your
tires based on
known quality
and reputation
with the
closest WSW
width you can
find. You may
find a greater
selection of
P235’s.
Personally,
I would not go
with the 225s
as they seem
to be too
small compared
to the
original
tires,
especially in
terms of tire
height. I see
no downside to
going with the
235/75/15 that
are available
as radials in
a 3/4"
whitewall,
which is all
that is
commonly
available
these days. I
used to get
Cooper
Trendsetters,
but I am not
sure they are
still
available. I
did get a set
of the Cornell
whitewalls at
Pep Boys
(their store
brand) which
seem to be a
pretty good
tire. None of
the commonly
available
whitewall
tires are very
wide anymore
but the
Cornells were
about the best
I could find
in terms of
appearance and
size.
Hi
again guys. I
know we’ve
been through
this before,
but I can’t
seem to find
my tire emails
from the past.
I
need new
radials for my
H. I
understand the
original tires
were 7.60-15,
and the radial
replacement is
225/75R15,
and it’s
supposed to
have a 1 1/8”
whitewall. I
can’t seem to
find this 1
1/8” WW or
even a 1” WW
in the 225
size. Does
anybody know
where?
Subject:
Re:
[Chrysler300]
general reply
on starter
question plus
new question
On
4/19/2014
11:26 AM,
rinandal
wrote:
> Hi all,
For those that
replied thanks
for the info.
The answer
> appears
to be gear
reduction
starter for
1964 300's.
>
> This
leads me to
the next
question.
Anyone
starting there
cars with
> an after
market "mini"
gear drive
starter? If so
any
>
recommendations?
>
> Thanks
for all the
input.
>
> Van
I believe that
John Hertog
ran one of the
new starters
in his cars
The info might
be in one of
the back issue
newsletters
--
Paul Holmgren
Spring is
Here, I'm so
excited,
I Wet My
Plants!
-- Ray
Jones. Y'all come on down an see us. Ya
hear?
-- Ray
Jones. Y'all come on down an see us. Ya hear?
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