Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
Hobbies & Interests
Gearheads
They don't make tires like they used to.
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="GeneW" data-source="post: 3857813" data-attributes="member: 27284"><p>Funny you should bring that up. I've been bitchin gripin moanin and complainin about wheel barrow tires. Yep, wheel barrow tires.</p><p></p><p>I bought a 2 front wheel barrow at Atwoods in Stillwater in 2010.</p><p></p><p>The original tires lasted about 7 years.</p><p></p><p>Since then, I've purchased 4 new wheel barrow tires ( four !!! ) and they last about 2 years.</p><p></p><p>They're made in china, and they feel to my touch as if they are made with some plastic instead of all rubber.</p><p></p><p>I mean, when I want to use the wheel barrow, I want to use it right away, and not have to screw around with flat tires that leak air like crazy and just won't stay up. Maybe someone should market a Viagra for tires. Ha.</p><p></p><p>(That reminds me: What do you do with 365 used condoms? You recycle them into a tire, and call it a Good Year).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Cheap bastages.</p><p></p><p>They last about 2 years then won't stay aired up, just leak like crazy.</p><p></p><p>(It's not Atwoods fault, it's our fault for wanting the lowest possible cost and the mass retailers constantly demanding a lower price of products from their suppliers just to undersell the competition.</p><p></p><p>And don't get me started on trying to buy a good old American made quality replacement handle for some shovels and rakes. I've had these shovels and rakes for darn near 50 years, and they were my Dad's and Grandpa's before me. Yeah, you can buy a replacement handle, but they're just not as good quality wood as we had before the mass stampede to china for ever cheaper stuff.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thus it becomes a perpetual cycle, just keep demanding less quality to undersell the competition, they all do it, and it's what I would call a vicious circle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GeneW, post: 3857813, member: 27284"] Funny you should bring that up. I've been bitchin gripin moanin and complainin about wheel barrow tires. Yep, wheel barrow tires. I bought a 2 front wheel barrow at Atwoods in Stillwater in 2010. The original tires lasted about 7 years. Since then, I've purchased 4 new wheel barrow tires ( four !!! ) and they last about 2 years. They're made in china, and they feel to my touch as if they are made with some plastic instead of all rubber. I mean, when I want to use the wheel barrow, I want to use it right away, and not have to screw around with flat tires that leak air like crazy and just won't stay up. Maybe someone should market a Viagra for tires. Ha. (That reminds me: What do you do with 365 used condoms? You recycle them into a tire, and call it a Good Year). Cheap bastages. They last about 2 years then won't stay aired up, just leak like crazy. (It's not Atwoods fault, it's our fault for wanting the lowest possible cost and the mass retailers constantly demanding a lower price of products from their suppliers just to undersell the competition. And don't get me started on trying to buy a good old American made quality replacement handle for some shovels and rakes. I've had these shovels and rakes for darn near 50 years, and they were my Dad's and Grandpa's before me. Yeah, you can buy a replacement handle, but they're just not as good quality wood as we had before the mass stampede to china for ever cheaper stuff. Thus it becomes a perpetual cycle, just keep demanding less quality to undersell the competition, they all do it, and it's what I would call a vicious circle. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
Hobbies & Interests
Gearheads
They don't make tires like they used to.
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom