To Early for Tire Chains?

This past week has been hot and humid with the temperatures in the mid 90’s, so it’s kind of difficult to switch gears and talk about tire chains. But, September is the start of chains season in New England. Snow blowers will soon be replacing ...Continue Reading

Specialty Tires Shipped To Famous Places

Its always fun to see where our tires end up in the world. Being in the ” hard to find ” tire business, we get calls and emails from all over the world for specialty tires. Last week we had an interesting tractor tire sale from Necker Island, ...Continue Reading

Rain, Rain Go Away…Arnco and Carlisle Products Help You Stay in the Game.

O.K. we give…uncle…PLEASE STOP THIS RAIN! It’s June 24th and we have seen the sun approximately 4 days this month. Talk about depressing. When is summer going to start? Our customers include tons of landscapers and golf ...Continue Reading

Liquid Weighting of Tractor Tires

We often get calls about filling tractor tires with liquid fill such as calcium chloride, so I thought it might be useful to insert an article by Titan Tire, one of our long time suppliers. “The traction or pulling power which a tire can exert is in ...Continue Reading

Tire Tubes … Simple but Confusing

Talking about tire tubes may seem like an irrelevant waste of time for many people, but in the specialty tire world it is a very important subject. And once again, the true experts in the tire business know what their talking ...Continue Reading

Properly Weighing Motorhomes and Truck Campers

Here are some highlights from an interesting article I came across while cleaning out my office. It was originally written by General Tire in the Trouble Shooting series. I think it’s relevant since summer is coming and all the campers will be ...Continue Reading

Do You Have An Expert to Call?

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Great quote! I keep a copy of that quote on my desk where I can see it. I don’t want to get into politics, but it might be worth ...Continue Reading

Hay Season and Hard To Find Specialty Tires

It’s hay season here in New England. And it always causes a flurry of activity of farmers scrambling to find tires for their hay machines. When these tires fail it always seems to be at the worst times. The machine is in the middle of the ...Continue Reading

Carlisle Point Guard Wheelbarrow Flat Proof Tires

It’s Friday and this weekend is supposed to be in the mid 80s. Looks like no more excuses. It’s time to do some work in the yard. All the neighbors will be out doing their thing, as they keep on the look out to see Who is doing What project ...Continue Reading

MO-Deck…So Slick that Grass Won’t Stick

Look familiar? Spring is here and so is the morning dew and frequent rain which makes mowing the lawn a miserable chore! Well, things are looking up. The landscaping pros have found a solution. Since many landscaping companies come to us for their tire ...Continue Reading