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Mon, 13 September 2010 08:39  |
Keith V
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Those dumb vinyl things are such a pain in the posterior. crawling around int he dirt to get the strap in place.
Then two of mine are all cracked because I tried to put them on at below 30 degrees, The vinyl is now all cracked and ugly.
Does anyone make a hard plastic snap on cover?
If not they should! I'm thinking a trashcan lid would be pretty close...
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers [message #99548 is a reply to message #99546] |
Mon, 13 September 2010 08:41  |
Ray Erspamer
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Big question I've always had is do they do any good to begin with ???
I had some and I also got so peaved with them I tossed them......
Ray
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From: Keith V <my427v8@hotmail.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Mon, September 13, 2010 8:39:42 AM
Subject: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers
Those dumb vinyl things are such a pain in the posterior. crawling around int he
dirt to get the strap in place.
Then two of mine are all cracked because I tried to put them on at below 30
degrees, The vinyl is now all cracked and ugly.
Does anyone make a hard plastic snap on cover?
If not they should! I'm thinking a trashcan lid would be pretty close...
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Keith
69 Vette
29 Dodge
75 Royale GMC
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| Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers [message #99559 is a reply to message #99548] |
Mon, 13 September 2010 09:24 |
Ken Henderson
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Ray,
Might as well start a tire war variant: I've never used tire covers on
anything, so I'm probably biased against them. But, a few years ago we had
a Toyo tire co. representative speak at an SOB rally. His position was that
they do no good; he maintained that the vast majority of the surface
deterioration of tires is due to ozone, not sunlight. Covers don't slow
down ozone.
I'm gonna replace the tires after 5 years anyway; why complicate my life
during that time by fooling with tire covers?
Ken H.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Ray Erspamer <78gmc-royale@att.net> wrote:
> Big question I've always had is do they do any good to begin with ???
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> I had some and I also got so peaved with them I tossed them......
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> Ray
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| Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers [message #99560 is a reply to message #99559] |
Mon, 13 September 2010 09:29 |
Ray Erspamer
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My thoughts exactly Ken!!
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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:24:29
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers
Ray,
Might as well start a tire war variant: I've never used tire covers on
anything, so I'm probably biased against them. But, a few years ago we had
a Toyo tire co. representative speak at an SOB rally. His position was that
they do no good; he maintained that the vast majority of the surface
deterioration of tires is due to ozone, not sunlight. Covers don't slow
down ozone.
I'm gonna replace the tires after 5 years anyway; why complicate my life
during that time by fooling with tire covers?
Ken H.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Ray Erspamer <78gmc-royale@att.net> wrote:
> Big question I've always had is do they do any good to begin with ???
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> I had some and I also got so peaved with them I tossed them......
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> Ray
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| Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers [message #99588 is a reply to message #99560] |
Mon, 13 September 2010 12:24 |
Keith V
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well Dang,
I didn't mean to start another one of THOSE topics!
I guess I'll worry less about covering the tires in the future tho
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
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| Re: I hate tire covers [message #99598 is a reply to message #99546] |
Mon, 13 September 2010 14:43 |
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Plywood sheet and a brick works well...
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| Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers [message #99710 is a reply to message #99708] |
Tue, 14 September 2010 09:25 |
James Hupy
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The only use we in Oregon have for tire covers is an ez mask when you are
painting wheel wells & such and don't want to get overspray on wheels &
tires. What is UV and ozone anyway? That big yellow orb in the sky is so
infrequent a visitor here that exposure to it is almost mandatory in order
to keep up your vitamin D levels. Oregon residents don't tan in the
summertime, they rust. Seems that I read an article from some obscure Govt.
study of the Los Angeles basin air quality, "once upon a time" and they said
that rubber part deterioration was caused by the toxic elements in
automobile exhaust, and the only cure would be to make all the automobile
engines no larger than 1 liter with 50% of them being hybrid or electric
with a few hydrogen thrown in for good measure, Try running a 12000 # GMC
with a 61.024 cubic inch engine. Probably need about 5:66 gearing. Try to
remember that most Fairy tales start with" Once upon a time" I sometimes get
goofy when I am sleep deprived. The above comments were intended for
entertainment value only,
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 Royale 403
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 7:06 AM, D C *Mac* Macdonald <k2gkk@hotmail.com>wrote:
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> Here's a URL to take you directly to the tire covers.
