Let’s talk TIRES

[RED-Z06 2,420]

  On 1/27/2025 at 4:05 AM, Easton Rich said:

Ok, stupid me didnt read the post fully

Id like to put them on some 12x10.5s but those are tough to find.

[Pete D 222]

  On 1/27/2025 at 4:24 AM, RED-Z06 said:

Used tires are a crap shoot, if a tire is in mint condition with no rust stuck on the beads, no repairs, no dry checking...id consider selling them for $35-$45ea...but I normally have 1 tire thats not perfect and can the pair.  You can get new ones for about $90 shipped in that size and brand, or about $70 shipped in other brands.

Wow, they cost a lot less than the Ags!

[RED-Z06 2,420]

  On 1/27/2025 at 4:48 AM, Pete D said:

Wow, they cost a lot less than the Ags!

Alot depends on brand and ply rating, on Amazon's "big deal days" and "black fridays" I always search tire sizes to look for deals.  2023 i got 26x12x12 Carlisle Versaturfs for $90ea shipped on Black Friday.

 

Giga-tires has BKT for a real nice price

 

[ebinmaine 69,886]

  On 1/27/2025 at 5:10 AM, RED-Z06 said:

Giga-tires has BKT for a real nice price

 

WATCH the FREIGHT PRICE 

 

That same tire is available from Simple tire for $80 to $90 WITH shipping. A far cry from 143 ish...

[AlexR 945]

  On 1/27/2025 at 9:44 AM, ebinmaine said:

 

WATCH the FREIGHT PRICE 

 

That same tire is available from Simple tire for $80 to $90 WITH shipping. A far cry from 143 ish...

I agree you do have to watch the shipping, but that $147.60 is for 2 tires. So it is cheaper, even with the shipping cost. 

Edited January 27 by AlexR

[ebinmaine 69,886]

  On 1/27/2025 at 11:21 AM, AlexR said:

I agree you do have to watch the shipping, but that $147.60 is for 2 tires. So it is cheaper, even with the shipping cost. 

 

 

There's another example of regional markets differing, and even day to day.

 

Just a few days ago I could get those tires shipped to my door for 79 something a piece.

I've never bought anything from giga because they're freight price has always been higher. Just now I looked it up and you can see below what it would cost me to get two of those tires shipped to my door this morning.

 

For the record now though. Most of the other sellers are up around $90 today, to me. So Giga still has a lower price than everyone except flea Bay and one other I can't recall.

 

 

Kind of tells me it might pay to watch the prices for a few days or a month or whatever.....

 

I'm definitely glad I bought them when I did.

 

 

[Bar Nuthin 886]

 

  On 1/27/2025 at 3:10 AM, kpinnc said:

 

Mine are mounted on 8.50 rims tubeless. Of course I took them to a tire shop. They are not fun to mount at home. 

 

 

Yeah, I probably could have seated them if I had an air blaster. It was a no-go with ratchet straps. And no way was I gonna try the starting fluid trick! 

[AlexR 945]

  On 1/27/2025 at 11:53 AM, ebinmaine said:

For the record now though. Most of the other sellers are up around $90 today, to me. So Giga still has a lower price than everyone except flea Bay and one other I can't recall.

 

I use tires-easy a bit but eBay has good prices too.

Here is what tires-easy is for those BKT TR315 4ply tires

They have free shipping. 

[Pete D 222]

Tires easy is CHEAP!

I did ok, though. I had to pay 6% tax, too.

 

 

  On 1/27/2025 at 4:24 AM, RED-Z06 said:

 

 

Edited January 27 by Pete D

[ebinmaine 69,886]

  On 1/27/2025 at 1:52 PM, Pete D said:

 

I did ok, though.

 

 

I'll be curious to see how we like the BKT Trenchers in a few years.....

 

[RED-Z06 2,420]

  On 1/27/2025 at 9:44 AM, ebinmaine said:

 

WATCH the FREIGHT PRICE 

 

That same tire is available from Simple tire for $80 to $90 WITH shipping. A far cry from 143 ish...

