I was just informed by Shopsmith that their bandsaw manufactured in 1984 cannot be serviced with new tires, after I ordered what were supposed to be replacements.
"The very old Bandsaw did have a ribbed wheel. I asked our Service Repair tech and he assured me that the tires we sell will work on the ribbed wheel. The surface area to hold the adhesive is a little less, but the tire will hold firm."
The Shopsmith bandsaw was manufactured in 1984.
Seems to me that putting a non-ribbed tire on a ribbed wheel could cause problems, besides possible lack of adhesion. ...The rubber can move down into the ribs warping the outer surface of the tire. ...The tension guide wont work properly due to a different outer diameter of the tires on the wheels.
But since there are no other sources for Shopsmith bandsaw tires, I guess we will have to cope.