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> (http://www.calcarcover.com/product.aspx?s=on&id=59)
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> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:32:06 -0700
> From: botiemad11@gmail.com
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers
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> Keith,
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> California Car Cover Compay makes soft vinyl covers that have a sewn
> in spring rod gizmo in them that locks the cover on the tire. All you
> have to do to install them is loop it over the top of the tire,spread
> it at the bottom and it's on quite snut. Fast and efficient. I have
> three trailers and never park them without covering the tires. A
> couple times a year they go on sale and are cheaper than wally world.
> I am with you on disliking that strap arrangement. We have spring and
> winter winds that sometimes exceed 60+ mph and these are the only kind
> that do not come off.
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> --
> Steve Ferguson
> Sierra Vista, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers [message #99725 is a reply to message #99710] |
Tue, 14 September 2010 10:33 |
Bob de Kruyff
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""The only use we in Oregon have for tire covers is an ez mask when you are
painting wheel wells & such and don't want to get overspray on wheels &
tires. What is UV and ozone anyway? That big yellow orb in the sky is so
infrequent a visitor here that exposure to it is almost mandatory in order
to keep up your vitamin D levels. Oregon residents don't tan in the
summertime, they rust. Seems that I read an article from some obscure Govt.
study of the Los Angeles basin air quality, "once upon a time" and they said
that rubber part deterioration was caused by the toxic elements in
automobile exhaust, and the only cure would be to make all the automobile
engines no larger than 1 liter with 50% of them being hybrid or electric
with a few hydrogen thrown in for good measure, Try running a 12000 # GMC
with a 61.024 cubic inch engine. Probably need about 5:66 gearing. Try to
remember that most Fairy tales start with" Once upon a time" I sometimes get
goofy when I am sleep deprived. The above comments were intended for
entertainment value only,
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 Royale 403
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That was good 
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers [message #99860 is a reply to message #99708] |
Wed, 15 September 2010 07:38 |
Keith V
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Nice!
and the price is the same as the wally world ones considering you get 4 rather than 2.
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
My427v8@hotmail.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers [message #99861 is a reply to message #99710] |
Wed, 15 September 2010 07:40 |
Keith V
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| James Hupy wrote on Tue, 14 September 2010 09:25 |
The only use we in Oregon have for tire covers is an ez mask when you are
painting wheel wells & such and don't want to get overspray on wheels &
tires. What is UV and ozone anyway? That big yellow orb in the sky is so
infrequent a visitor here that exposure to it is almost mandatory in order
to keep up your vitamin D levels. Oregon residents don't tan in the
summertime, they rust. Seems that I read an article from some obscure Govt.
study of the Los Angeles basin air quality, "once upon a time" and they said
that rubber part deterioration was caused by the toxic elements in
automobile exhaust, and the only cure would be to make all the automobile
engines no larger than 1 liter with 50% of them being hybrid or electric
with a few hydrogen thrown in for good measure, Try running a 12000 # GMC
with a 61.024 cubic inch engine. Probably need about 5:66 gearing. Try to
remember that most Fairy tales start with" Once upon a time" I sometimes get
goofy when I am sleep deprived. The above comments were intended for
entertainment value only,
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 Royale 403
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I would think you guys would need flotation devices rather than sun protection
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
My427v8@hotmail.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers [message #99904 is a reply to message #99899] |
Wed, 15 September 2010 12:07 |
Bob de Kruyff
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| Keith V wrote on Wed, 15 September 2010 10:53 |
| jimk wrote on Wed, 15 September 2010 10:00 |
We carry a kit that works very well. Go to our web site.
Lot of you never look around to see what is available by various venders.
We move lot of them.
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Hey, Mr Tomato, 
I did look, I see spare tire covers, but not the covers used for the other 6 wheels
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I think we have been discussing two different covers throughout this thread--spare tire and temporary covers for "road" tires
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] I hate tire covers [message #100337 is a reply to message #99559] |
Sun, 19 September 2010 15:44 |
Larry C
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Toyo tire co. representative speak at an SOB rally. His position was that they do no good; he maintained that the vast majority of the surface deterioration of tires is due to ozone, not sunlight. Covers don't slow down ozone.
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I have never seen a difference with or without covers....
However, there are tire sprays that are inteneded to cover the tire, it makes them shiney but they are also covering the rubber pores with this layer of "protectant". I am now wondering if that is what we should be using????
Then again, if we have to get rid of them every 6 years, do we really need it?
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