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Old 04-22-2017, 08:41 AM   #41
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Best I can find on 11R's here is $250 for chinese. That's installed.
That's a better value than around here having the installation included in that $250. Nonetheless it makes me feel better about the purchase price. It's not too far off.

Sometimes it's hard to know if you're being taken for a fool when buying this sort of thing.

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Old 04-22-2017, 08:44 AM   #42
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That's a better value than around here having the installation included in that $250. Nonetheless it makes me feel better about the purchase price. It's not too far off.

Sometimes it's hard to know if you're being taken for a fool when buying this sort of thing.
Plenty of places around here are getting $300 apiece for chinese. Your price isn't too bad.
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Old 04-24-2017, 08:41 PM   #43
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Ok, next up: Which crap tire is the least crap?

I have my pick of Sailun or Triangle. I'm leaning towards the Sailun, since it's the only name I can find in any heavy duty truck tire reviews. The brand didn't rate high, but it wasn't last.

Any opinions?
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Old 04-25-2017, 12:05 PM   #44
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The dirty deed is done! I went with Sailun since that's the Chinese rubber that Kal Tire offers and I liked dealing with them better than the other clueless guys.
$328 CAD per tire after taxes and fees ($241 USD).

I learned today that Kal Tire also has a vast network of used tires, too. They'll happily ship them from other locations for free and they have detailed listings. I'll likely grab a spare from them some time soon.
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Old 04-25-2017, 12:24 PM   #45
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I've never been so excited for tires! The tread on these things is going to get me out of the mud hole, I'm sure of it!
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Old 04-25-2017, 01:02 PM   #46
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I hope those tires get you out of the mud. Most of us get stuck on wet grass.
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Old 04-25-2017, 01:14 PM   #47
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Best I can find on 11R's here is $250 for chinese. That's installed.
Do what ya gotta do, though, yall. Spending a few extra bucks for new, safe tires is cheap insurance.
My big bus' tires are so ragged, its next trip on pavement will be straight to the tire shop. Hell- I may even have them come out with the tires in their mobile truck.
Would this be Hancook tires?
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Old 04-25-2017, 01:18 PM   #48
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I hope those tires get you out of the mud. Most of us get stuck on wet grass.
As it stands I can usually trudge along with the wheels sunk 4" into the clay, as proven be the lower part of the driveway. That's with much slippage, though, and I've pulled out the 12000lb winch on occasion. We'll see how these guys do soon! The bus is a shortie, btw.
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I spin my tires going through my own driveway. Then again, not everyone has a creek to drive through in their yard.

I was planning for lots of highway driving and bought six steer tires so they'd be very quiet on the road. That choice is why I get stuck so easily on wet grass.

The shorties are nice to drive. This medium size bus is one foot longer than my shorties are. It's definitely got more space than a shortie but doesn't drive as nice.
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Old 04-25-2017, 02:41 PM   #50
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Would this be Hancook tires?
Triangle, and Samson, I believe.
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Old 04-25-2017, 03:45 PM   #51
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I got the gnarly tread on my DEV bus tires.. and its been a help for sure.. you do hear them on the highway but i actually like that.. makes me feel like im BIG-RIGGIN!

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Old 04-25-2017, 04:44 PM   #52
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Would this be Hancook tires?
Hankook is a Korean company not chinee... I've been pleasantly surprised with the quality of Hankooks over the last 15 years or so, for passenger tires anyway.

I'm another for knobby tires on the drives. They may be a little louder, but I've never even spun a tire let alone gotten stuck with my knobby Michelins, and I have a low water crossing and deep gravel/sand to get to my property...
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I've never been so excited for tires! The tread on these things is going to get me out of the mud hole, I'm sure of it!
tire porn!!
I got my sailums at kal tire in New Liskard not to far from you,
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That is a sexy looking load of tires.

OP, did you mount those yourself?
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That is a sexy looking load of tires.

OP, did you mount those yourself?
I'll be giving it a go this week! I don't have one of those bead breaking hammers, but I do have a pick axe that just might do the job. Otherwise it looks a lot easier than changing over small car tires. I've done that twice and it's easily worth the $20 that the tire shops charge.

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I got my sailums at kal tire in New Liskard not to far from you,
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What's your opinion of the Sailuns so far?
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I've never seen a shop use the bead breaking hammer. If the tire was stuck we used to drive over it with another vehicle. Just the tire, not the rim.
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Do you have some proper tire irons?

When you say it looks easy, are you talking about the YouTube videos of guys knocking one out in about 45 seconds? It's not as easy as they make it look.

I've changed many, many truck tires. The best advice I can give you is to use twice as much soap as you think you'll need.
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And you will destroy the bead of the tire using a pickaxe, bead hammer is blunt and rounded
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maybe he is going to do that method where they explode the tire on the rim...

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