Thats 2 tires with freight included...

[ebinmaine 69,886]

  On 1/27/2025 at 3:39 PM, RED-Z06 said:

Thats 2 tires with freight included...

 I see that now....

But not to Maine. 

[Pete D 222]

I got my BKTs mounted & filled with Rimguard.  Here are some photos next to the Carlisle Turf Savers I removed:

They are both 23x10.50-12 tires.

 

 

Edited January 31 by Pete D

[oliver2-44 10,106]

 Stopped by the Marble Falls Crisis Network Thrift Store (The Warehouse). This stop is part of a normal trip to town. 

Picked up two brand new 23 x 10.5 x 12 HighRun Turf tires $40. They still have all the nubbies on them. 
 

Took a picture of these bunk beds and sent it to my sons. Grandma intercepted and said she wanted them for the grandkids room at our house. So instead of mounting tires I hauled, disassembled and reassembled furniture. 

Edited February 12 by oliver2-44

[kpinnc 13,200]

  On 2/12/2025 at 10:50 PM, oliver2-44 said:

Grandma intercepted

 

Yeah I've never made that mistake! 

 

My wife catches me every time! I think she's got me bugged or something!

 

 

[ebinmaine 69,886]

  On 2/13/2025 at 3:50 AM, kpinnc said:

 

 

My wife catches me every time! I think she's got me bugged or something!

 

 

 

Chicks have the "know-stuff" gene and required hardware built-in from the factory. 

Dudes aren't outfitted with it. 

[kpinnc 13,200]

  On 2/13/2025 at 11:17 AM, ebinmaine said:

Chicks have the "know-stuff" gene and required hardware built-in from the factory. 

Dudes aren't outfitted with it. 

 

My wife knows what I'm thinking before I do. It's scary! 

[RED-Z06 2,420]

That "know stuff gene"...is it part of the "hit curbs gene", or the "jump to conclusions gene" because those seem to all run hand in hand in my experience 😐

[ebinmaine 69,886]

  On 2/13/2025 at 4:19 PM, RED-Z06 said:

That "know stuff gene"...is it part of the "hit curbs gene", or the "jump to conclusions gene" because those seem to all run hand in hand in my experience 😐

 

Not here. Trina's at least as good a driver as I am. 

And she NEVER jumps to conclusions about anything. 

 

[RED-Z06 2,420]

  On 2/13/2025 at 5:46 PM, ebinmaine said:

 

Not here. Trina's at least as good a driver as I am. 

And she NEVER jumps to conclusions about anything. 

 

Lucky, I dated a lady that bought a brand new car. Like literally brand new 5 miles on it, she drives it directly to my place 8 miles away and had curbed both driver side wheels. 🤣🤣

[Handy Don 13,131]

My latest car has a 360º camera “God’s Eye” view option (synthesized from the front, rear, and side cameras). It also beeps and highlights close approaches to stationary objects it can “see". Seemed superfluous at first, but it has grown on me as I use it more.

[Pete D 222]

  On 2/13/2025 at 5:46 PM, ebinmaine said:

 

Not here. Trina's at least as good a driver as I am. 

And she NEVER jumps to conclusions about anything. 

 

Let me guess, Trina is also a member here?  🤔🧐

[ebinmaine 69,886]

  On 2/13/2025 at 11:50 PM, Pete D said:

Let me guess, Trina is also a member here?  🤔🧐

 

She doesn't have her own username. 

I post her zillions of accomplishments. 😅

 

She does have a YT channel that we post things to. As do I. 

 

 

[Pete D 222]

  On 2/13/2025 at 11:59 PM, ebinmaine said:

 

She doesn't have her own username. 

I post her zillions of accomplishments. 😅

 

She does have a YT channel that we post things to. As do I. 

 

 

I would NEVER suggest that you were paying anyone an empty compliment!

[ebinmaine 69,886]

  On 2/14/2025 at 12:02 AM, Pete D said:

I would NEVER suggest that you were paying anyone an empty compliment!

 

I gave up doing that years ago. 

 

I say what I mean, and mean what I say. 🤎