Tire cost just hit 2.4cpm, tractor only???

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  1. Bigtruckdrivah

    Bigtruckdrivah Light Load Member

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    Just put a fresh pair of Yokohama steers on, just under $1000 installed. Had Bridgestone 283’s before($1100)and they were great tires I just hate that outter edge groove because it wears down faster than the rest of the tire and I don’t need any more hassle off DOT. The Yokos have a larger outer tread with no small groove.
     
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  3. Bigtruckdrivah

    Bigtruckdrivah Light Load Member

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    That blows. And it’s right in the corner too
     
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  4. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    If it leaks when you unscrew it then just screw or back in. Lol
     
  5. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Lol i wish it worked that way. Oh well cost of doing what i do. My all time favorite was having my less then 100 miles brand new steer tire literally eat a rock all the way in and go instantly flat.

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    Then there was the hammer incident where a worktruck dropped a toolbox into the road right after cutting me off and i couldnt dodge because barriers and traffic. (Also a ton of other damage like knocking a baseball sized hole in my hydro tank, smashing an airbag mount, ripping out a few air lines, smashing a big dent into my landing gear and a few other things but hay)
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    Or this time where i went into an icy slate pit and slide sideways a few inches after the loader dumped a bucket in.

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    And yes ive since replaced my flap hangers.
     
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  6. ProfessionalNoticer

    ProfessionalNoticer Road Train Member

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    Both of those statements are absolutely ridiculous. They might be "rare" wherever you're based but they aren't rare in the farm, bulk, dump or logging arenas at all.
     
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  7. North Pole Nightmare

    North Pole Nightmare Medium Load Member

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    Firestone steers were good on price 2 months ago.$675 each in Houston.
     
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  8. RefMata

    RefMata Light Load Member

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    My math brain failed me earlier today. I just realized that $0.11 per mile is higher than 2.4CPM ($0.024 per mile, right?).

    I think the way the title was written threw me off.
     
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  9. scoobertdoo

    scoobertdoo Road Train Member

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    No otr truck has them as standard equipment.
    That makes them as rare as cat, since they are no longer even options on any OTR trucks whatsoever.
     
  10. scoobertdoo

    scoobertdoo Road Train Member

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    CPM is cents per mile and it's what we break everything down on in a trucking business. I'm sure they use a different term in canada, but nobody really cares about the pseudo country called Canada
     
  11. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    Michelin isn’t producing any 24.5 tires, they haven’t been for a while. The diehard Michelin guys are switching to 22.5 when it’s tire time.
     
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  12. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    That’s just mean bro. Mean.
     
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