New M38A2 comes home

[Wpns 421]

Originally Posted by Mike Baker

Goodyears. Interesting, as they no longer appear in any of the North American Goodyear catalogues. They are also 7.5 x 16 vice 7 x 16. Any idea where the previous owner got them?

Try sending a PM to Tom McFee and ask him. Gilles

[mcafee]

Those tires were on it when I bought it last October. The fellow I bought it from had them put on around 89/90 when he bought it surplus. Neat tires, good in the muck.

[rob love]

While in Kandahar airfield the last couple of winters, I noted that many trucks there have the GoodYear heavy grip 7.50-16 bias ply tires on them. I guess they are still being made somewhere, although whether they have approval on this continent is another story.

Personally, I use the non-directional tires on my jeep but I do not use it once the snow flies. They were suicide tires once the roads got icy.

[maple_leaf_eh]

To thrown more gas on the fire, my M38A1 parts Jeep came with combat tires and commercial rubber. One is a Goodyear SUBURBANITE 3-ply 6.5 x 16 made in Canada. For those who know the codes, this one is 3-T. The other tire is a BF Goodrich Trailmaker Silvertown 4-ply 6.00 x 16. These are mounted on M38A1 and CJ-3 rims, and are there for moving the chassis around not for running on the roads.