Where is everyone #5

It reminds me of a Deuce and a Half without the bed hahaha

 

The tread on those 703's look similar to the Michelin XDA5 and Bridgestone 710? My Roadmaster's are knockoffs of the Bridgestone 726's. I didn't know if it mattered much brand to brand for stone retention? I'm starting to think the only one that won't hold material would be all positions? That sounds like more work.

 

I sold them and tried to run them on med duty wreckers. I wouldn't trade a wooden nickel for one.

Maybe they got better. Remember I'm 30 miles from Coopers main plant. There employes don't buy there tires.

Cooper bought a indian plant for truck tires. Then moved them state side later after to many problems.

I'll offer a local secret.
Copper can build good tires. However its based on their stock market value.

When its down, so is quality. When it's up, so is quality.

 

One more!

 

I had my views on Cooper automotive tires going in, but figured I'd give them a try since they were practically free. I can say that they have done slightly better than a light truck tire, but just like the smaller counterparts, they don't wear even.

 

Not up close. 703 and xda5 are not close. Unless there are new xda5 that I haven't seen. They hold rocks far less.

Lot of Chinese tire companies have bought or stolen old molds.

I think its linglong or some sheet that looks like a old XDHT. That tire was not the best for fuel milage. However handled heavy weight and great traction.

Just because they look similar, don't mean they have the same rubber compound.

With that said, everyone has a different operation. What works for me and you guys are different. But I have done tire studies.

In the end the premium tires like Bridgestone and Michelin cost the same cpm as the cheap ones. However reliability, puncture resistance, maintaince and wear are longer. But with improved fuel economy.

Your still further ahead with the expensive tires, till you drive over a piece of debris that ruin the tire and casing. Then you lost. If you have a good tire maintaince program, buy the expensive tires. You won't look back. If you don't. Buy cheap.

Pay me know, or pay me later.

One thing that I never thought to track or was above my scope, or pay. Was the life long effect of a subpar tire and a premium tire. The wear and tare on doors, latches, dashes, body pannels, little items. I really wish I knew then to track it with a fleet. I have a suspicion what I would find.

 

Bingo. And you just saved labor of changing one full set automatically.

I tried the Yokohamas. They have been fine except the rock drilling and retention. Some vibration. I have Michelin on my spread and hopper.

I'm gonna jinx myself. But I have had 1 flat repair in 4 years on my equipment.

Except when I folded a rim over on a curb. That was not the tires fault. Operator error. FnG.

 

That's a lot of tire. You don't see that around here on the road anyhow. Dump trucks maybe.

 

Yeah but lately me thinks he is smarter than us !!!