Wow,I missed the beau part.Bob's kinda old and he can't cook , but he can work on VW'S and really anything else that needs to be fixed. Paul Smith 2009 Zone Tour 1999-2009 ,10 years of Trucking H.B.B T.C.B Transporters at the Point 7 October 8,9,and 10, 2010"Love all,trust a few,Do wrong to none" --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: OT: School Bus Rescue > To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 10:30 AM > That's a great idea and > maybe besides scoring myself some tires I can find myself a > beau too! > > Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 11, 2009, at 9:18 AM, "Denis Dodson" > <coocoo@xxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > > Have you tried truck > stops for tires? > > > > > > From: > tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:40 AM > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [tcb] OT: School Bus Rescue > > > > > > Sorry to be off topic, but it is a Bus > and it is in Texas, > just not a VW Bus. I'm thinking of trying to > rescue this beauty ( > http://picasaweb.google.com/julie.hey.ho.lets.go/DreamBus2?authkey=Gv1sRgCKyJroLao4Hwcg# > ) but first I need to get tires on it so it can be > towed. People have > told me that those are split rim wheels, AKA widow makers, > but I've found a > tire place that ain't scared to deal with those wheels > but so far I've only > found new tires which makes this project very pricey. > If I can get this > Bus, I would make it into a guest house, I would not be > making it driveable so I > figure used tires would be the way to go, and so far > I've had no luck finding > used ones. > > > > So here are my questions: Can any of yous, tell for sure > from the photos that > those are spilt rim wheels, and are split rim wheels only > dangerous when they > are being inflated? > > > > The tires on the Bus right now are marked 8.25-20 10 > ply. Does anyone > know of a good source for a used tires such as these? > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Julie > > > > P.S. The story behind the Bus is kind of funny. It > had been converted to > a camper and a hippie was driving it around in the 70s and > it broke down and he > asked a farmer if he could keep it on his farm until he > would come back and fix > it. Well, he hasn't come back yet and the farmer > wants it gone. The > racoons sure will miss it. > > No virus > found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.704 / Virus Database: 270.14.60/2495 - Release > Date: 11/10/09 > 13:56:00 > > > > > > >