

| 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. >
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