Don't buy Chinese tyres for your military trucks

SteveBorland · Mar 4, 2022

Found an interesting discussion today about the poor performance of much of the Russian support vehicles.

Basically they are saying that photos of vehicles with burst tyres seem to point to a combination of using cheap Chinese copies of a Michelin design, and poor maintenance, resulting in sun-rotted sidewalls which cannot cope with low pressures and mud.
There's also some discussion about corruption in the Russian army as well. The writer seems to know his beans.

alan hodge · Mar 4, 2022

thank you lord for those tires and mud

MichaelB · Mar 4, 2022

Makes me wonder how many of our Military vehicles have the same Chinese tires..

Fast Eddie · Mar 4, 2022

My kingdom for a horseshoe…

Triton Thrasher · Mar 4, 2022

Fast Eddie said:
My kingdom for a horseshoe…

For want of a nail,…

worntorn · Mar 4, 2022

No wonder China hasn't spoken out on the war.
" Don't worry Western World , you are safe. We sold Russia lots and lots of our special go nowhere crap tires!"

MikeG · Mar 5, 2022

Nothing like getting somebody else to do the field testing on your equipment and getting paid for it too. Remind me never to but Cheng Shin tires again.

B+Bogus · Mar 6, 2022

MikeG said:
Nothing like getting somebody else to do the field testing on your equipment and getting paid for it too. Remind me never to but Cheng Shin tires again.

I have nothing but the highest regard for the "Pagoda De-luxe" chicken-chaser special

Seriously, the Russian campaign is looking pretty farcical in many ways - the Su-34 pilot recently captured was so fat I can't believe he would have passed any aircrew medical in the West...

Stalin said quantity has a quality all of its own. Seems to be the only quality they have (thank god).

Sukhoi Su-34 Pilot who stood next to Assad and Putin in 2016 Photo was flying one of the eight Russian Aircraft shot down over Ukraine today - The Aviation Geek Club

Sukhoi Su-34 Pilot who stood next to Assad and Putin in 2016 Photo was flying one of the eight Russian Aircraft shot down over Ukraine today

theaviationgeekclub.com

Mike40M · Mar 6, 2022

Talked to my local tyre man two days ago. Said there is a supply problem. Could be worse as four of the major European manufacturers have plants in Russia. According to him.

concours · Mar 7, 2023

MikeG said:
Nothing like getting somebody else to do the field testing on your equipment and getting paid for it too. Remind me never to but Cheng Shin tires again.

Yup. No Stinko bike tires for me either.

Don't buy Chinese tyres for your military trucks

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