I'm Biased

[GB SISSON]

Seen at a recent meeting. " My name is Gary and I'm a tire collector"...... I was at a scrapyard a few years back when scrap was sky high and they were getting lots of junkers. Tires were everywhere and the owner said I could have these 7.50 x 16s if I wanted them. I just mounted them yesterday on some 16" innie wheels for one of my half tons. I just love looking at them so I rolled them into the living room for the evening and I needed something to photograph anyway to test out a used camera lense I had just gotten in the mail. My wife is very patient with me. Oh and I also came across a photo of the 4 7.50 x 17s I found on CL last month. I need to go back to tire company ashtray collecting.

[Sid the Maineiac]

Nice find !!At the price of good tires today you got a real steal !!Good on ya !!

[Ford Freak]

Good Find ! Yes , tire ashtrays are a lot easier to carry & take up a lot less storage space !

[Mike in AZ]

what brand are the tires in the second pic?? are those the 17s??..thanks.....Mike

[truckdog62563]

A few years ago a buddy and I were on a yard tour through KY and inside a shed at a yard we found a pile of tires destined for recycling that had to be 20' high. At the top were four good Courser 7.50-17" tractions, just like your pictured set, Gary. I climbed that pile and fed them down to my buddy. They got added to my two NOS Courser Traction sets pulled from a warehouse in Alton, IL, and from a barn on a separate trip to Lexington, KY.

But maybe there is hope for me. A couple weeks ago I sold all my NOS 8-19.5" bias ply tractions to a museum. That gives me space for a set of 7.50-18" bias tractions to go on the set of 18" Budds a Ford Barn member sent me that same week.

Is there a Central States Chapter of Bias Tire Collectors Anonymous? "Hi, my name is Stu....".

[GB SISSON]

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Originally Posted by Mike in AZ

what brand are the tires in the second pic?? are those the 17s??..thanks.....Mike

Courser is brand. Yes, the 7.50 x 17s. Only 7.50 x 17 traction available anymore is the tournel. It is a good tire, but the tread pattern isn't as old skool as these. I new pair of 7.50 x 17" tournels came on a recently acquired tonner pickup project.

[Bill]

Ya ya the tires are nice but I want to see a better picture of that woodstove in the background. It's gorgeous... load er up! Bill

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by truckdog62563

A few years ago a buddy and I were on a yard tour through KY and inside a shed at a yard we found a pile of tires destined for recycling that had to be 20' high. At the top were four good Courser 7.50-17" tractions, just like your pictured set, Gary. I climbed that pile and fed them down to my buddy. They got added to my two NOS Courser Traction sets pulled from a warehouse in Alton, IL, and from a barn on a separate trip to Lexington, KY.

But maybe there is hope for me. A couple weeks ago I sold all my NOS 8-19.5" bias ply tractions to a museum. That gives me space for a set of 7.50-18" bias tractions to go on the set of 18" Budds a Ford Barn member sent me that same week.

Is there a Central States Chapter of Bias Tire Collectors Anonymous? "Hi, my name is Stu....".

Looks like Stu and I were writing at the same time! Stu, I was wondering if the Fordbarn was ready for my version of Rodgers and Hamersteins's 'My favorite things', (with apologies to Julie Andrews)......While it's normally a Christmas tradition at ' Ford Truck Enthusiasts', The first verse may be appropriate here if I can remember it.

One tons with split rims and bias ply tires, Six volt ignitions and cloth covered wires, full floating axles with overload springs, these are a few of my favorite things'. See why we need meetings?

[truckdog62563]

When I visited the Olga, WA, chapter of Bias Plies Anonymous a couple years ago I sure got a total immersion into the extremes of the obsession. I now hear there is being formed an Olga chapter of Jail Bars Anonymous. Would you know anything about that? Stu

[GB SISSON]

I can handle having six jailbar trucks and enough parts to make a couple more, . Besides I could quit whenever I want to..... Do trailers made with tonner axles and wheels count? Oh, and the woodstove is a very pragmatic design. The heat resistant glass window behind the cast elm tree is a common pyrex pie plate, available in any hardware store for about 5 bucks. If it were manufactured today, the designer would have worked in an an odd sized window, only available from 'Vermont Iron Stove works' for 75 bucks. The body of the stove is a section of 18" , 1/4" wall pipe. It was built in '81 when I built my house. Ok, can I go to work now?

[Tinker]

Great truck tires! Nice stove too!

[38 coupe]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

Looks like Stu and I were writing at the same time! Stu, I was wondering if the Fordbarn was ready for my version of Rodgers and Hamersteins's 'My favorite things', (with apologies to Julie Andrews)......While it's normally a Christmas tradition at ' Ford Truck Enthusiasts', The first verse may be appropriate here if I can remember it.

One tons with split rims and bias ply tires, Six volt ignitions and cloth covered wires, full floating axles with overload springs, these are a few of my favorite things'. See why we need meetings?

You know if you admit too much they may politely invite us to stay over at FTE right? Either that or we all get a reputation for being "harmless".

[Mike in AZ]

thanks for the answer about the tires....sorry it took so long to say thanks.....Mike

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by Mike in AZ

thanks for the answer about the tires....sorry it took so long to say thanks.....Mike

Quite alright. It gave Stu and I a chance to catch up about our favorite subject. Tires.
Stu and I go 'both ways'. You are as likely to find us on FTE as the Fordbarn.

[truckdog62563]

Originally Posted by GB SISSON

Stu and I go 'both ways'. You are as likely to find us on FTE as the Fordbarn.

Sure glad you clarified that! Stu

[RobR'35]

Great tires and stove!

[jacob smith]

my wife said there is no way in hell that i can dring my tires in the house. Even if i have a nice stove like that. Some guys have all the luck.

[GB SISSON]

Originally Posted by jacob smith

my wife said there is no way in hell that i can dring my tires in the house. Even if i have a nice stove like that. Some guys have all the luck.

She's a keeper for sure.