Thread: 9.00 16 Tyres

Originally Posted by garrycol

Spoke to Tyres4U - very helpful. There about 10 of these tyres in country with a new shipment about to arrive. The Canberra dealer is Central Tyre Service - who I rang price is just under $400 a tyre - about half the cost of Michelins, the same price as the Firestone bar treads and just under double the price of MRF bar treads/sand grips.

Another door seems to open on the tyre front.

Garry

Just bought myself an OKA which runs 900R16's and followed up with Alliance tyres. No load rating is stated on Alliance or Tyres 4U web sites but the local agent checked and was quoted 1530Kg @ 60psi; this translates to a rating of 122/123.

As for sub $400, Central Tyre Service quoted me $570 each !!! You've got to be dreaming. My local Advance dealer quoted me $460 each. Still a long way from sub $400 but a hell of a lot better than $570.

Anyone out there got any of these tyres ?, how do you find them and what did they cost?

Deano

30,000 kays and my first flat with the Mitchelins. The fitter said that it was not a puncture but the thin tube pinching between tyre and wheel.Bit pee,d of as I had asked for the best quality tubes.
Happened to me 20 yrs ago crossing Simpson with Alliance Nato,s, had to buy new agricultural tubes in the Alice.
Does any know and reccomend any tubes that will cure this problem?
Cannot seem to buy 900 x 16 heavy ag tubes now.

Didiman

One of the big problems with radial tyres is that they are often designed to run tubeless, so the inside walls can be quite rough often with ridges. The tyre may have "tubeless" written on the case.

It is this roughness that wears the tubes.

It is often hard these days to buy radial tyres designed for tubes.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

One of the big problems with radial tyres is that they are often designed to run tubeless, so the inside walls can be quite rough often with ridges. The tyre may have "tubeless" written on the case.

It is this roughness that wears the tubes.

It is often hard these days to buy radial tyres designed for tubes.

These are all tube type. Just crap tubes I think.

Didiman

Funny you should be chatting about that ... one of my Michelin has a slow leak ... very boring. I have tubes in them and I am off to have a go at the guy's who put them in .. when I get some time off !!!

The front tyres on my 101 have leaks and have to be topped up every couple of days. I know the tubes in them are old and are not worth repairing so I have been looking for the correct 9.00x16 tubes.

I cannot find any locally but one supplier has 11.00x15/16 tubes which he claims will go into my tyres.

I am not so sure - is the 11" tubes too wide and likewise the diameter is for 15 or 16" tyres so will they be too stretched.

Any one used 11.00x15/16 tubes and if so, how were they.

Thanks

Garry

I have had no problems in the pass for tubes as the tyre mob at Mooree can supply as can a industrial tyre company called Bearcat tyres which are whole sale........but I deal with them at work.
They tend to be a bit expensive at $30.00 per tube ?
You must state if you want long or short valves........short valves is whats needed.

Originally Posted by garrycol

...I cannot find any locally but one supplier has 11.00x15/16 tubes which he claims will go into my tyres.

I am not so sure - is the 11" tubes too wide and likewise the diameter is for 15 or 16" tyres so will they be too stretched.

Any one used 11.00x15/16 tubes and if so, how were they.

Garry not used 11.00 15/16 tubes before, however I would be wary of going up a width if you are intending on lowering tyre pressures off road.

It was a common practice to use the next smaller size of tube in a 4X4 tyre (6.50 or 7.00 instead of 7.50 16) so that when you deflated the pressure the tube didn't crease and fold within the rim giving the tube a potential of getting pinched between the bead and the rim.

In the case of a 9.00 16 tyre it would mean using 8.25 16 tubes which should be quite common anywhere.

Diana