NDT siping

Talk to us, O' Defender of the NDT's.....experiences? Thoughts? I only want to putt along on scenic trails, no rocks, snow, paved road use, etc. Mostly dirt roads. A little grocery-getting too.

 

well hell there boss
i'm thinking they would be fine for that restored jeep of yours.
(and they would last you the rest of your life......)
you could always have another set of tires for if you ever decide to take it to moab and bash it to pieces on purpose.

 

I agree with what Patrick posted-put some modern radials on it. I had an old, worn out GPW that I put radials on (not on purpose, they were just what I had laying around). I was amazed at how much better it drove!

 

What's "them", NDT's? Grip Spurs? Buckshots? NDT's I can get here for cheap. I really want Grip Spurs or Buckshot Mudders, both of which are ghosts from the past. I'm just afraid that if I do find some, finding a matched set of five will be impossible, or they'll be $250+ apiece. Them old Army tires sound better all the time. I don't really think I want radials, this ain't gonna be street driven that much. But, I don't know, never driven a real Jeep before. Last time I drove this one was in the 70's.

 

I really like these waiting to win the lottery or to get a better job to buy them though.
http://store.cokertire.com/tire-brands/military-truck/sta/650-16-sta-super-traction-6pr.html

 

Very interesting! Never seen those before. Perhaps our local Coker dealer can get them. Hmmm.

 

Found these from Hercules tire:http://www.herculestire.com/catalogHercules/pdfCatalogPages/HDT-biasLug.pdf IIRC, Denman tire bought the Grip Spur molds, then Hercules bought out Denman when they went belly up. Got this from the guy at the co-op Billy listed:"I am sorry, but we are completely out of all sizes of the Grip Spur tires. I doubt that they will produce any more of these tires again.

Please let me know if we can help in any other way."

 

i like those.

 

OK, I'm no genius, but I don't see how these could be bad in the snow. Looks like they'd be awesome. Slick pavement, maybe, I could see that.



These just get me all excited! The tread depth is incredible.



These look like a viable option. I'd definitely get these siped though.

 

I bet they would suck on snow pack and maybe under two inches of snow. I think once it gets deep they would be great.

 

The Grip Spurs were an incredibly hard compound tire. In snow with little moisture content (the kind that packs down and ices up real quick), they are no better than any other tire. Side lugs dig well, it's the center ribs that don't evacuate wet, slushy snow well at highway speeds. Then you tend to float a bit. In wet or deep snow and slower speeds, they will dig till you hit bedrock. I plowed with a set of the originals for 30+ yrs, ran 'em in mud, clay, snow. They were tough, loud, and old school tech, perfect for my Willys. Alas, they are no more.

 

Can we have a moment of silence please.......

 

the ones the slug is wearing now are great in snow.
been using them for 2 winters

 

any of the tires in the pics ron showed us i would like.
and i would get studs installed....

 

heres some studs

http://kenjonestiresblog.com/blog/maxigrip-screw-on-ice-studs-instead-of-tire-chains/

 

My ol' Heep will be a warm weather toy, no studs needed. Probably won't come out in the winter much at all.