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**special-K** · 11-06-2009, 07:56 PM

On the way into this job I`m on they are installing Fios and two of the spool haulers had these:

I remember seeing a Ditch Witch with 8-lug solid disc wheels and Ground Hawgs in Cape Hatteras in the mid-70s just when they came out.I always wanted to try a set of those wheels.Take a look at equipment and trailer wheels and you can find some nice HD steel wheels.

Does anyone remember the chrome slots that cars ran back in the early-70s?I`m surprised they haven`t been revived.They looked like aluminum slots but were chromed steel and the slots were smaller.Well,there used to be painted steel 9.75 x 16.5s in that design that would I always wanted to try,too.They would look killer powder coated,or painted for that matter.The only ones I ever saw were a grey like you see alot of unpainted commercial wheels.I know what tire store they came from.IMO these wheels would look so much tougher than the Bart-style (10 hole) and d-hole wheels.If I had a way I`d bring them back.I`m sure you all would agree how good they`d look on a 4wd.

IMO,a company would do well to make all these wheels in 16".Well,that`s my little blip about steel wheels because I saw these and had a camera handy.

11-06-2009, 07:56 PM	#1
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	9.75 x 16.5 Vintage Steel On the way into this job I`m on they are installing Fios and two of the spool haulers had these: I remember seeing a Ditch Witch with 8-lug solid disc wheels and Ground Hawgs in Cape Hatteras in the mid-70s just when they came out.I always wanted to try a set of those wheels.Take a look at equipment and trailer wheels and you can find some nice HD steel wheels. Does anyone remember the chrome slots that cars ran back in the early-70s?I`m surprised they haven`t been revived.They looked like aluminum slots but were chromed steel and the slots were smaller.Well,there used to be painted steel 9.75 x 16.5s in that design that would I always wanted to try,too.They would look killer powder coated,or painted for that matter.The only ones I ever saw were a grey like you see alot of unpainted commercial wheels.I know what tire store they came from.IMO these wheels would look so much tougher than the Bart-style (10 hole) and d-hole wheels.If I had a way I`d bring them back.I`m sure you all would agree how good they`d look on a 4wd. IMO,a company would do well to make all these wheels in 16".Well,that`s my little blip about steel wheels because I saw these and had a camera handy. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 11-06-2009 at 07:56 PM.



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