ebinmaine 67,310 #26 Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Rusty Tinsnips said: The largest tire manufacturers offering tires made in USA are: Michelin Pirelli Continental Bridgestone Yokohama. How about the TUBES ? Last time I looked it was at least a year ago and I don't remember if I found any or not... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty Tinsnips 477 #27 Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Bridgestone America's tube manufacturer provides quality synthetic & natural rubber inner tubes for on & off the highway located in Russelville, Arkansas. CALL AMERICA’S TUBE BUSINESS | 1.800.553.6008 These are probably made offshore Edited December 11, 2020 by Rusty Tinsnips 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty Tinsnips 477 #28 Posted December 11, 2020 Tire and Inner Tube Manufacturers in the United States A To Z Tire. 727 Galloway Avenue. Memphis, TN 38105. B & J Manufacturing CO. 700 West Holbrook Road. Glenwood, IL 60425. Dunlop Tire Corp. 10 Sheridan Drive. Tonawanda, NY 14150. Mitchell Industrial Tire CO. 2915 8th Avenue. Chattanooga, TN 37407. ... Phelps Tire CO. 316 Sw 16th Street. ... Technical Rubber CO Inc. 200 E Coshocton Street. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,648 #29 Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 9:09 AM, Rusty Tinsnips said: The largest tire manufacturers offering tires made in USA are: Michelin Pirelli Continental Bridgestone Yokohama. The Cooper tires on my truck I bought two years back are Made in the USA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #30 Posted December 14, 2020 checked the DOT codes on some of our tires two cars have Kumho tires made in Korea one car has Uniroyal tires made in China Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #31 Posted December 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Lee1977 said: The Cooper tires on my truck I bought two years back are Made in the USA. years ago had a set of Mastercraft tires (Cooper lower line) on a SUV and they were great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #32 Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) On 12/11/2020 at 8:12 AM, DennisThornton said: Remember when "Made in Japan" meant "Junk!"? Now "Made in China" had replaced that but there are exceptions. I know people that have actually gone to China to review the production of their orders and they told me that good quality is possible but it's a challenge and that SOMEONE has to be there to watch! There's every likelihood that a Goodyear tube made in China could be a very good tube. Not everything "Made in China" is junk. Not everyone is happy with this one though... yes - I do recall when I was a kid 'Made in Japan' was junk - and I often mention this they got their act together and then some - largely with philosophy, methods and processes that originated in the US https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming . Edited December 14, 2020 by tom2p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #33 Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 10:59 AM, ebinmaine said: How about the TUBES ? Last time I looked it was at least a year ago and I don't remember if I found any or not... a couple of years ago I searched - but was unable to find garden tractor tubes made in the US I did find farm tractor tubes made in the US 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,275 #34 Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) On 12/11/2020 at 3:09 PM, Rusty Tinsnips said: The largest tire manufacturers offering tires made in USA are: Michelin Pirelli Continental Bridgestone Yokohama. ITP makes there tires in the USA, don't know of they make there inner tubes in the USA Edited December 23, 2020 by Maxwell-8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbear853 58 #35 Posted December 25, 2020 In the early 2000s, my third decade of my state LEO career, I saw new valve stems rot & crack leading to flats before I could half wear out the tires on my police car, very confidence building it was. See low tire at 2:00 AM, pull into gas station to air up, stem crumbles. All my vehicles have metal stems as a result, except the wife's '19 Forester. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #36 Posted December 25, 2020 I watch Chinese tire, tubes, tubing, bungies, elastic cord & straps, o-rings and everything else rubber crack and fall apart and yet I have tractors well over 50 years old that have rubber that looks fine. I can't believe the Chinese are using this crap! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnD 145 #37 Posted December 26, 2020 Don't eat those old tubes! They'll cause cancer or something... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,310 #38 Posted December 26, 2020 54 minutes ago, JohnD said: Don't eat those old tubes! They'll cause cancer or something... Yeah but they're Sooooo delish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbear853 58 #39 Posted December 26, 2020 No UV protection. Thank those who voted to send manufacturing to China. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #40 Posted December 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, tbear853 said: No UV protection. Thank those who voted to send manufacturing to China. I blamed UV on the bungie cord failure but I just can't for the inner tubes. And rubber tubing that was stored inside. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbear853 58 #41 Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) On 12/26/2020 at 4:08 PM, DennisThornton said: I blamed UV on the bungie cord failure but I just can't for the inner tubes. And rubber tubing that was stored inside. I hear you. Never had the issue with tubes, but all my tubes are really old and have really old air in them. I have a welding tank cart my father in law built in the '50s, used a trailer axle, has Firestone 4.00x7 "Speed King" tube type tires, I've had it since 1985 and have never added air. I have tubes in my WH tires with 30+ year old air in them. China just can't make good rubber. Edited December 28, 2020 by tbear853 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
