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Old 14-10-09, 01:46
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Default Tires etc

Thanks for the comments gentlemen.

Alex: yes they're original tires, but they've seen better days and do need to be replaced.

Rob: Your comment about the tires is technically accurate....'by the book' maybe. Ever wonder why you never see a farm tractor with the the chevron open-end down?

Fills with mud in 2 seconds. Then they become slicks and quite useless. Same for directional cross country. The guy who designed them thought it'd be neat and efficient I suppose, theoretically better traction etc. But obviously he never drove directionals in dirt or mud. Troops figured it out faster than the designers did.

You'd also be hard pressed to find a pic of a CMP min service that had tires mounted as prescribed for very long, if at all.
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