Directional tyres wrong way round

[penfold]

Would it not be blindingly obvious if a tractor tyre was on the opposite way round to all the others?

 

[Bill Edwards]

Would it not be blindingly obvious if a tractor tyre was on the opposite way round to all the others?

To me, yes.
But I think there are a lot of people to whom it's not.

But then, I also notice soft tyres. It's not intentional but I clearly look at/notice tyres, my favorite is telling people as they go to get in their car that they've a soft or flat tyre - I just see it.
Probably something to do with fixing agricultural punctures for a living, not that long ago.

 

[brightspark]

there only flat at the bottom

 

[normspanners]

But then, I also notice soft tyres. It's not intentional but I clearly look at/notice tyres, my favorite is telling people as they go to get in their car that they've a soft or flat tyre - I just see it.
Probably something to do with fixing agricultural punctures for a living, not that long ago.

HEHE IT'S NOT JUST ME !! we have a type of competition in work, when I see a soft tyre---- they say how much is in that then?, and I will state the pressure and i am usually within a few lbs on 'normal' tyres, not so much with 35/40 profiles.

 

[the snooper]

HEHE IT'S NOT JUST ME !! we have a type of competition in work, when I see a soft tyre---- they say how much is in that then?, and I will state the pressure and i am usually within a few lbs on 'normal' tyres, not so much with 35/40 profiles.

But what you're not telling us is you let them down and used a pressure gauge

 

[normspanners]

HEHE----- busted !!

 

[ms08]

That is not correct though mixing tyres will mean that the performance still only be as good as the best tyre or as bad as the worst.

 

[normspanners]

That is not correct though mixing tyres will mean that the performance still only be as good as the best tyre or as bad as the worst.

????

 

[normspanners]

Well, given some supercars use differing treads front to rear how does that sit with your theory? Plenty of normal cars run different construction/carcasses front to rear out of the factory too.

Tread patterns make much less difference than the actual compound until you're near aquaplaning conditions.

some basic Bmw's for instance totally different sizes front to rear

 

[the snooper]

tyres must face the right way otherwise they arnt doing there job right

its the same with having all 4 same tyres on the vehicle all matching and also by the makes

its also the same with there treads also have to be as matching to the rest of them otherwise a tire can grip the rd much better than the others therefore possible spin outs and also different bracking per tyre if different treads and tyres are used

if that really was an issue it would be included in the mot, all tyres are made to a minimum standard and it is clearly acceptable to mix makes and tread pattern as its legal, your aveage driver will never tell the difference

 

[normspanners]

only construction is an issue with the mot ie run flats as apposed to normal etc. And axle sizes obviously

 

[brightspark]

all I can say is I change tires in pairs .. stupid if u don't and asking for it in the wet with different tread depths

 

[Cobbler]

if that really was an issue it would be included in the mot, all tyres are made to a minimum standard and it is clearly acceptable to mix makes and tread pattern as its legal, your aveage driver will never tell the difference

In France, the tyres have to be the same tread pattern across the axles. Worth remembering if you plan on going, I understand this also applies to visitors, but not sure

 

[julianthegypsy]

To me, yes.
But I think there are a lot of people to whom it's not.

But then, I also notice soft tyres. It's not intentional but I clearly look at/notice tyres, my favorite is telling people as they go to get in their car that they've a soft or flat tyre - I just see it.
Probably something to do with fixing agricultural punctures for a living, not that long ago.

I find it blindingly obvious, but the people I was training had never worked with farm machinery. They knew something was wrong, but didn't have the background to know where to look. As far as they were concerned, the tyre either had pressure or it didn't. At that time, they were working on newly cleared land, ploughing up small stumps and going through tyres like they were going out of fashion. One of the first things I did was persuade the director to authorise a tyre changing machine and a pick-up to deliver tyres all over the estate, and paint directional arrows on the rims. That took downtime from about a week to about four hours for a tyre change and saved them a fortune.
As for pressure, I always checked the tread bar on the inside of the rim. If it's right, it should be perfectly flat to the ground while on the outside, for some reason that still baffles me, it would be a little off the ground. That told me that we had 12 psi, perfect for ploughing. Transport tractors were set at 16psi and I needed a gauge to be sure of those!

 

[Agrismith]

I know plenty of people that fit more aggressive tyre to the back of there pickup than front
Although all mine are matching and i buy 4 at a time and sell old tyres with 5mm tread on them
Also to 4x4 if you fit them wrong way round when u get stuck driving forward you are fairly garunteed to reverse out whereas if they are correct and you get stuck your stuck and in need of a tow