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Subject:Re: 14" Tires, Eastern Canada, Hercules G4000LT
From:Tom Rowsell
Date:Mon, 4 Apr 2011 07:46:19 -0300

That's great news...and I thought I was doing good  :)
There's no M&S on them  :(
Tom

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 7:15 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> These tires aren't even good in rain, don't even think about snow. They are
> really a trailer tire. Had a van come in here last year with set of these.
> Awful handling.
> That "C" is an outdated classification for "Commercial" use.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Courtney Hook
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 10:27 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 14" Tires, Eastern Canada, Hercules G4000LT
>
> Tom, are these M&S rated?
> Courtney
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Always be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones
> who mind, don't matter.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Rowsell" <86westy@GEOEXPLOITS.ORG>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 6:51 PM
> Subject: 14" Tires, Eastern Canada, Hercules G4000LT
>
>
> > No affiliation, but given the often local scarceness of "proper" 14"
> > tires,
> > I thought I'd pass on the Boss Tire of Moncton, New Brunswick stocks
> > the Hercules G4000LT 14" Light Truck Tire. I just bought 4 from them
> > for $89 each. A few pictures/particulars at
> > http://www.tomrowsell.com/2011/04/14-truck-tires.html
> > They don't list them on their site at bosstire.com, but somebody on
> > staff is an ex Westy owner...
> > 8 ply D-rated 185R14C. Incidentally, anyone know what the "C" stand for
> ??
> >
> > YMMV :)
> > Tom
>