1950 Mack LJ Dump Truck

[Jarhead Enterprises]

Edited September 26, 2020 by Jarhead Enterprises

[Maddog13407]

back when you could get away with running banana skin tube type tires and the Dot didnt care,,,

[Jarhead Enterprises]

We changed out the drive tires not long after this picture was taken - you are right all "tube" tires with 2 piece rims. I had a lot of tire changing experience in the USMC so it was not big deal - got them all changed out in one Saturday. 

[Freightrain]

On 9/26/2020 at 8:52 PM, Maddog13407 said:

back when you could get away with running banana skin tube type tires and the Dot didnt care,,,

They had two good qualities.....they are black AND round.  What else do you need??

[Maddog13407]

and had alot better look to them than radials....

[james j neiweem]

Beautiful L dump. That's what the B-81 should have looked like. They should have offered the L cab a lot longer.'

[mrsmackpaul]

19 hours ago, Maddog13407 said:

and had alot better look to them than radials....

I know some on here have said that before, I must be missing something as I dont really notice any difference in the look 

 

That said we all have our own likes and dislikes so Im not judging at all, just a observation 

 

Paul

[Mark T]

Some guys never had the pleasure of seeing bald bias ply tires (rags) let alone a nice worn out one with the wear spot where the actual plys could be seen in a feathered oval  (lol)   !!!  this look was often augmented by rims with a old lug nuts welded on each side of the  the valve stem hole !!!   

[Freightrain]

The old ribbed, square shouldered bias ply is just has a "timeless" look to it.  Something a more modern radial just doesn't have.  For many it doesn't matter, for others an old truck just doesn't look right with radials on it.