Anybody got experience with Blue Max Urethane Bandsaw Tires?

I just picked up a 1961 DoALL 1613-2 bandsaw in pretty decent shape. So far as i clean the 58 odd years of grime and chips off of it i've found that it needs new upper wheel bearings (no surprise) and a new drive wheel tire. I got on the phone with the DoAll parts department and the wheels can still be purchased from DoALL but, as others have said, the cost is the same order of magnitude as the GDP of a third world nation (no offense to third world nations).

"Blue Max Ultra Duty Urethane" tires are advertised on ebay as a direct replacement for the tires on this machine and are what i consider to be a more reasonable price. I'm willing to believe that in the past 58 years, plastics (I've got one word for you young man...) have come a long way and that these may be serviceable for a hobby guy like me.

Anyone got any experience with these guys?

2 BLUE MAX ULTRA DUTY URETHANE BAND SAW TIRES FOR DOALL MODEL 1613-2 BAND SAW | eBay

No experience with this product, but at $54 vs 3rd world nation GDP, its worth a shot. Make sure to let us know how they hold up!

I put them on a cheap Asian saw at work, very hard to get on, but they seem to be working well. They have only been on about 6 months or so though.

I installed a pair on my vertical band saw, and they work great. Fairly easy install also.

I put a couple of them on a Rockwell vertical metal bandsaw...
That was a couple years back.
They have really made a difference in blade life.

I put a set on my Doall ML16. No problems works great.

Ditto to all the above, on my 16" metal/wood vertical.

-Marty-