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More in: Tires  What kind of tire costs $30,000 each, is twelve feet in height, and only lasts six months? Well, according to Goodyear, all their monster tractor tires are spoken for... through 2006. This gigantic problem caused Walker Machinery Co. in Belle, West Virginia, to cancel the sale of their four 200-ton dump trucks at $3 million a pop."The shortage is due to a rise in equipment orders, an increase in worldwide mining because of increased mineral prices and growth in China and other Asian counties." Full Story... Discuss now in our forums: Finally a Civilized Big Tire from Toyo Editorial: Lucky Number 4? Truckblog Adds Truck Hownd Products Single Rear Tire Duallys? Failed Tires OK'd for Explorers 10 Perfect Holiday Gifts For Gear Heads How-To Install A Speed Wizard Nitto Tire Expands Dune Grappler Series New Aggressive Crusher Radial Off-Road Tire Released Tire Manufacturers Duke It Out With Feds Over Tire Monitor Systems
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