[VAC] Re: New Tire Advice/Chocks

Tue, 27 Mar 2001 07:55:35 -0800

Terry, this is a wonderful idea, and you saved me money.  I just purchased new Goodyear tires for our Tradewind, and ended up with the same problem Charles did with his lever wheel chocks.  Needless to say, they're very expensive at around $60 a piece, and I thought I was going to have to give them away to someone who could use them.  Thanks....this list is a wealth of information and experience.  Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Tyler
To: Multiple recipients of VACList
Sent: 3/25/01 8:22:40 PM
Subject: [VAC] Re: New Tire Advice/Chocks

Hi Charles,
 
In your note, you wrote:
 
>Partly based upon much of the discussion on this list, I purchased 5 new
>Goodyear Marathon ST225 R75 15 D tires to replace bias ply tires.  I had an
>unexpected event as a result.  My wheel chocks no longer wedge between the
>wheels.  I use the kind that have a lever action pulling two chocks towards
>each other to lock the wheels.  These new tires allow a space between them
>greater that the chocks can fill, even though adjusted to the tightest fit.
>       Crimony.... if it's not one thing, it's another.
 
Charles, how did you solve it? I found a used tire and cut it to fit across the chock face (top and
bottom), drilled holes and screwed the rubber tread in place. That was 20 years ago and they still
work - but look rather amateurish. If you solved it with a better looking method, I might change
mine for a more modern look.
 
Terry
 
 
 
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