Thread: 110 heavy duty ute - 4be or just a truck?

Originally Posted by uninformed

When can I buy tubed tyres

Michelin wouldn't honour a warranty claim when a manufacturing fault involving exposed threads in 1 tyre cut into the tube when fitted to my RRC's tube-type alloys because the tyre was marked as tubeless. I didn't buy any more Michelin tyres for my RRC after that. It was rather annoying having to regularly repair punctures or replace tubes, although the incidence was reduced after the threads were melted with a soldering iron.

Originally Posted by rick130

Mine and most that I've seen are tubed Lou.

what a puma? really?

well learn something everyday. I honestly didnt know it was an option on the new one

its not the tyres that need tubes its the rims.................

Originally Posted by dullbird

what a puma? really?

well learn something everyday. I honestly didnt know it was an option on the new one

There's been a few TDCi 130's that have been delivered with the tubed version looking at some post from the last couple of years, others come with tubeless, so go figure.

Most Tdis came with tube type rims too, although I have five tube type and one tubeless.
Amazingly all the tyres seem to have lost their tubes somewhere along the way

On a differt tack, the defender had fantastic fuel economy. We didnt hammer it, it was a holiday ,but i think we were getting sub 11/100 km and terrain didnt make much difference. Wish my petrol got half that again ! The low down power is a surprise when you're used to thrashing a petrol motor ! The rear canopy was 99% dust free which was a very pleasant surprise too . We love outback red dust, but not in your food boxes.

There is some good information about tyre selection for extended ‘no road’ travel here.

Beadell Tours - Tyre Information

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