Re: 1991 ranger brake problem

On 11/13/2024 3:54 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:

On 11/13/2024 2:15 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:

On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:29:54 -0700, Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
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On 11/13/2024 12:44 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vh2s43$2b5ip$1@dont-email.me...
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I think I mentioned it in another thread.  Pickup trucks (classic bath
tub bed and std cab on a frame) are usually not very good unless they
have a load in the bed.  A 2wd open diff pickup would not be my choice
either that being said from 2001-2017 all my new service trucks were 2WD
with auto locking diffs.  (Chevy work trucks)  With the normal load of
tools, wire, and hardware they were "okay."  I did not unload them to go
hunting for instance.  As long as I stuck to the main trails until I
bailed out to walk I didn't even think about it.
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Of course tires make a big difference.  When I ran trap lines back in
the 80s I used a Ford F150 2WD with stock diff and 31 x 10.5 tires.
With all my traps, coolers, and camp gear it did quite well.  If I
remembered to air down all four) it was passable on most sand, but it
would still sink in bottomless sugar sand.  I got it stuck a couple
times, but always got it out on my own.  Sometimes it took all day, but
that is the life of a wannabe professional outdoorsman.  Okay, my first
year I used a Plymouth Volare station wagon.  LOL  I think if it had the
same tires it would have been better than the pickup.
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Bob La Londe
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Ramblers did well in the Baja 500.
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That definitely applied to my Ranger in 2WD. It was better in 4WD. If I
could get in somewhere with the bed empty I was sure to be able to get
out with a load of firewood. Only dirt bike skid recovery reflexes let
me drive the Ranger in 2WD on partly dry, partly icy pavement. A
particularly difficult icy commute home helped convince me to buy the
AWD CRV which was vastly better with (and good without) sticky
hydrophilic Michelin Arctic Alpine ice tires. A wet finger rubbed on
most tires slides, on the Michelins it grabs and squeaks.
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Generally the only complaint I hear about Michelin tires is the price.
When I picked up my new truck I was actually a little disappointed to
see it came with Michelin truck tires.  Now I'll have to wait a few
years to wear them out so I can upgrade to some ATs.  I'm just to cheap
to replace otherwise perfectly good tires.
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-- Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

Virtually every Michelin tire I have owned has had the sidewalls
checker and crack long before the tread wore out - and that goes back
to early 1960s? Michelin X tires and up to my last xlts. I've never
wore one out - - - - and they have hardened up to the point they would
have made good "burnout tires" even on a 4 or 6 cyl vehicle.
  Yes, they all lasted over 6 years - but on many that was less than
30000 KM. REALLY burns to have to throw away expensive rubber with
over 80% tread left!!!!!

 Virtually all tires have one major weakness.  They degrade with exposure to the C02 in the air.  Buna (neoprene) rubber o-rings too.  Buna-N, Viton, and silicone much less so.
 

   I thought it was exposure to sunlight/UV that caused most of the sidewall degradation ... or are those aftermarket tire covers (in particular for RV's and campers) just another scam ?
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