blackdog2 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, 67RModel said: This. I can't stomach the thought of running the cheap Chinesium tires. Especially on a steer axle. A lot of guys say they are fine but I don't know. Look at the quality of everything else manufactured in that country. Why would tires be any different? They just don't hold up like a Michelin, Continental, Goodyear, etc. in my experience. I'm running Cooper's on my Mack tri-axle's 4-year's now haven't a problem all the way around but they won't fit on anything being so wide coming so close to spring saddle or fifth wheel mounting.... Quote Ed Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-494679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 8 hours ago, 67RModel said: This. I can't stomach the thought of running the cheap Chinesium tires. Especially on a steer axle. A lot of guys say they are fine but I don't know. Look at the quality of everything else manufactured in that country. Why would tires be any different? They just don't hold up like a Michelin, Continental, Goodyear, etc. in my experience. Not so sure about that,cooper is an American Co. they may be making some tires in China but not sure,I ran three set of the Roadmaster s and they lasted just as long as the continentals you just bought,I like the continental a lot there a nice wide tire especially for the steer axel,could you share where u bought them,that’s an awesome price.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-494704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 i got 8 12-24.5 roadmasters in January and they were made in america. also made end of december 21. the central Jersey cooper dealer is rite next door to the current big truck shop. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-494705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, MACKS said: Not so sure about that,cooper is an American Co. they may be making some tires in China but not sure,I ran three set of the Roadmaster s and they lasted just as long as the continentals you just bought,I like the continental a lot there a nice wide tire especially for the steer axel,could you share where u bought them,that’s an awesome price.. Just looking online,looks like they are in fact making the Roadmaster in China,still an American Co but manufacturing there product in China.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-494716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 14 hours ago, MACKS said: could you share where u bought them,that’s an awesome price.. Sorry but it was not me that bought them. It was @BGarofalo that bought them for $580/tire I think he said. I was just agreeing with him that they last longer than the Chinese tires in my experience. Personally, I run caps on my drives. For my application they are the best solution. I run very few miles and am operating at fairly low speeds. They last me a very long time. I purchase Michelin or Continental steer tires when needed. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-494781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Ended up going wit Double Coin 12-24.5, every thing is priced way up there and these are not cheep as well but best bang for the buck, I hope,they look really good but time will tell.. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Maybe they are better now, but I used to drive for a big all Mack dump and pony fleet and they once got a deal and bought a load of Double Coins. We ALL changed one to two a day on the highway every trip. They were even exploding sitting parked in the shop. For cheap tires when I owned my own dump truck I have ran Aeolus and Sailun drives with good results. But only on drives. I'm pretty firm on never running anything but Bridgestone or Michelin's on my steer axle. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 You know I don’t even know what they are using on my truck but I know it’s got close to 100,000 miles on a set of tires they used last they were experimenting with a new brand somebody sold them know I’ll have to look at them Monday to see what they are they’re almost done now but yes 60,000 miles is usually what most of us get out of them…. Bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 double coins have gotten much better over the years. a friend has been using the atlas tires for about 10 years now. lower price, and he gets 50-75k miles out of them. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 interesting ,,,i probably mentioned my DM needs all ten when the time comes before i croak im hoping to find ten used ones,,,since the truck will probably never leave reno,,,,hopefully before i die,,,it will atleast leave my propery at one point.lol.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 12:16 PM, MACKS said: Ended up going wit Double Coin 12-24.5, every thing is priced way up there and these are not cheep as well but best bang for the buck, I hope,they look really good but time will tell.. man,,,,those are nice lookin tires,,,,especially with the spoke wheels,,,excellent bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 1 hour ago, mowerman said: man,,,,those are nice lookin tires,,,,especially with the spoke wheels,,,excellent bob Yeah they look really good,definitely the the biggest 12-24.5 I’ve ever bought,it’s amazing the difference in size of some of these tires,these stand over 44 inches high.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 3 hours ago, tjc transport said: double coins have gotten much better over the years. a friend has been using the atlas tires for about 10 years now. lower price, and he gets 50-75k miles out of them. Also there’s a big difference between the 1100 and 1200,completely different tread and these tires are huge compared to the rest even bigger then the Roadmaster,but we’ll see how they wear.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 yeah,,,as i mentioned before i used to change them back in 73 in a tire shop peabody they are huge,,,back then i didnt see many come in that big except for construction equipment ,,,,since i moved out here,,,,pretty much everything has 1100-22-5 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 you might even be able to drive faster...lol.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 and yes according to the photo,,,,they do look taller than they should...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo speaking of peabody,,,,off the subjct but that tiny little house i grew up in,my parents paid 15 gs for it in 1960 its over 500 Gs now whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?????? it doesnt even have a garage geeeeeeeeeeesus they are up to san diego prices now,,,when i left there,you could buy a house for nothing there....bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, mowerman said: you might even be able to drive faster...lol.bob Nope nice in easy,I get paid by the hour..😏 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Just now, MACKS said: Nope nice in easy,I get paid by the hour..😏 you get paid???? 😲 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 im by the mile....speed limit on my lane is 80,i wish fedex would atleast give us 70...most of us freight trucks are around 65,and everyone is blowing our doors off...bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKS Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, tjc transport said: you get paid???? 😲 Heck yeah I got a good gig going, working for the same co for the past eight years,every day minus the winter months.. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 i was just teasing. Bob, i run the right lane 55 empty, and 50 loaded. or 10 below the posted limit if it is under 65 mph, our top speed here. if the idiots want to go faster they can pass me. 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500627 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Do you do oversize???? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 we always ran the 12-24 tubeless. then with the tube tire trucks 12-24.5 the two new trucks are wearing 11-24.5's because the 12-24.5's are getting harder to find. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo no i meant oversize loads??????out here thier all flying,,,triple flammable tankers,,,dropdecks with heavy machines,mobile homes all racing right by full speed its crazy....you would think nevada highway rules would atleast limit HM tankers to 65 bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69473-tires/page/3/#findComment-500685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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