235/75 R17.5 tires - rare as rocking horse crap?

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  1. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    That’s good to know.
     
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  3. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    Would think you may have reasonable luck finding tires in and around the Omaha area.
    Seems to be a fair amount of distributors located there.
     
  4. rbrtwbstr

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    Yeah, as I remember, the sidewalls are VERY stiff. I think the tire bead is an inch and a half of solid rubber. I don't remember if I mounted it backwards as @062 said, it's been too long.
     
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  5. BigCam9670

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    I switched mine over to 245/70s. Not sure if they are easier to find or not, but from looking at other low pro steps, that's what most seem to be running. I have tried mounting on a tire machine as well, and it just wouldnt do it. I had some trouble with the bars as well, but got them on and they got easier as I went. As Ron said, best bet in the future is carry mounted spares. Good luck
     
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  6. 062

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  7. 07shaker

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    Not every tire machine will handle them but I have done many of them on a Coats tire machine. Lots of lube and knowing how to run it is key
     
  8. Rontonio

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    So people who
    Know me know I am not super mechanical …. So if I can do it, the. Almost anyone can do it.

    I carry a 3/4” impact and socket plus an air jack and air hose - I change the tires as pairs to keep the tire tread height matched as close as possible. So when I pull one off I reserve it for later use and put my mt he’d spares on - usually new tires. Then I will hold the other or sell it as used.

    the reason I carry the tools, is that I am I usually to big to get into a place for work and too big to sit safely on the side of the road for an extended period of time. So between me and my pilots - we can get the tire work done in half an hour or so.
    The money saved on road calls. Can be put towards the spares. Blair - I would guess you fall in the same category - and certainly are more mechanical than I am.
     
  9. Goodysnap

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    As already stated these mount what feels like backwards to the traditional open face side of mounting. I always looked at the dish in the wheel. Which ever bead is closest to the dish or dip in the center of the wheel is the side to mount.

    Always had good luck with Wingfoot having stock on the odd stuff. Been outta the tire game for a stint. Always bigger fish to fry.
     
  10. truckdad

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    This is about the best advice I can agree with if you’re in the HH business.
     
  11. fortycalglock

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    Welcome to the club. Actual Continental dealers usually have them. Truckstops rarely do. On the east coast, it’s pretty easy to find them, but carrying a spare is smart and a mounted spare is genius. I carry a 1/2 Milwaukee and 33mm socket and have swapped a flatbed trailer tire for a steer in a predicament before at a shipper. Check out this for a dealer.
    https://www.continental-tires.com/us/en/b2b/truck/dealer-locator/
     
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