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nickhuts
09-02-2008, 10:52 PM
was looking for a 33in trail spare and somehow ran across these tires lol these things weigh 5000 pounds haha must be for a concrete truck or something.

http://cgi.ebay.com/33-00R51-OTR-CAT-785-HAUL-TRUCK-TIRE-USED-BRIDGESTONE_W0QQitemZ180282026873QQihZ008QQcategor yZ58161QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hybrid
09-03-2008, 12:11 AM
Crazy!:eek: It said in the ebay post that the tires were for a wheeled caterpiller loader. I figured tires like that would be expensive but dang.

blazerbrad
09-03-2008, 09:09 AM
They are actually for one of those great big dump trucks you see at coal mines and quarries. A 33.00R51 is about 120" tall (10 ft.) and 36" wide.

4RunnerAdam
09-03-2008, 09:11 AM
Thats $10/K per tire! Not a set!?!

fubard76cj7
09-08-2008, 10:18 AM
there is a guy south of Wellston that my best friend used to work for that goes all over the country to buy these used and retreads them.he makes some serious dough off of them!has a couple teams now that are on the road non stop.