bfg's what are they worth
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bfg's what are they worth
i found a set of bfg all-terrains local. i forget if there 35-12.50-17 or 315-70-17, but anyway, guy wants 375 for the set of four. this is the pic he sent me and said their all worn even.
is it worth it
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guy say's there's about 50-60% tread left on them. what do you think??
is it worth it
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guy say's there's about 50-60% tread left on them. what do you think??
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i found a set of bfg all-terrains local. i forget if there 35-12.50-17 or 315-70-17, but anyway, guy wants 375 for the set of four. this is the pic he sent me and said their all worn even.
is it worth it
![](https://www.f150online.com/forums/members/sherrod624-albums-truck-pics-picture12071-pc070061-1.jpg)
guy say's there's about 50-60% tread left on them. what do you think??
is it worth it
![](https://www.f150online.com/forums/members/sherrod624-albums-truck-pics-picture12071-pc070061-1.jpg)
guy say's there's about 50-60% tread left on them. what do you think??
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Brand new ATs have 17/32 inch of tread. Measure a penny to see how deep that point is in the picture. Subtract that from the 17/32 and multiply that by the cost of new tires. Take that price and subtract the cost of mounting and balancing. That is the prorated price of those tires. I wouldn't pay any more than the lower of the two prices.
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Brand new ATs have 17/32 inch of tread. Measure a penny to see how deep that point is in the picture. Subtract that from the 17/32 and multiply that by the cost of new tires. Take that price and subtract the cost of mounting and balancing. That is the prorated price of those tires. I wouldn't pay any more than the lower of the two prices.
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A penny is 19mm, or 3/4" wide
17/32nd is .53"
So even new you would still have 1/4" of the penny sticking out. 60% is about right.
Those look to me to be about 6 or 7 3nds left, and tires are legally worn at 2.
Offering 50% of the new price is reasonable. M&B is a given and IMO should not be factored in. He had to pay to have them removed.
Here's how to measure tread depth with pocket change.
17/32nd is .53"
So even new you would still have 1/4" of the penny sticking out. 60% is about right.
Those look to me to be about 6 or 7 3nds left, and tires are legally worn at 2.
Offering 50% of the new price is reasonable. M&B is a given and IMO should not be factored in. He had to pay to have them removed.
Here's how to measure tread depth with pocket change.
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Brand new ATs have 17/32 inch of tread. Measure a penny to see how deep that point is in the picture. Subtract that from the 17/32 and multiply that by the cost of new tires. Take that price and subtract the cost of mounting and balancing. That is the prorated price of those tires. I wouldn't pay any more than the lower of the two prices.
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Jean Marc Chartier
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Jean Marc Chartier
So say a set of Super Swamper Thornbirds are 22/32nds new. Someone is selling a used set with 8/32nds of tread left.
That would work out like 22-8=14. 14/32nds=.44 roughly. A new set of Thornbirds at 900$ total... so .44x900$=396...
So the used tires (excluding mount/balance) would be worth about 396$ at that tread depth?
I probably messed the calculations up somewhere because it seems as though the more depth the tire has, my final number comes out to be less.
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I see what you are getting at. I don't think that I explained the formula quite as well as I should have.
Obviously you need to pay for what is left. If you start with 17/32 and you have 3/32 left then you have used 14/32. In my example I was measuring from the 17 down to the 3 so I would have come up with 14. If you take 14 away from 17 you are left with 3. Multiply 3/17 by the price and that is what you pay for.
Sorry for the confusion
Jean Marc Chartier
Obviously you need to pay for what is left. If you start with 17/32 and you have 3/32 left then you have used 14/32. In my example I was measuring from the 17 down to the 3 so I would have come up with 14. If you take 14 away from 17 you are left with 3. Multiply 3/17 by the price and that is what you pay for.
Sorry for the confusion
Jean Marc Chartier
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I see what you are getting at. I don't think that I explained the formula quite as well as I should have.
Obviously you need to pay for what is left. If you start with 17/32 and you have 3/32 left then you have used 14/32. In my example I was measuring from the 17 down to the 3 so I would have come up with 14. If you take 14 away from 17 you are left with 3. Multiply 3/17 by the price and that is what you pay for.
Sorry for the confusion
Jean Marc Chartier
Obviously you need to pay for what is left. If you start with 17/32 and you have 3/32 left then you have used 14/32. In my example I was measuring from the 17 down to the 3 so I would have come up with 14. If you take 14 away from 17 you are left with 3. Multiply 3/17 by the price and that is what you pay for.
Sorry for the confusion
Jean Marc Chartier