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i have had two blow at less than 20000klm and they were less than 12 months old.
it has been my experience that on a coil sprung vehicle they need to be pumped up around 50psi or they let go prematurely or scallop badly at best.
different story on leaf sprung
no doubt people will beg to differ.
they also blow more often when you dont use tubes in them, they are NOT a tubeless rated tyre.
didn't help mine.. and i had the good quality tube in them to boot...Quote:
Originally Posted by Blknight.aus
Thankyou all for your replies and advice
These ones are used but appear in very good condition.
I have them at 40 psi and will see how the go.
They are on 1 ton rims which are 6.5 inch wide - not sure if/how this may affect wear, but turning circle seems much tighter and I really love look of them - tyres sit out almost flush with bodywork.
Will take and post some pics on the weekend.
Cheers
R
I've got a set of these on my machine and I suspect they are the originals- dated from 1976.
There is a little superficial crazing around the sidewalls which had me a bit concerned, but have run them at low pressures (15-20psi) in sand and not seen any progression of the crazing. I use the recommended pressures (ie 25 front and rear if lightly loaded, 25 front 36 rear if heavy). Have done 25,000 on them myself so far (50,000 in total) with no problems. The spare is like new- never been used.
My understanding is that they are a 10 ply rating light truck tyre. Moulded on the sidewall is "10 PR".
Coop
probably in protest at the rapid speed changes effected by inadequately adjusted and setup brakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by incisor
Brakes were fineQuote:
Originally Posted by Blknight.aus
One blew on a dry day on the last downhill run into cooma and the other let go in the wet hrading uphill at 90kph
No warning with either and no scalloping or other evidence of missuse
feel your pain, I've had to abandon a trailer to keep a perentie mobile on an exercise for the same reason (on more than one occasion)
Most of the Perenties are 6" rims.Quote:
Originally Posted by dreamin'
If you don't mind me asking, what part number are the "I ton rims"?
The only reason is that genuine 569204 1 ton rims are very rare here in Oz, mostly they are 569203 SIIb rims or 583384 SIIa FC/early SIIb rims Or even early 130 rims.
I had a set of these tyres on my old truck. Because they had aged the rubber had hardened up they did not like wet tar roads at all. In fact all you had to do was pass a picture of a wet road past them and they would lose grip :angel: So after a couple of adventures on wet roads I let some one else discover the absolute joy of these tyres in the wet.
Cheers Hall