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Running cheap Chinese rubber?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by dustinbrock, Oct 30, 2015.

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  1. Oct 30, 2015 #1
    dustinbrock

    dustinbrock Road Train Member

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    Hey I am just curious how many of you are running Chinese rubber now days? I am seeing a swarm of these things around lately and honestly with the Canadian dollar being so horrible right now, for a Canadian these are starting to look more appealing.

    I know a guy who bought transking steers and the tire shop was shocked at how much weight they had to put on the one side to get them to balance, literally stacking the weights where as a michellin rep told me the michellin steers are guaranteed not to need to be balanced.

    If you balance the Chinese ones proper or run balance master or a equivalent are they decent?

    Up here
    Michellin xds $750
    Dunlop 431 $550 (currently run)
    Chinese crap $280

    What's your thoughts or experience?
     
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  3. Oct 30, 2015 #2
    Cottonmouth85

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    Would bet my life on the quality of those rubbers. I forked over the dough for quality 16ply.

    Chinos are barely good enough to use on a trailer.
     
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  4. Oct 30, 2015 #3
    Derailed

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  5. Oct 30, 2015 #4
    AModelCat

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    Most are oval. If you're running a log truck or dump truck in the bush go for it since you won't really notice once all that mud gets packed in. They're better than caps in that situation IMO.
     
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  7. Oct 30, 2015 #5
    jammer910Z

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    At the very LEAST.... they wouldn't be in my steer axle. That's your life , trucker. Buy the Michelin , and forget it. Put the junk on a trailer if you HAVE to save a few bucks, but I'd look at quality caps before I'd do that, too.

    If they need that type of counter balance just to get them "round".... imagine how crappy the engineering put into their production was.
     
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  8. Oct 30, 2015 #6
    201

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    When it comes to tires, the old saying is true, you get what you pay for. Like NorthernMechanic sez, if you are bouncing through the woods, I suppose, but when it comes to the road, do the world and yourself a favor, and run good tires on the tractor, for heavens sake.:biggrin_25513:
     
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  9. Oct 30, 2015 #7
    DUNE-T

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    You can get away with Double coin on drives, but put smth good on steers
     
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    Derailed

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    Yokohama has drives that aren't a whole lot more than Double Coins that are made here in the states. Probably make up the difference when it comes time to turn in your casings.
     
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  11. Oct 30, 2015 #9
    Long FLD

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    You show me a guy running Chinese steer tires and I'll show you a guy I'll never pick a fight with. Clearly he has a huge set of cojones and isn't scared to die
     
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  12. Oct 30, 2015 #9
    dustinbrock

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    Is any of this based on personal experience or real knowledge or just a hatred for anything not name brand? There is a company around here running windpower on trailers an besides buggered up wear, I have not seen anything that would suggest they are unsafe. Tge problem is this companies trailers are always misaligned so I don't know if its the rubber or trailers.

    I assume the rubber but still wonder if properly balances if anyone's had real experience with them?
     
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    jammer910Z

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    THAT IS SO TRUE !
     
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