19.5" wheels for pickup??

[sprung over]

I was looking at a fire department truck and then a railroad truck the other day. These are both 3/4 ton pickups. They are also the ones you see riding on the railroad tracks. They have special steel wheels that will place the tires on the track rails. They are also 19.5" and eight lug. It apears that they can also be reversed.

Does anyone know who makes these wheels, sells these wheels or surpluses them? There are no markings on any of them. Both sets I have seen were running "F" rated tires.

Thanks, Don

[RFR2212]

http://www.duallyusa.com/

http://www.southwestwheel.com/

[WVJeepBuilder]

Try www.Ricksontruck.com I dont think they have the exact wheels you are talking about but they do offer direct bolt on 8 lug 19.5 wheels in both steel and aluminum. I have a set of there wheels on my Dodge 3500 Dually. Hope this helps.

[Jrod-13]

I just had a post about this 3 weeks ago. I assume they are made by a railroad conversion company. Sadly, I can't remember what brand name was on the rims of the one I saw in the JY

[sprung over]

Thanks for all the help and the very helpful links. Rickson has exactly what I'm looking for :p

Don

[MattyB4x4]

hate for the hi-jack but figured i'd ask while it was on the first page. How do 19.5's or larger run. I know on some 22.5's guys can get like 300k out of the tires, but how is the ride. Sure lots of lateral stability, but i've got some towing tires on my rig now that run at 65psi...and i literally bounce over every bump in the road.

Just wonderin...thanks1

[Chevyboy51]

they handle nice lots of stablity and get good wear patterns because they don't flex. they will ride rougher than normal pickup tires they are very stiff and are rated a F or higher. As far as milage i know they do better than normal tires but don't have exact #s I have a customer that has a F550 with them and he get a year to year and half out of a set of recaps the truck runs every day and is allways overloaded because it has a packer body on it. they get better milage with recaps than new too.

[tdavis]

hate for the hi-jack but figured i'd ask while it was on the first page. How do 19.5's or larger run. I know on some 22.5's guys can get like 300k out of the tires, but how is the ride. Sure lots of lateral stability, but i've got some towing tires on my rig now that run at 65psi...and i literally bounce over every bump in the road.

Just wonderin...thanks1

I have Vision's 19.5 rims, with Toyo's tires on my Superduty F250.

It rides no worse than the old E-rated tires; you just air them down to 65lbs when you are not carrying a load.

When I do have a load in the truck, I air them up to the 110lbs.. and it still rides a LOT better than the old E-rated tires. No tire squirm, no hot tires, no worries of a blowout at speed due to load.

Last, I still have the old E-rated tires and rims, and I can always swap them back on if needed.

[HeyBeerMan]

Fairmount, that one of the companys that makes the highrail gear for pick ups.


Blake

[Haggar]

Out of curiosity, any reports on slick driving? Snow/ice?

Wondered with the harder rubber compounds if they were worse traction in snow, since they are designed for trucks with 2-3 times the weight..

[tdavis]

Unloaded, in the rain, I get the same problems I always had with the E-range tires in the rear - you know, all over the place.

Loaded up, and it's been no problems with them.

The depth of the tread is part of the reason why they wear so long.. The rubber doesn't seem that much harder on mine.

The one place they suck is sand - you CANNOT air them down past 65lbs, else you will break the steel sidewall belts and that is NOT good.

I hardly see any sand, so I'm not so concerned about that.

[mxr148]

I've got 19.5's on my tow van (454, d-60 front) and they ride suprisingly well. The outer rim is from a F-550 Ford and I made the center sections myself. They do suck however on snow/ice.

[BarrelRoll]

We work on some rail road trucks at my work, i'll have to keep an eye pealed the next time one is in for service.

[sprung over]

!9.5" wheel users!!! What tire brand, model, size and rating are you running and why did you make that particular choice?

I am considering either the GoodYear G159 (highway) or G124 (M+S knobby)
265/70Rx19.5 "G" I tow both in dry and wet weather, DUH!. My main concern is when I am travelling unloaded in the snow . What have your experiences been?

Thanks.

Don

[WVJeepBuilder]

I have the Michelin XDE M/S 245-70-19.5, They are as quiet as a BFG all terrain. I have had good results with them in what little bit of snow they have been in. They will break loose in the rain if I get on it real hard, but hey I do have on stout CTD. Real good tire though really and ride very nice. any thing else you want to know just post up.

[bigtoyfreak]

I am considering either the GoodYear G159 (highway) or G124 (M+S knobby)
265/70Rx19.5 "G" I tow both in dry and wet weather, DUH!. My main concern is when I am travelling unloaded in the snow . What have your experiences been?

Thanks.
Don

I have G124's on my F450 and they suck on the ice and snow! I'm even running the rears as singles right now and it's brutal. Fully loaded they may be OK but with and empty truck they're are terrible, 'm in 4WD alot! I'm going to check into studding them. FYI my truck empty is about 7800lbs

[Chevyboy51]

agressive recaps are much better in the snow than new tires go figure

[Jrod-13]

I have G124's on my F450 and they suck on the ice and snow! I'm even running the rears as singles right now and it's brutal. Fully loaded they may be OK but with and empty truck they're are terrible, 'm in 4WD alot! I'm going to check into studding them. FYI my truck empty is about 7800lbs


I think weight does play a huge factor with them.

one of our fuel trucks has G124's on the back of it, in the 11r-22.5 flavor, they seem to work better than whats on our other trucks for snow, but suck just as bad as any other tire on ice. dirt and mud they seem to work pretty well though, in soft sand it would usualy run outa power before traction when you got stuck.

[bigtoyfreak]

I think weight does play a huge factor with them.




Could be. I do a lot of work for a company that has a fleet of about 20 F450/550 and a few GMC Kodiaks, they all have the same size G124's (225/70R-19.5) and they seem to like them but these trucks usually fully loaded 17,000lbs or more. I don't have a lot to compare them to except the Goodyear A/TS that I had on my F250...those things are blizzaks compared to the G124's!