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- Co antrim
Trelleborg tyres.
- Thread starter Will 1594
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- Location
- South Molton
Epic fail then.
Shouldn't cut ground up like that.
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- Co antrim
I wouldnt buy them thats for sure after doin a day in local contractors tractor with them. They run all 1 colour apart from the tractor i was driving which in my opinion is the best tractor in the yard and i requested to get driving it. But they slag it of for having no grip in comparrison to the other brand. I say its just the tyres fault
Pistonbroke
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I have trelleborg tm700 in a tractor here and they WON'T cut in to grassland and just slide. I'd rather leave a few cut up bits of turf than a graceful slide into a fecking tree. They are totally bald after 3500 hrs but have been dangerous since 75%tread because the bars get wider as they wear and will not break the surface. Should be banned in mid Wales for safety reasons!
- Location
- South Molton
Do you think that is because they are less flexible?
Wide tyres do get interesting when below 50%!
Pistonbroke
Member
- Location
- Co antrim
Heard a man complainin about bridgestones not griping cause thick bars wont penetrate grpund
Pistonbroke
Member
Anyone got experience of vredestein? Look a good compromise for me
- Location
- North Wales
I hear they're meant to be good for grip but don't last all that long as the cleats are thin and far apart so there isn't a lot of rubber to wear down. Similar in price to bkt, grip better but don't last as long. Not tried them though.
Pistonbroke
Member
Fair enough. I have heard some people saying they are very long lasting but don't like low pressures,which wouldn't be an issue for me. Need to be ok at 50k aswell
- Location
- South Molton
I don't know as when I priced up tyres with cashback and a good deal Michelins weren't that much more.Oh Aye
What are these tyres being swapped for?
And where can I get hold of these 40% bkt tyres that don't grip, because I suspect they'll be a lot better than the 40% trelleborgs that are cracked and don't hold air
I would sooner come out and find a flat tyre then end up at the bottom of a goyle!
- Location
- Co antrim
Tractor 4 miles from here on vredestien and the lasted a looong time.
James
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- Location
- Comber, Down
Surely it depends a lot on the amount of roadwork too. I've a 13 yr old 6480 on I think original pirelli tyres with over 6500 hrs and still got a bit of tread yet.
Ducati899
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- Location
- north dorset
Exactly,you see all these hero’s in their big fendts doing 60k or whether they do with a tonne of rear wheel weights each side and then wonder why tyres give out
Not sorted ,had a long conversation with the said guy ,to sort out the problem ,now an email this morning backtracking what you agreed
Mr andrew daniels your not a man of your word , plan b will be started monday are trelleborg picking up the bill
Will never buy anything your company produce again
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James
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- Location
- Comber, Down
Last new tractor I bought I specced trelleborg cause I had to stop somewhere. Spoke to large tyre place over here about talking to the trelleborg rep regarding tyre pressures, like I can with Michelin, to be told that he was next to useless
No issues here. Pirelli TM600 original tyres.
Also have TM700’s that have done 4800 hours with a lot of road work with a 3800 gallon tanker and injector, no problems and still well over 50% tread left.
I wonder if those who always have tyre problems run them under inflated too much, although admittedly we had a set of continentals that self destructed in 2000 hours.
Also have TM700’s that have done 4800 hours with a lot of road work with a 3800 gallon tanker and injector, no problems and still well over 50% tread left.
I wonder if those who always have tyre problems run them under inflated too much, although admittedly we had a set of continentals that self destructed in 2000 hours.
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. Mmmm yes got that impression. Very wet lettuce.Last new tractor I bought I specced trelleborg cause I had to stop somewhere. Spoke to large tyre place over here about talking to the trelleborg rep regarding tyre pressures, like I can with Michelin, to be told that he was next to useless
RH15LEW
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With all this talk of Trelleborg not being great on slopes, am i better off swapping my 60% michelins from my old tractor onto the new one thats done 1500hrs on Trelleborgs that are around 80% now with small crack in-between cleats. Or put a new set of Michelins on and be done with it? Intend to keep it for a long time and never had issues for grip or sliding with the old tractor.