Out Junking for Deuce rims

[digitaldust]

What trucks or bus should i be looking for to get 22.5 or " ANY rim and tire" to fit the deuce I'd like to keep the duel tandems ,

I'v been looking for 6 lug F600 /700 trucks but I have not seen any local only one the net what size tire does the F600- F700 truck use ?

how you cross size 9.x20 say to x . xx non NDT

hope i'm asking this right

 

[Pinz25086]

I believe that this was just discussed and some of the import trucks were running them. Try and use the search function and you should be able to find the thread.

 

[digitaldust]

ya I did more or less wondering if someone knows the tire size from the trucks in the civ world
and may have used them

 

[area52]

Look for old UPS truck wheels, they are the right bolt pattern and are 22.5" which is a popular tire size.

 

[jimm1009]

My son works for UPS (for 7 years) and he said that touching a UPS truck on it's way to the crusher is taboo.
They crush anything that they are not going to use and no parts are taken off.
I wish they would allow parts to come off as they usually maintain their trucks very well but everything does eventually wear out just the same.

jimm1009

 

[deathrowdave]

I found mine from a International recycle (trash) truck . 75.00 each Spare PARTS in Lexington,Ky. 11R22.5 tires same as 11.00/20 s. Steers way easier with radials !!!!

FED X vans same wheels also

 

[area52]

Well I know one guy on here a couple years ago (Wallew?) did a write up about how he got some UPS wheels and swapped over, I believe he said that UPS got rid of the wheels separately from the truck? Not sure, search for his name and see if you can find the thread.

edit: never mind here it is:

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/4540-pix-my-super-singles.html

 

[m16ty]

I know a local guy that had some UPS wheels and tires for sale. Don't know how he got them as their policy is to destroy everything. I didn't ask .

The local scrap yard got in about 100 UPS trucks. They had to have a UPS inspector watch everything on the truck be destroyed. Couldn't take so much as a bolt off of them. Most of the trucks had brand new tires on them. Scrap guy said they had to put a large enough hole in them that couldn't possibly be patched. That's the kind of waste that would make the Government look responsable.

I knew a guy that worked for UPS. They have some very strange ways. He said they had some black pastic and a roll of duct tape in the trucks they drove. If they were in a wreck and had no injruies they were to take the plastic and cover up the UPS symbol. Like nobody would know who's truck it was with the symbol covered up .

 

[BugEyeBear]

It is all about image.

UPS doesn't want their used up trucks to be driven around by "Bob's Delivery Express".

Their Big Brown Trucks are recognized as UPS trucks, even w/o any UPS markings.

Just think about all of the worn-out retired U-Haul trucks that you see on the roads!
I'm really surprised that U-Haul doesn't require that they be painted white (or some other solid color) before selling them to the public.
ALTHOUGH I have noticed that many of their newer trucks are simply painted white & no longer are they sporting the U-Haul two-tone paint scheme!

THAT SAID, it does seem silly that UPS can't strip off the usable parts prior to sending the truck bodies to the crusher!!

I guess that's why their trucks are Brown & not Green!!

 

[wreckerman893]

I may be mistaken but I think that older Ford trucks (F 600) had the same bolt pattern and used the 22.5's.

 

[comdiver]

Accuride still makes a 22.5 wheel to fit. It is only 6.75" wide which limits you to a 10r22.5 tire. The Accuride part # is 28517. I have seen a few 7.5" wheels but most are either 6.75 or 7" wide. 11r22.5 tires are close in size to 10.00x20 and the 10r22.5 are close to 9.00x20.

 

[docfarmall]

Mine are off a f600 50's model 9.00x20 ndt converts to a 10.00x 22.5 and that is a tubeless tire done got them running on shop truck as we speek