Re: [MBZ] Tars

HAWKINS via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2023 3:11 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: RICK HAWKINS Subject: [MBZ] Tars Folks I buy a fair number of tires …, plenty of 19.5 for the car hauler. I buy from Amazon Walmart and have bought a lot from tires easy …. Lately Amazon and Walmart

[MBZ] Tars

Folks I buy a fair number of tires …, plenty of 19.5 for the car hauler. I buy from Amazon Walmart and have bought a lot from tires easy …. Lately Amazon and Walmart tend to go back and forth for the lowest prices and tires ez seems to be higher than it was say 10 years ago Your results may

[MBZ] Tars for the E320 wagon

I ordered a new pair of tars from Amazon and had them delivered to a shop next to the campus where I’m taking welding class. Stopped by a little while ago and they put them on right away. Good shop. I was gonna put the takeoffs on the E500 to get a little more time before buying a matching Mic

Re: [MBZ] Tars Wuz: Polishing Glass

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On October 20, 2017 at 11:22 AM Craig via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Hitting a bridge is definitely bad form for a trucker. > > > ...or a sailor. > https://www.youtube.com/watch

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> On October 20, 2017 at 11:22 AM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hitting a bridge is definitely bad form for a trucker. ...or a sailor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsnZ6RjEXws ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.c

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On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:04:22 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > Michelin builds tars here in the great state of Salkerlina so it ain't > all frogs makin em.  I don't know if they build car tars up there, but > I know they build those monster off-road tars that are like 16ft > diameter and

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Michelin builds tars here in the great state of Salkerlina so it ain't all frogs makin em.  I don't know if they build car tars up there, but I know they build those monster off-road tars that are like 16ft diameter and won't fit in a container, so they have containers with open tops that they

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Cosco containers!  Yeah their going to Costco! --R On 10/19/17 7:12 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: I saw the one in Honolulu once I think.  Other than that the closest thing I see is dead sam or the trainloads of cosco containers going through town loaded with tons of cheep chinee junk

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The Nokians came in yesterday. $35 to mount and balance 2, no stems. THey are round, built 4716, so they are about a year old. I'm guessing they were cheap because they aged out. Still should be good for 4 yrs or so. They were built in RUSSIA! I never had rooskie tars before! Andrew sho

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H Maybe the Michelin frogs discontinued the practice and made everyone sell real michelins. Last I knew wally and dead sam other brands only had warranty at their stores. Dan Penoff via Mercedes October 18, 2017 at 1:18 PM Just checked with Costco. Bzzzt!!

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I saw the one in Honolulu once I think. Other than that the closest thing I see is dead sam or the trainloads of cosco containers going through town loaded with tons of cheep chinee junk. None in the places I travel. Dan Penoff via Mercedes October 18, 2017 at 1

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HF Tools are weird. I bought one of their $15 4 1/2" angle grinders last week to have at camp. Its first job was to sharpen the blades on the bush hog. Its nearly as good as my Makita, other than the switch is cheezy its a very good grinder.HF sells really good grinding/cutting wheels too, surpr

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I had one of those from HF. It didn't even get a lug nut off of my daughter's car before it broke. Long cheater bar worked. MG Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Thats a good idea, they make those torque multiplying things too, one of those should work too. -Curt On Wednesday, October 1

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On Wed, 18 Oct 2017 20:41:16 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Thats a good idea, they make those torque multiplying things too, one > of those should work too. They make those torque multiplying things for big trucks, and they carry big price tags ... Craig _

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> Curt wrote: > I've found that the use of torque wrenches is over blown. If you > rattlegun the lugnut down to 150#, the torque wrench will click > over at 80# no problem. That's not really "use of a torque wrench". If that technique was tried anyplace but a tire shop it would be condemned! U

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Thats a good idea, they make those torque multiplying things too, one of those should work too. -Curt On Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 4:00:06 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Factory specs for torque on the lugnuts on my truck is 150#. I have started to carry a socket and a

Re: [MBZ] Tars Wuz: Polishing Glass

Factory specs for torque on the lugnuts on my truck is 150#. I have started to carry a socket and a long breaker bar as I doubt I could get a wheel off using the wrench that came with the truck. RB On 18/10/2017 1:37 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I've found that the use of torque wrench

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> On October 18, 2017 at 2:24 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I would add that I was suitably impressed to see that Costco has a calibrated > test stand where they were checking their torque wrenches before starting the > day in the shop. Rattle guns are the bane of tire changing.

