martc Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Apollo are an Indian company, founded in 1972. They have factories in India, Hungary and significantly The Netherlands. Why significantly The Netherlands? because, in 2009 Apollo bought Vreidstein the famous Dutch tyre maker (incidentally the Hungarian factory is also a former Vreidstein unit). The popularity of Apollo's in Germany is probably directly related to the popularity of Vriedstein tyres in Germany. I suspect that Vriedstein fitters will also be marketing Apollo's as a budget equivalent because 'zehy are all made by zee zame company innit M8'. Looks like they have some sort of sponsorship deal with Liverpool. warch, sutty2006, bunglebus and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviemck2006 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 My Apollos were got from the tyre fitter I normally use. They have big vredestien signs and been signs all over the place. I've usually bought vredestien from them or uniroyal online and got them to fit for me.Sent from my SM-T585 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 hours ago, martc said: Looks like they have some sort of sponsorship deal with Liverpool. That very much looks like Man Utd, but can's see the kit sponsor properly. martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 7 hours ago, 3VOM said: That very much looks like Man Utd, but can's see the kit sponsor properly. Apollo tyres are an official sponsor of Man Utd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 I stand corrected; I have absolutely no idea about football, they've got the same coloured shirts though so surely they're the same thing... bunglebus, somewhatfoolish, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 3 hours ago, martc said: I stand corrected; I have absolutely no idea about football, they've got the same coloured shirts though so surely they're the same thing... I think Man Utd probably wish they were Liverpool right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Not sure if we've had this one yet... It's either a CEAT SPIDER or a SPIDER CEAT. 🤷 bunglebus and warch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Jesus H, that’s a ditch finder if I’ve ever seen one! UltraWomble and DoctorRetro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Surely a spider tyre has 8 times the grip of a normal tyre? DoctorRetro, catsinthewelder and puddlethumper 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 46 minutes ago, Supernaut said: Surely a spider tyre has 8 times the grip of a normal tyre? Not sure, let me search on the web. Dan302, Rusty_Rocket, Crackers and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 16 hours ago, Supernaut said: Surely a spider tyre has 8 times the grip of a normal tyre? Is that not restricted to radioactive spiders in labs? Urko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Another one from Meta OM646, MiniMort, LightBulbFun and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 More hook loader madness! these fuckers carry scrap metal so no use putting expensive tyres on it. 9 out of 12 are fucked. have yourself a Roadshine! and a….. a….. Trakmila! also on this truck comes “Doublecoin”!!! Tenmil Socket, goosey, Dyslexic Viking and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LessThanEqual Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 hours ago, sutty2006 said: More hook loader madness! these fuckers carry scrap metal so no use putting expensive tyres on it. 9 out of 12 are fucked. have yourself a Roadshine! and a….. a….. Trakmila! also on this truck comes “Doublecoin”!!! "Made in the United Kingdom" on that TRAKMILA, not even Avons carry that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, LessThanEqual said: "Made in the United Kingdom" on that TRAKMILA, not even Avons carry that. There you go. An actual tyre factory in the UK. I believe there's still that Pirelli place in Carlisle, a Michelin factory in Dundee, the aeroplane tyres factory in Birmingham and they must have something at the Avon site in Melksham. Motorbike tyres maybe and those for premium cars? sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviemck2006 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 One of the Apollo tyres I bought 6 weeks ago has developed a big bulge in a side wall. It's only done about 600 miles. The tyre garage has ordered another for me, but said that apollo will say I have hit something to cause it. I know that I have driven every mile in the van since I've owned it and have not hit anything with it. So I am expecting to have to pay full price for the replacement. If I do, I will never buy apollo tyres again, and will also find new tyre fitters after 15 years of using this one.Sent from my SM-T585 using Tapatalk Dyslexic Viking, New POD, MiniMort and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 15 hours ago, LessThanEqual said: "Made in the United Kingdom" on that TRAKMILA, not even Avons carry that. Trakmila are retreaded tyres for lorries made by a company called Vaculug. sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviemck2006 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 One of the Apollo tyres I bought 6 weeks ago has developed a big bulge in a side wall. It's only done about 600 miles. The tyre garage has ordered another for me, but said that apollo will say I have hit something to cause it. I know that I have driven every mile in the van since I've owned it and have not hit anything with it. So I am expecting to have to pay full price for the replacement. If I do, I will never buy apollo tyres again, and will also find new tyre fitters after 15 years of using this one.Sent from my SM-T585 using TapatalkNew tyre fitted today, no charge as a goodwill gesture. They will try a claim to Apollo but think it will likely fail. I dont think I will buy Apollo again.Sent from my SM-T585 using Tapatalk bunglebus, AnnoyingPentium, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Not sure which bit is the brand willswitchengage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 A day in the life of shite truck tyres, and in today’s episode we have …….. Next Tread! warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, sutty2006 said: A day in the life of shite truck tyres, and in today’s episode we have …….. Next Tread! Remould 😆 warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 11/18/2021 at 9:51 AM, sutty2006 said: More truck tyre goodness! Can’t think of a name? Use you’re ex girlfriend’s name! Kelly-Springfield is actually a very old US company, founded in 1894. It was acquired by Goodyear in 1935 and operated as a subsidiary until 1999, when it was fully integrated into Goodyear. Goodyear still uses the name to this day. Here's an ad from 1915.... warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Zeetex brand on a well cared for premium German conveyance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 5 hours ago, junkyarddog said: Zeetex Do they have a premium brand named Ghiaz? AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Check out these road cruizas on my tt Popsicle, Crackers, sutty2006 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Jamie said: Check out these road cruizas on my tt Almost certain I’ve seen roadcruza’s on trucks too……. Lol Jamie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, sutty2006 said: Almost certain I’ve seen roadcruza’s on trucks too……. Lol According to the webs they are TyresDirect’s house brand (sort of the rubber equivalent of Happy Shopper Pinot Grigio), specialising in 4x4 tyres. I absolutely love a cheap tyre with a silly name, usually because of some ghastly engrish related foul up. Sooner or later we’ll get a run of ‘Kevin’ or ‘CG Badluck’ budget tyres getting punted out to all the fast fit centres. sutty2006, Popsicle and Crackers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I can confirm they allow all 4 wheels to spin in the dry on the tt so wouldn't want to put them through anything more challenging tbh... warch, sutty2006 and Popsicle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Rockblade? warch, bunglebus and Popsicle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Popsicle and warch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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