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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dave Willis on December 21, 2012, 04:44:26 pm

Title: scrubbing front tyres
Post by: Dave Willis on December 21, 2012, 04:44:26 pm: Do you find your front tyres wear very rapidly carrying a heavy load?
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Post by: dd on December 21, 2012, 05:12:30 pm: I heard the fiat doblo goes through front tyres quickly. I have the old shape dispatch and my first set of front tyres lasted about 32.000 miles. May have lasted a bit longer if I had checked tyre pressure a bit more often.
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Post by: R.C Property on December 21, 2012, 05:15:14 pm: Got berlingo, put part worn tyres on it all way round, Feb, still going strong now, not sure how many miles done with them tho.
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Post by: Frankybadboy on December 21, 2012, 05:34:36 pm: nope
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Post by: colin purewater on December 21, 2012, 05:36:58 pm: Yes! I think it's a mixture of wait and all the parking in tight
Space 15 times a day

Second set of front tyres this year for me :'(
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Post by: scud on December 21, 2012, 05:38:56 pm: Mine seem to as well, but then again I seem to wear tyres quickly on everything I drive/ride.
I have been known to finish a set of motorcycle tyres on one trackday and at £200/pair I have now stopped eoing trackdays!
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Post by: Neil Gornall on December 21, 2012, 05:50:43 pm: Quote from: scud on December 21, 2012, 05:38:56 pm
Mine seem to as well, but then again I seem to wear tyres quickly on everything I drive/ride.
I have been known to finish a set of motorcycle tyres on one trackday and at £200/pair I have now stopped eoing trackdays!
You stopping was not down to tyre wear, it was down to gravel rash. ;D
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Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 21, 2012, 05:59:46 pm: Quote from: Dave Willis on December 21, 2012, 04:44:26 pm
Do you find your front tyres wear very rapidly carrying a heavy load?

Front Tyres usually wear a lot quicker then rear tyres, but can't say they wear rapidly. What tyres are on your van?
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Post by: Mike #1 on December 21, 2012, 06:02:57 pm: Quote from: colin purewater on December 21, 2012, 05:36:58 pm
Yes! I think it's a mixture of wait and all the parking in tight
Space 15 times a day

Second set of front tyres this year for me :'(

You need to buy a decent set of tyres ;D ;D . Mike
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Post by: bobplum on December 21, 2012, 06:15:51 pm: front wheel drive dragging weight,in most cases
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Post by: Mist A Bit on December 21, 2012, 06:28:29 pm: im rear drive, tyres last for a long long time
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Post by: Nick_Thompson on December 21, 2012, 06:58:37 pm: yes eco, but have you considered the amount of wear you encounter when reversing?
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Post by: PoleKing on December 21, 2012, 07:10:45 pm: I got 20k from Continentals (lovely tyres!) but 12k so far from good years and they look brand new!
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Post by: CleanClear on December 21, 2012, 07:20:14 pm: Quote from: Dave Willis on December 21, 2012, 04:44:26 pm
Do you find your front tyres wear very rapidly carrying a heavy load?

I always find that the drive axle tyres wear quickly carrying heavy loads. No matter where the drive axle is situated.
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Post by: dd on December 21, 2012, 09:55:09 pm: What's a drive axle?
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Post by: robertphil on December 21, 2012, 11:14:56 pm: best van tyres i had were Federal Van tyres on my last Partner , lasted very well . car tyres are fitted on my current van, wear quickly- soft as butter they are , i will replace with the FEDS