need cheap drive tires

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  1. homesick

    homesick Light Load Member

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    anyone know where to buy affordable 24.5 low pro drive tires
     
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  3. IUFAN87

    IUFAN87 Light Load Member

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    Double Coin tires at Loves. Got them on mine, bout 40k mi on them. So far so good.
     
  4. Poor boy

    Poor boy Bobtail Member

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    Cheap tires cost more in the long run. Just a point to consider. If you must go cheap I knew a guy who had fair luck with Wanli tires. However a higher rolling resistance and shorter tread life will cost you more in the long run.
     
  5. pullingtrucker

    pullingtrucker Road Train Member

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    My best advice is to strike up a friendly relationship with a local tire dealer. At first you might pay a tad more, but in the long run you will get a higher quality of tire for the price of the cheap junk. This also goes for parts, oil, and many other things (people forget that personal contact and loyalty still goes a long way in this day and age).
     
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  6. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    Very Good advice....Business is more about who you get along with and like than most people think!

    Oh yeah....These days they call it "networking" and they think it's a new idea!
     
  7. pullingtrucker

    pullingtrucker Road Train Member

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    Networking? Hmmm, I think thats just a fancy name for a time honored practice of supporting people and businesses that support you. Of course this practice is totally lost in the majority of todays business climate.
     
  8. stepnfetchit

    stepnfetchit Medium Load Member

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    Just a suggestion here. Find a dealer that will give you money for your casings. I put 24.5 Firestones on with a small tire dealer. Price of 8-$2500 and change out the door. Gave me $100 a piece for my casings. Net cost to me=$1500. Been 5 or 6 years ago but some time spent checking things out is well worth it.
     
  9. dwmac71

    dwmac71 Light Load Member

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    The RLB1 has a rolling resistance at 129
    double coin BLB400 have a rr of 167
    Michelin XDA Energy have a rr of 99
    Bridgestone M720 have a rr of 110
    Bridgestone M726 have a rr of 177
    You will burn enough extra fuel with the wrong cheap tire to buy a new set of the tires every year.

    http://locator.michelintruck.com/RRListings.aspx
     
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  10. Rocky64

    Rocky64 Medium Load Member

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    You started driving when IUFAN87 was born. <Just a guess. Sorry if im wrong. BUT, this lesson and ones like it take time to learn, or a good hand like yourself to share...
     
  11. dwmac71

    dwmac71 Light Load Member

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    Just trying to help.

    Kind of think of this site as a cyber lunch counter.
     
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