Anyone have any experience with Iron Man tires? I know they are made by Hercules, I think China made but not sure. I'm kinda skeptical of anything made in China. I'm going to be putting tires on the front and moving the existing to the tags. All the tires are 5 years old, except the tags which are older and look like racing slicks. So anyone have any experience with Iron Man tires?
"Bump" anyone?
Just google searching returned:
http://www.cedarcreekrvownersclub.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=1676 (http://www.cedarcreekrvownersclub.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=1676)
http://www.cedarcreekrvownersclub.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=2381 (http://www.cedarcreekrvownersclub.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=2381)
http://hercules-tires.pissedconsumer.com/ (http://hercules-tires.pissedconsumer.com/)
an app for tire users/buyers....
http://www.tiresafetygroup.com/download-the-free-tire-facts-iphone-app/ (http://www.tiresafetygroup.com/download-the-free-tire-facts-iphone-app/)
Wonder who manufactures the tire Hercules doesn't make tires,Cooper has made the US tires for Hercules for the past 50 years their Hercules brand bus tire hold up but I never heard of or seen the Iron Man tire
It would not surprise me if the Iron Man are made by Cooper in China,Korea ,India or some other country besides the US
Quote from: luvrbus on August 29, 2015, 11:40:42 AM
Wonder who manufactures the tire Hercules doesn't make tires,Cooper has made the US tires for Hercules for the past 50 years their Hercules brand bus tire hold up but I never heard of or seen the Iron Man tire
In addition to Avon, Cooper Tire manufactures tires under the associated brand names Dean, Mastercraft and Starfire.[14] Cooper Tire formerly manufactured all tires sold under the Sears Guardsman brand at Sears, Roebuck & Co. stores. Cooper manufactures tires for Discount Tire Company under the Arizonian brand name, and Futura Tires for Pep Boys. Cooper Tire also manufactures Hercules branded tires in Findlay, Ohio.
i believe iron man is the lighter duty name for hercules tires.... there 11r etc series tires are branded http://www.herculestire.ca/tire-gallery/commercial/medium-truck/highway-premium-all-position/
(http://www.herculestire.ca/tire-gallery/commercial/medium-truck/highway-premium-all-position/)
Seems they have been around for a while but have a reputation for bubbles > http://www.cedarcreekrvownersclub.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=1938 (http://www.cedarcreekrvownersclub.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=1938)
Quote from: Darkspeed on August 29, 2015, 12:10:56 PM
Seems they have been around for a while but have a reputation for bubbles > http://www.cedarcreekrvownersclub.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=1938 (http://www.cedarcreekrvownersclub.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=1938)
perhaps... but i put very little confidence in the average rv owners experiance.... most trailer tires are abused beyond belief by the naive...none are rated correctly for sustained speeds over 55 mph imo etc.
What i find through google is iron man is china made distributed by Hercules USA. Beyond that I don't know
Maxxis says their trailer tires are good to 65 MPH. Not all trailer tires are limited to 55 MPH. Maxxis trailer tires are easily $20 to $30 more per tire so I understand why folks use Chinese tires.
Cooper also sells truck tires under the Roadmaster name that are made in China. I use them on my bus and they seem to perform every bit as well as the Firestone tires I was using.
Quote from: belfert on August 29, 2015, 04:16:12 PM
Maxxis says their trailer tires are good to 65 MPH. Not all trailer tires are limited to 55 MPH. Maxxis trailer tires are easily $20 to $30 more per tire so I understand why folks use Chinese tires.
Cooper also sells truck tires under the Roadmaster name that are made in China. I use them on my bus and they seem to perform every bit as well as the Firestone tires I was using.
maybe you missed the part where i said "in my opinion"....
once a tire runs 100 miles under inflated 25% or so it becomes a 55 mph tire at best...again IMO... many people who own travel trailers believe everything salesman tell them...Travel trailers are almost over loaded empty...again IMO :)
Quote from: belfert on August 29, 2015, 04:16:12 PM
Maxxis says their trailer tires are good to 65 MPH. Not all trailer tires are limited to 55 MPH. Maxxis trailer tires are easily $20 to $30 more per tire so I understand why folks use Chinese tires.
Cooper also sells truck tires under the Roadmaster name that are made in China. I use them on my bus and they seem to perform every bit as well as the Firestone tires I was using.
reading the DOT codes for all tires made with the Cooper name on them, they are USA made.... I can only go by what I read on the internet :)
What is the plant location code on your tires...?
My new steers were made in Nova Scotia... in April of 2015 :)
I have TPMS on all my tires including my trailer tires. I double check and adjust the tire pressures before I install the pressure sensors before each trip. If I get a pressure alarm I stop on the shoulder if a rapid pressure loss, or at the next exit if a slow pressure loss.
My Roadmaster tires are absolutely made in China. It says "Made in China" right on them. (I went out and looked to see what it said.) The brand name stamp says Roadmaster followed by "Engineered by Cooper Tires". Cooper treats Roadmaster as a separate brand even though they own the brand.
Quote from: belfert on August 29, 2015, 08:06:04 PM
I have TPMS on all my tires including my trailer tires. I double check and adjust the tire pressures before I install the pressure sensors before each trip. If I get a pressure alarm I stop on the shoulder if a rapid pressure loss, or at the next exit if a slow pressure loss.
My Roadmaster tires are absolutely made in China. It says "Made in China" right on them. (I went out and looked to see what it said.) The brand name stamp says Roadmaster followed by "Engineered by Cooper Tires". Cooper treats Roadmaster as a separate brand even though they own the brand.
Ok... still would like to know the DOT code..