Re: [MBZ] Tars Wuz: Polishing Glass

I've found that the use of torque wrenches is over blown. If you rattlegun the lugnut down to 150#, the torque wrench will click over at 80# no problem. I once had to take my car back to a tire retailer because I couldn't get the lugs off no matter what. Which reminds me, at camp last week I sha

Re: [MBZ] Tars Wuz: Polishing Glass

I would add that I was suitably impressed to see that Costco has a calibrated test stand where they were checking their torque wrenches before starting the day in the shop. Rattle guns are the bane of tire changing. -D > On Oct 18, 2017, at 2:18 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just

Re: [MBZ] Tars Wuz: Polishing Glass

Just checked with Costco. Bzzzt!! Wrong! Unless you buy a branded tire (Kirkland?) made specifically for the warehouse, the brand name tires are identical to the same name tire sold elsewhere. Also, the warranty booklet says you can have the tire repaired or replaced by any Michelin approved

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Sort of like the first Lowenbrau I tasted after they shifted production to the USA. Tasted like fortified Bud Lite. On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am all too aware of this, having known about the Dead Sam’s Michelins > from some years

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I am all too aware of this, having known about the Dead Sam’s Michelins from some years ago. For the money I’ll roll the dice, and it’s not like there aren’t Costcos darned near everywhere you go these days. I am going to be asking them about this when I pick it up just for a current take on t

Re: [MBZ] Tars Wuz: Polishing Glass

Bear in mind that cosco, deadsams or wally land Mitchelins are not REAL mitchelins. Only cosco will warranty yours. I will not buy any tars from any of those places unless it is an emergency. Dan Penoff via Mercedes October 18, 2017 at 12:51 PM I had a flat on Mo

Re: [MBZ] Tars Wuz: Polishing Glass

I had a flat on Monday morning. Drove out of the garage, turned on to the street, noticed that the car seemed to be pulling to the let a bit. Pulled over, stopped, got out and took a look. Left front tire was flat as a board. I had driven close to a block on it, so I’m sure I probably trashe

[MBZ] Tars Wuz: Polishing Glass

the Nokians are supposed to show up today. Shipped from Tulsa, so Klen is not too fur from somebody that sell em cheap. Discount tar direct was a few bux higher, but they were willing to meet the price. They did not have em in stock though, and Tulsa did. We will see in 3-5 yrs how well th

Re: [MBZ] tars

> Curley wrote: > Anyone had experience with this size tars lasting long enough to > wear out? I know you don't like 'em, but I have had better service with Yokohama than any other tire - including Continental and Michelin. 14" on my 123s, 15" and 16" on my pickups. My 14" General Altimax RT (e

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Never! OK Don via Mercedes October 14, 2017 at 2:58 PM Do you rotate from side to side? The only times I've had belts slip is when they were rotated to the other side. On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes <

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For my 124 cars, I just bought six Kuhmo tires, from TireRack and Amazon. I think Amazon won for their price for two tires with free Prime shipping, but TireRack won with a rebate on four tires. I don't remember the model now, but it had pretty good test results on TireRack. -- Max Dillon Char

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Do you rotate from side to side? The only times I've had belts slip is when they were rotated to the other side. On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Anyone heard of or used simpletire.com? > > They claim to be an aggregator of local tar sh

[MBZ] tars

Anyone heard of or used simpletire.com? They claim to be an aggregator of local tar shops. They showed 225 65 R16 nokian entyre2.0 for $98 ea shipped. However their website does not show this size/price. I'll call em on Monday. I'd guess the nokian might not slip belts. Every US made ti

[MBZ] tars

It looks like I am in the market for some 225 65 R16 tars. Cooper CS 4 tars are turning into clown car tars with the side to side wobble. Anyone had experience with this size tars lasting long enough to wear out? Non MB vehicle... Is discount tar direct still about the best place to buy? Th

Re: [MBZ] Tars

I was not in the market for brand new rubber for Allen, who had severely dry rotted tires. My favorite PnP has set up a separate wheel/tire operation with quality rubber and rims. The prices are pretty good. I paid $200 for four Yokohamas that they mounted and balanced. There was a set of AM

Re: [MBZ] Tars

My local Craigslist has a couple of places that are always advertising used tires for cheep. I've looked at their ads and they seem to have a good range of brands and sizes that are pretty reasonable based on the brand/type/amount of tread depth. They are physical businesses, not in the best o

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That's a good tip Don, I'll remember that. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 12:50 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I purchased a set of used tires on ebay for my old BMW. They had the > tread depth measurements shown in the pictures. Assumi

Re: [MBZ] Tars

From: Dan Penoff [mailto:d...@penoff.com] Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 9:11 AM To: Mercedes List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tars I am not keen about tire retailers, as I have often held them up alongside used car dealers and real estate agents. That being said, I found a really good Tires Plus, a national

Re: [MBZ] Tars

15w40 with the 5w40 synthetic I use in the little tractors... -Curt From: Craig via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Craig Sent: Monday, May 29, 2017 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tars On Tue, 30 May 2017 00:55:13 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > The onl

Re: [MBZ] Tars

cussion List Cc: Andrew Strasfogel Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tars The local Sears no longer sells motor oil. The price at Autozone for Shell Rotella was exorbitant so I got me the equivalent Carquest 15x40 virgin diesel motor oil for $5 less/gallon. We'll see... _

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On Tue, 30 May 2017 00:55:13 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > The only complaint I have is I can't pour into the tractor from the big > jug without taking off the hood. Funnel? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://

