Thread: 9.00 16 Tyres

I have absolutely no idea - I have them fitted to my truck and only covered about 15k - seemed Ok but who can tell on that distance. I wanted cheap to pass registration pending a later purchase of wider wheels and better tyres.

These were the cheapest I could find so suit my purpose at the moment.

Garry

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Michelin XZL (aprox $700/tyre) - Universal Superlug ($300 July08) - Alliance Traction Lug ($380 Jan08) - MRF Sand Grip ($220 April08) - MRF NDMS

Michelin available from Michelin retailers (not always available)

Universal STA-9.00 Superlug available from Universal Tire (US)
http://www.universaltire.com
1-800-233-3827
2994 Elizabethtown Road
Hershey, PA 17033
sales@universaltire.com

Alliance Traction Lug available from Tyres4U
http://www.tyres4u.com.au/
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney
165 - 171 Milton Street
ASHFIELD NSW 2131
Postal:PO Box 233
ASHFIELD NSW 2131
FREECALL: 1800 722 822
FREEFAX: 1800 788 988
wayneb@tyres4u.com.au
NZ Agentandrewg@trstyreandwheel.co.nz


MRF available from "Moree Ag Tyres Wholesale"
PO Box 1056
Moree
NSW
info@agtyres.com.au
Phone: Toll Free1800 028 988
Fax: 02 6752 4299
or local agricultural tyre retailers via Ag Tyres.

Garry

Do you have any photos of your MRF Sandgrips? So far I've only seen artists drawings, a pic IRL would be good.

Diana

My MRF bar treads are OK , just like the other bar tread tyres I have used.
I have friends with 900x16 MRF tyres on old Dodge 4x4s and they OK, but not in the same class as more modern design of tyres,

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Garry

Do you have any photos of your MRF Sandgrips? So far I've only seen artists drawings, a pic IRL would be good.

Diana

Sorry no - and I will not be able to take one for a week or so. However they are the same as the pic you have in your post above. They are the same size on the wheel as a Goodyear or Nankang Bar Tread but look just a tad narrower but that might be simply because I am comparing new tyres with worn ones. Cheap and nasty I would say but I suspect as good as any bar treads.

Garry

Diana,
My Chinese tyre lady friend now says:
Dear Mr.Abbott:
I appreciate your circumspective reading and fast reply very much.
As to this size,because of the limited ourput and olympic games,we supply our domestic market only at present.
After olympic,we will get new production and marketing plan,then we can specially offer to you.
The price is around USD160.00,and the minimum order is one container,
Best regards to you,
Yours,
Alicia


I am guessing my order will need to be for about 300 tyres at least
Got US$50K + freight going spare?

Looking forward to hearing how your Superluggers drive.
Neil

Originally Posted by garrycol

Sorry no - and I will not be able to take one for a week or so. However they are the same as the pic you have in your post above. ...

... Garry

Garry

I asked, because the Michie XZL pic shows 2 rows of centre blocks (including on the larger pic previously posted), however if you look back a few pages there is a pic of an XZL behind a Defender. On the tyre you can read 9.00 R1? but there is only 1 row of centre blocks. My thoughts were that this was less attractive, although I am sure I spied an OKA with 9.00 16 and two rows of blocks.

Originally Posted by brookvale

Diana, ...

...The price is around USD160.00,and the minimum order is one container,
Best regards to you,
Yours,
Alicia

I am guessing my order will need to be for about 300 tyres at least
Got US$50K + freight going spare?

Looking forward to hearing how your Superluggers drive.
Neil

Yuk

Does anyone know of an Army looking for new 9.00 16 radial tyres????

Then again we only need 60 forward controls to use up a batch - Are there than many left anywhere???? Not in my suburb in any case. My guess they need to run a batch to make it worthwhile tooling up.

Anyone know a corrupt Chinese Army storeman?

Surely there could be a run of the Chinese domestic market and a couple of dozen could be added to an order of various tyres for an Au or NZ distributor. We just need to find one.

Diana

ahah! - we don't need so many $$$....

Chinese lady says : 20 container is around 230pcs !!

In passing:
Was on job at local port yesterday inspecting a 60m yacht mast going to on a ship to Europe. Ops manager for ship comes up "Hi Neil - saw your LR CLub sticker on your Rangie. I've just bought a Disco for off-roading". chit chat etc - got on well.
Then... "If you need a few things shipped out from Europe to NZ, let me know. Just get the stuff delivered to Antwerp and I'll get them put on the ship" [ie for free] Not a container load but perhaps 5 tyres? - "oh yes no probs" says he.

I might just think about those Michie XZL aircrafttyres . com ones now - even though they're re-treads... A few Euros for trucking from Amsterdam to Antwerp and we're up and running....
Neil