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  1. 23rd September 2018, 01:33 PM #11
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    I wouldn't bother too much about compound specs, they vary from batch to batch on the same model of tyre.
    The workers from the old Olympic factory used to get their staff discount at Beaurepairs, Chermside. They would go to the tyre racks, choosing their tyres according to the batch numbers, they knew which ones had a generous dose of carbon black .

    I used to buy 11Rx22.5, second hand, Japanese imports, for use on trailers and dollies. The only difference was the ply rating, 14 for the imports against 16 for Australian supplied. I never had a problem with them, unlike the recaps I used prior.
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    Bridgestone factory in Adelaide is about to become 2 story Bunnings , if it's not already completed by now.

    Do we have a tyre manufacturer in Australia now?
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    I have answered my own question
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    And the Bridgestones I bought a couple of weeks ago cost more than they did in 2010!
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    Quote Originally Posted by JDNSW View Post
    And the Bridgestones I bought a couple of weeks ago cost more than they did in 2010!
    What you expected them to be cheaper ?
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    Well, the rationale of closing local production was that it was cheaper to get them from overseas!

    I didn't really expect to see them cheaper, but the "cheaper to make overseas" seems to have translated into "more expensive to buy".
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