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tar rack has no bargains that I've found. When we had the E320 for a winter car, I got the best price I could find online for 4 blizzaks, then asked the local farstone to match it. They did, I saved the shipping cost. (and time) Mitch Haley via Mercedes May 29,

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> On May 29, 2017 at 8:19 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > > What would they cost from your local tire retailer? Kid next door bought some > on Tire Rack bragged about the good deal he got. I asked at Tire Warehouse > the next time I was in, turns out he saved about $5/tire not acco

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cedes Discussion List Cc: Andrew Strasfogel Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tars The local Sears no longer sells motor oil. The price at Autozone for Shell Rotella was exorbitant so I got me the equivalent Carquest 15x40 virgin di

Re: [MBZ] Tars

From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes To: Mercedes Cc: Meade Dillon Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 9:43 AM Subject: [MBZ] Tars Are now sold on Amazon. Was telling a buddy about a set of tires I just purchased on Tire Rack, he told me that Amazon now sells them as well. I bought two of the 195/65R

Re: [MBZ] Tars

ANDREW should be happy! Now he does not need to buy any more go fer em tars. Snears is now hawking Die Easy tars to go along with his dead Die Easy batteries. Somehow the thought of having a tar labelled Die Easy has no appeal to me! ___ http://www.okie

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Yes. No Walmarts anywhere nearby. On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 5:23 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Walmart has the best prices on oil around here; Autozone some of the > highest. > You're using dino motor oil? > Gerry > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > > Th

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Walmart has the best prices on oil around here; Autozone some of the highest. You're using dino motor oil? Gerry Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > The local Sears no longer sells motor oil. The price at Autozone for Shell > Rotella was exorbitant so I got me the equivalent Carquest 15x40 v

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And Delo 400 LE 15W-40 for about $28.00 for a 2-1/2 gallon jug. I see Rotella there, too, but it’s stupid expensive. -D > On May 28, 2017, at 4:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Walmart has Castrol gtx diesel oil for less than $10 a gallon > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On M

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Unbelievable. On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 4:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Walmart has Castrol gtx diesel oil for less than $10 a gallon > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 28, 2017, at 3:15 PM, Andrew Strasfogel > wrote: > > > > The local Sears no longer se

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Walmart has Castrol gtx diesel oil for less than $10 a gallon Sent from my iPhone > On May 28, 2017, at 3:15 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > The local Sears no longer sells motor oil. The price at Autozone for Shell > Rotella was exorbitant so I got me the equivalent Carquest 15x40 virgin >

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The local Sears no longer sells motor oil. The price at Autozone for Shell Rotella was exorbitant so I got me the equivalent Carquest 15x40 virgin diesel motor oil for $5 less/gallon. We'll see... On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

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I have not bought local in years. My the time they add all their mounting and balancing etc, plus the tires are more expensive to start with I save quite a bit doing it myself. Helps to have a tire machine and spin balancer though. Sent from my iPhone > On May 28, 2017, at 8:56 AM, Meade Dillon

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I am not keen about tire retailers, as I have often held them up alongside used car dealers and real estate agents. That being said, I found a really good Tires Plus, a national chain, near my house that has a pretty serious following in the local BMW community. I’ve found that the tire place

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I've never purchased tires locally, they are just so darn expensive and research requires back-and-forth to find out what the seller offers, back home to internet to decide what is acceptable. Add in the numerous tire shops, and some sell tires for which there are no comparison tests. ---

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This is good to know. I’m wondering how my local tire guy feels about installing someone else’s tires. They do it for Tire Rack, so I’m assuming it’s not an issue. -D > On May 28, 2017, at 9:43 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Are now sold on Amazon. > > Was telling a buddy abo

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Amazon has had tires for a long time. I usually buy them from discounttiredirect or Amazon. Every now and then tire rack will be just a few bucks more but they include a free road hazard warranty. That might be worth something. Sent from my iPhone > On May 28, 2017, at 8:43 AM, Meade Dillon v

[MBZ] Tars

Are now sold on Amazon. Was telling a buddy about a set of tires I just purchased on Tire Rack, he told me that Amazon now sells them as well. I bought two of the 195/65R-15 Kumho Solus TA71, which came out to $159 with shipping ($65 each plus $29 shipping). Amazon has the same tire for $140 ($7

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I have no personal experience with them but there are a whole lot of guys on the dr650 groups I am on that swear by them for thier bikes. Mike ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.c

[MBZ] tars agin

OK, time to start a tire thread again. Its been a slow day on the list except for Andrew's video. On the SDL, #1 daughter ruined a tire, and the others are looking pretty far gone. I an going to put a new pair on the front. The local tire shop is recommending Kenda tires. THey appear to be

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> ..Be sure to overinflate your tires. "Bama sez you'll go twice as fur on a > gallon of gas an you'll save the planet, the whales, an the trees. (an mos > important of all, muh caREER!)... > I think this inflate your tars business sounds like it's cribbed from some AAA how-to-drive book. BUT,