i got another tire(pics)

[OreoPL]

well i decided my little tire was a little small so i went to get another. my little tire was 426 pounds its a michelin xtl-a 20.5r25 24ply. i went to the tire yard lookin for a 600 pounder roughly a 23.5r25. well i got a good one with lots of tread. i emailed michelin about the weight of th new tire and some other specs. turns out the tire weighed 708 originally so it weighs almost 700 now. its a 28 ply equivlent tire. i think it is going to make a good asset to my strongman training.

 

[Zander1983]

That looks great. Keep posting your pics and updates. We've got a lot of strongmen around here now.

I'm jealous - I want a suitable back yard for tire flipping! My yard is actually quite large. Unfortunately, there is a pool and a steep grassy incline that mess things up. Not a good combination for strongman training, and definately no room to flip.

 

[OreoPL]

i live in a townhouse with a 10 by 10 yard, i go to my grandmothers 2 miles away and play on her acre of land. she is never aloud to move or at least till i can afford her place

 

[b fold the truth]

28ply???????? Are you sure???

If it began at 708, I'd think that if it had ANY wear it would be around 650 or so... With any good amount of wear and tear you can take off 100 pounds from a decent sized tire...but who knows till you weigh it...

B True

 

[OreoPL]

i emailed michelin and they said it is equivlent to a 28 ply(they dont rate their tires by ply) and it has minimal wear like 3/32s off the tread if that much. so i know it hasnt lost much weight. as long as it is from 650-700 i am happy.

 

[kingc_79]

sweet tire...now ya got all the tires ya need.i know its off topic but ...were you happy w/the results of the plaster method on your stones? i have to make my gf a set of small stones now to prepare for boston and i dont wanna make a whole set of fiberglass molds when i wont ever have to make anymore that small.

 

[Lord_Suston]

nice tire, now get flipping!!!!

 

[OreoPL]

the stones are pretty good but a little rough. i dint do the bestt job of packing them and i could use filler to fill smooth the roughness. but i am lazy and the stones work fine. they did weigh a little more than they are supposed to though. if you have any questions just ask i will help you out. but for practice stones they turned out fine. just for gettting used to weight and form. i wear arm pads to keep from scraping my arms due to the roughness. other than that i love em.