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Subject:Re: Tire observation
From:george jannini
Date:Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:27:58 -0500

I am running a late bus with a non PS steering wheel for the sheer hell
of it.  Have broken PS belts twice.  No matter, backing and parking the bus
is still a workout!

Geo/ATL

On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> I recently swapped my 14" tires.  I put my older Nokian Hakkapelitta C mud
> and snow on the front, replacing Hankook RAO 8s that were even more worn
> than the hakkas.  This greatly increased the effort to steer at parking
> speeds.  I have no power steering.  I have decent arm strength, but I now
> find it quite a chore to turn the wheels without any movement of the van,
> where with the RAO 8s, it was much easier.  I have about 43psi (dunno how
> many Barrs that is) in the tires.  Once rolling and at higher speeds, the
> Hakkas steer and track just fine.
>