X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:50:08 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d23.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.137] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 985350 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:19:13 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.137; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id q.26f.5b80747 (18403) for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:18:23 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <26f.5b80747.3123cd4f@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:18:23 EST Subject: More on those 11 x 4.00 - 5 tires X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1139962703" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1139962703 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The text entries on Cheng Shin tires purchased more than a year ago: CHENG SHIN 11 x 4.00 - 5 8 PR Load Range D NYLON NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE C-217-7 MADE IN TAIWAN MAX INFLATION 70 PSI The tires I bought for the same price ($16) from Aerocrafters in mid January, 2006 have a few text changes even though they look the same: MADE IN CHINA C-217-8 MAX INFLATION 94 PSI It seems the newer tire from "China" is a design/manufacturing improvement allowing for a greater inflation pressure. Maybe it will last longer. Hopefully, someone with a tire from Dresser will transmit the bas relief text on it (I believe it is the same as these newer Cheng Shin tires). BTW, the measured tread width for these tires is 3.75 inches. If you want to try to understand the load rating, go read: _http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=55_ (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=55) Now that you are thoroughly confused about mini truck or trailer tires carrying more pressure than the load rating suggests - Don't worry, they are marked "Not For Highway Use" anyway. Just what are these things "normally" used on? Eh? Eh? Go Karts? Grocery Carts? Mall Security Guard Golf Carts? Small Hi-Speed aircraft? Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) -------------------------------1139962703 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The text entries on Cheng Shin tires purchased more than a year ago:
 
CHENG SHIN
11 x 4.00 - 5
8 PR Load Range D
NYLON
NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE
C-217-7
MADE IN TAIWAN
MAX INFLATION 70 PSI
 
The tires I bought for the same price ($16) from Aerocrafters in m= id=20 January, 2006 have a few text changes even though they look the same:
 
MADE IN CHINA
C-217-8
MAX INFLATION 94 PSI
 
It seems the newer tire from "China" is a design/manufacturing=20 improvement allowing for a greater inflation pressure.  Maybe it will l= ast=20 longer.
 
Hopefully, someone with a tire from Dresser will transmit the bas relie= f=20 text on it (I believe it is the same as these newer Cheng Shin tires).
 
BTW, the measured tread width for these tires is 3.75=20 inches.
 
If you want to try to understand the load rating, go read:
 
htt= p://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=3D55
 
Now that you are thoroughly confused about mini truck or trailer tires=20 carrying more pressure than the load rating suggests - Don't worry, they are= =20 marked "Not For Highway Use" anyway.  Just what are these things=20 "normally" used on?  Eh?  Eh?  Go Karts?  Grocery=20 Carts? Mall Security Guard Golf Carts? Small Hi-Speed aircraft? =20
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)
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