$10,000 tires!!!

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...QQcmdZViewItem

Hybrid · 09-03-2008, 12:11 AM

Crazy!

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.

09-02-2008, 10:52 PM	#1
nickhuts GRAB A SNATCH BLOCK!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Monroe Posts: 197	$10,000 tires!!! 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...QQcmdZViewItem __________________ Powerstrokes, Mustangs, and Jeeps.. oh my

09-03-2008, 12:11 AM	#2
Hybrid Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fairfield, OH Posts: 134	Crazy! 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. __________________ '84 Cherokee body welded to an '86 Blazer frame , fuel injected 350, 700r4 trans, np208 t-case, 44 front and a welded 14 bolt in the rear on 35" boggers, radiator in the rear, and a full cage

09-03-2008, 09:11 AM	#4
4RunnerAdam Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: near eastgate mall Posts: 171	Thats $10/K per tire! Not a set!?! __________________ 88 4Runner, 350 V8 swap in progress http://staff.4x4wire.com/adamf

09-08-2008, 10:18 AM	#5
fubard76cj7 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: RAY,OH Posts: 32	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. __________________ Nick Prater Plum Nutz Creationz 17706 st rt Wellston, Oh 45692 https://www.facebook.com/PlumNutzCreations

09-03-2008, 09:09 AM	#3
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	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.