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Have been working on Jeep projects but am to the point on those projects that I can break away and get back to my track. Several months ago, purchased the listed tubes on the Lucas site for my new tires. Wheels were blasted and painted, new tubes installed etc. (these are the correct HT Combat Wheels) and when mounted on my track were both flat within a day.
Of course I called Lucas in CA and after having a "chat"
was informed that the tubes listed on the site for that tire (8.25 × 20) will not work for the halftrack (Obviously!!). Of course that's the only tube listed on the site for that tire size, but no disclaimer regards halftrack use. Totally pissed about that after all the work. Was told before I hung up that the site would be updated to now reflect that fact. I never checked the site to see if that was done.
Don't feel like dealing with Lucas again so I have not been to their site!!
Wanted my money back, but was told that the blown tubes needed to be sent back (fair enough).
Took the tires to a local tire shop to break the beads and have the tires pulled off. Picked them up when called a day later, no tubes!! Of course no one there knew where they went. Salt in the wound!![Crying :cry: :cry:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Fast forward to yesterday, got a call from the shop telling me that they found a box there in the back room with my name on it and my tubes in the box. Maybe I can my funds back now LUCAS!![Clinto :clinto: :clinto:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/snoopydance.gif)
Anyway, now need two correct tubes!!!
Can I please get some recommendations for vendors with correct tubes? PLEASE ANYONE BUT LUCAS.
As you will observe, both tubes failed at the stem!
![tube33.jpg tube33.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/505/505754-f4e2e27b8c8ad237dbfc5c7c66aa5909.jpg)
Of course I called Lucas in CA and after having a "chat"
![Evil or Very Mad :evil: :evil:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_evil.gif)
![Confused :? :?](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
Wanted my money back, but was told that the blown tubes needed to be sent back (fair enough).
Took the tires to a local tire shop to break the beads and have the tires pulled off. Picked them up when called a day later, no tubes!! Of course no one there knew where they went. Salt in the wound!
Fast forward to yesterday, got a call from the shop telling me that they found a box there in the back room with my name on it and my tubes in the box. Maybe I can my funds back now LUCAS!
![Clinto :clinto: :clinto:](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/snoopydance.gif)
Anyway, now need two correct tubes!!!
Can I please get some recommendations for vendors with correct tubes? PLEASE ANYONE BUT LUCAS.
As you will observe, both tubes failed at the stem!
![tube1.jpg tube1.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/505/505751-7913ebb37486032d8e25c76bdc4b667c.jpg)
![tube3.jpg tube3.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/505/505753-9163825f9e9b64c80422f97423a6d2eb.jpg)
![tube2.jpg tube2.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/505/505752-010d8c02cab7546890c43aa27eab4127.jpg)
![tube33.jpg tube33.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/505/505754-f4e2e27b8c8ad237dbfc5c7c66aa5909.jpg)
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