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12-19-2017, 04:30 PM
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Chinese Tires???
Well, one day "Chinese" tires may be American made?? I didn't see ST tires on their website.....
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...cid=spartanntp
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12-19-2017, 04:44 PM
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Somehow, that's just wrong!!
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12-19-2017, 05:38 PM
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Yaaaaaaaaa, just because "THEY" are physically located in the US, does not mean what they put out is anywhere the quality of domestic goods.
So, I just deleted my second sentence that was a rant that would not, or should not be on this forum and will just leave my first sentence as a comment on this subject.
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Home Base is the Alberta Foothills at 4300 ' ASL.
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12-19-2017, 05:58 PM
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What is that old saying about making a silk purse from a sow's ear ???
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12-19-2017, 09:27 PM
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The tire of choice on many truck forum's are off shore brands. When Honda built in Marysville everyone laughed. Same as when Toyota built in Georgetown. Who is laughing now as Detroit is only a pittance of itself. Do not understate them.
I just purchased a new Forest River cargo trailer and the first 11 pages of the owners manual is devoted to Tire Safety. Seams we all need some tire education.
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12-20-2017, 04:11 AM
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Any way you cut it, that's 800 jobs brought back on shore, and money back in American pockets! I don't see a problem here...
If they build junk, they'll have to answer and conform to OUR regulatory process, more so than offshore unregulated products.
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12-20-2017, 05:44 AM
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From what I've researched, it makes absolutely no difference where a tire is manufactured. What matters is whether the brand has instituted quality controls in its factories to produce a uniform product. If you buy a 3rd rate cheap tire, I don't care where it's made. It's still a cheap tire. Buy a top-of-the-line Michelin, and you're going to get a quality tire, regardless of where the factory is. Michelin verifies their offshore factories are producing tires to their specs.
The well-respected large tire manufacturers aren't going to allow a Chinese factory to produce inferior tires under their nameplate.
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12-20-2017, 07:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pull Toy
Any way you cut it, that's 800 jobs brought back on shore, and money back in American pockets! I don't see a problem here...
If they build junk, they'll have to answer and conform to OUR regulatory process, more so than offshore unregulated products.
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"The jobs are projected to pay an average wage of $56,450 a year, well above a county average of $32,642"
Seems like an almost $24K/year win for the folks in the area?
If they produce crap, the the US consumer laws of supply and demand should also influence the quality of the products?
-Brian
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12-20-2017, 03:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank G
The tire of choice on many truck forum's are off shore brands. When Honda built in Marysville everyone laughed. Same as when Toyota built in Georgetown. Who is laughing now as Detroit is only a pittance of itself. Do not understate them.
I just purchased a new Forest River cargo trailer and the first 11 pages of the owners manual is devoted to Tire Safety. Seams we all need some tire education.
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Manufacturing in Japan is nothing like in China
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12-20-2017, 04:32 PM
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Manufacturing in Japan is nothing like in China
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Manufactures in any country can produce "crap". Fortunately they don't last long in the market place. I stand by my thoughts "do not underestimate the Chinese" at home or in the USA, they are totally capable of producing world class products.
From my view of the RV suspension and tire components I see a uptick in quality. I actually think they are listening.
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12-20-2017, 07:04 AM
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Problem is we the tax payers are paying these corporations to come here. The way our trade is structured we the people get the shaft. Look at this deal Wisconsin made to get a company here.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/...age/664590001/
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12-20-2017, 08:04 AM
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On that note, how much do you think the city that gets the new Amazon Centre is going to kick in to get the deal ?
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12-20-2017, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Hodgy
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On that note, how much do you think the city that gets the new Amazon Centre is going to kick in to get the deal ?
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However much it is, that particular city will be paid back in spades from the jobs and associated taxable income that are created... And the local job market will be made a lot more competitive from blue collar all the way up to senior engineering..
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12-20-2017, 08:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dcg9381
However much it is, that particular city will be paid back in spades from the jobs and associated taxable income that are created... And the local job market will be made a lot more competitive from blue collar all the way up to senior engineering..
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Agreed . . . .
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12-20-2017, 07:18 PM
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I seem to remember an awful lot of American tires that have been disasters...and how about American made cars? Just saying that's not necessarily a criteria for well made.
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12-21-2017, 12:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theeyres
I seem to remember an awful lot of American tires that have been disasters...and how about American made cars? Just saying that's not necessarily a criteria for well made.
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Yes it is, compared to Asia for example.
The US has had their failures but name one good ST tire from overseas.
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12-21-2017, 01:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by srvnt
but name one good ST tire from overseas.
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Sailun, S637.
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12-21-2017, 02:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dcg9381
Sailun, S637.
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The website has very limited sizes. The smallest was 16" and mine are 14".
Still wouldn't by a china tire haha.
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12-28-2017, 11:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by srvnt
The website has very limited sizes. The smallest was 16" and mine are 14".
Still wouldn't by a china tire haha.
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I getcha... It's like saying I wouldn't buy a car made in Mexico. Good luck, unless your going Asian or European.
And yea, Sailun doesn't have 14" sizes. But the first thing I bought for my RV was brand new Sailun tires made in China. They happened to be 100% heavier than the OEM Trailer King set (also made in China).
China DOES make some crap. But a lot of their crap is responsive to a market who will buy that crap (Thor Industries) and a consumer base (us) that doesn't demand better alternatives when making our purchase preferences.
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12-21-2017, 02:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by srvnt
Yes it is, compared to Asia for example.
The US has had their failures but name one good ST tire from overseas.
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Maxxis 8008.
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