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Front tires

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Dino soar, Oct 16, 2019.

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  1. Oct 19, 2019 #61
    Dino soar

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    Do you guys think that a General Tire is similar in quality to a Cooper?
     
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  3. Oct 19, 2019 #62
    Final Drive

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    I still remember back in the late 90's
    Toyos were made in the USA
     
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  4. Oct 19, 2019 #63
    Final Drive

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    Now made in Japan, they still ware the same to me..
     
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  5. Oct 19, 2019 #64
    Dino soar

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    Is toyo or kuhmo good?
     
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  7. Oct 19, 2019 #65
    Dino soar

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    I could be wrong but the thing I don't like about the general st160 Tire or the Cooper RM 134 is that they only have four pieces of tread on the front of the tire.

    I noticed that other tires have five pieces of tread. I would think that the more grooves that you have the more it would disperse water and handle better and maybe even run cooler.

    Does that make sense?
     
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  8. Oct 19, 2019 #66
    Shawn2130

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    We use the Roadmaster RM 185 all position tires for our steers.

    I have them on the current truck I’m driving. Installed 3 weeks ago.

    Hopefully they work good as right now the truck drives so smoothly and we don’t balance them.

    Our 2 Petes also has them for the past year but right now the one Pete, the passenger tire is cupping badly.

    I’ve got to figure out why yet.

    They will soon be peeled off and be doing trailer duties for the rest of it’s tread life.
     
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  9. Oct 19, 2019 #67
    Final Drive

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    Toyo's have been a good tire for me but I keep my truck alignment in check..
    Suspention ,king pins you name it.
     
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  10. Oct 19, 2019 #68
    starmac

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    The only set of toyos I ever bought were drives, the trash truck special lug, so it was never intended to be a long lasting tire, but held up well and I had them capped and they held up well again.
     
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  11. Oct 19, 2019 #69
    Final Drive

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    M177 on the front..easily get 175
    M677 on the drive's easily get 300
     
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  12. Oct 19, 2019 #70
    starmac

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    We can't get that kind of miles out of any tires here, I have seen guys run through drives in the summer, go right down to the wire in 3 to 4 months, pulling double tankers.
     
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