Overheating 16 ply rags
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In my quest for the most indestructible tyre, I bought a set of 750/16 16 plyTianli kevlar Monster rags for a couple of months off track work in WA.
Before buying them a Chinese supplier sent me a spec sheet stating they were rated at 3 tonne each but max speed 55kmhr.
With such thick side walls/tubes I knew they'd get hot but figured they'd be alright at higher speeds with lower loads. I was wrong. 10 minutes at 80kmhr and they are too hot to touch, even at high pressure. Despite lugging around steelies for the long drives on bitumen, I still wrecked the rear two monsters by doing a few hours at 70/80 on a section of bitumen on a hot day.
My question:
Does anyone regularly run other brands of 16 ply rags at, say 90kmhr, without overheating problems?
I was also looking at the SUMO 16 ply lug or the MRF Superlug.
I'd be keen to hear about anyone's experience with these to help me decide on the next set.
Cheers,
Kev.
Reply By: chocolate teapot - Friday, Nov 28, 2008 at 06:53
Friday, Nov 28, 2008 at 06:53
Hi Kev
I run 16ply Hankook radials on my isusu truck without problems.
Hope this helps
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Reply By: traveller2 - Friday, Nov 28, 2008 at 08:26
Friday, Nov 28, 2008 at 08:26
The heavy duty/high ply rating crossply/bias ply tyres do run hot and are not usually designed for running at anything at much over 40-50k for any time. They are usually designed to be an agricultural type tyre for implements, tractors etc.
Willem has the MRF's he may chime in.
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Reply By: Willem - Friday, Nov 28, 2008 at 08:59
Friday, Nov 28, 2008 at 08:59
Kev
Here I am chime-ing in....lol
Yes I am always after indestructable ones too.
My MRF Super Lug 16 ply are designated Highway Tyres(or so it says on the sidewall). They do get a bit hot but can quite comfortably cruise at 110kmh on bitumen. These days, however, I seldom get up to 100kmh as I am hellbent on getting max distance out of a
tank of diesel. So Lift-Um-Foot and slow down.
Super Lug are RS in muddy conditions but have good traction on rough surfaces otherwise. They are not too noisy on the bitumen. I am still to test them in offtrack conditions in sandy country but I think they should do
well. Previously I have run MRF Super Tractions. Only one puncture in 40,000km and that was a gidgee stake in the GSD this year. But the tyre is still in service on my trailer.
Beadell Tours run MRF Super Milers on offtrack expeditions and they give them a good report. You may contact them through their website. They are quite approachable.
Cheers
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Reply By: Peter_n_Margaret - Friday, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:03
Friday, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:03
Some of the cattle stations in the
Kimberley run Khumo cross ply rags on their bull catchers. They are certainly tough, but I have no idea what they would be like on the black top. Pretty awful, I reccon. They are also pretty cheap.
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome
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