Hercules Tires

Hercules are made by Cooper Tire and they seem to be a good brand.. I run Cooper on my RV and like them.. They have plants around the globe including USA...

I have Nexen on mine,. It seems that Nexen, Cooper and Hercules are all in bed together.

Just bought four Hercules for my truck. Dealer told me they are made in China. Turns out they are made in the States. Tires say made in USA. Global manufacturing I guess.

Even Michelin makes tires in China so the chinese tire myth is just BS.
All depends on the quality the manufacturer puts in

darsben wrote:
Even Michelin makes tires in China so the chinese tire myth is just BS.
All depends on the quality the manufacturer puts in

Any tire company that doesn't have a plant in China is doing foolish business IMHO! There the biggest and fastest growing population on earth! And, Michelin makes tires in China for there applications only! They don't import them into the U.S. If you have a Michelin Tire in the U.S. that says made in China it was smuggled in! Just clearing up any gray areas!

I put Hercules tires on last summer. About 4000 miles on them and no issues.

They are 14 ply so a little heavier than an RV tire. They ride fine, don't seem stiff, handle wet roads really well and show no signs of wear. They are a summer highway tread so I suspect snow traction would suck but I don't intend to drive in snow.

I am happy with them. I gave up mentioning them on here as there is a lot of bashing of anything that is not Michelin or Goodyear and I don't need the abuse.

I find the negative comments never or can't provide any proof that the tires perform any different than the "name brands" from a safety point of view, only myths and opinions.

As far as buying local -- I bought them from a local dealer and had them installed right here in my town at a local truck shop. They were brought here by a local teamster and stored in a local warehouse until the dealer ordered them so it's not like the money disappeared into a sink hole. Every business that handled them made some profit.

Do your research and if you are happy with what you find then buy them. Bottom line, only you can decide what is right for your situation.

J-Rooster wrote:

darsben wrote:
Even Michelin makes tires in China so the chinese tire myth is just BS.
All depends on the quality the manufacturer puts in

Any tire company that doesn't have a plant in China is doing foolish business IMHO! There the biggest and fastest growing population on earth! And, Michelin makes tires in China for there applications only! They don't import them into the U.S. If you have a Michelin Tire in the U.S. that says made in China it was smuggled in! Just clearing up any gray areas!

Wrong. The last data I saw on the subject, Michelin imports directly into this country from China approximately 2% of their Chinese production. By now, it is probably more than that. They would be foolish NOT to. One thing Michelin is not is foolish.

They also import from Thailand...we have a couple on trailers at work.

topflite51 wrote:

J-Rooster wrote:

darsben wrote:
Even Michelin makes tires in China so the chinese tire myth is just BS.
All depends on the quality the manufacturer puts in

Any tire company that doesn't have a plant in China is doing foolish business IMHO! There the biggest and fastest growing population on earth! And, Michelin makes tires in China for there applications only! They don't import them into the U.S. If you have a Michelin Tire in the U.S. that says made in China it was smuggled in! Just clearing up any gray areas!

Wrong. The last data I saw on the subject, Michelin imports directly into this country from China approximately 2% of their Chinese production. By now, it is probably more than that. They would be foolish NOT to. One thing Michelin is not is foolish.

I'm not wrong! There are labor agreements (Tire Unions) in place preventing that. If there wasn't Michelin would not have any tire factory's in the U.S.

I have them with about 3,000 miles, came new with the coach.

They are good so far but two things I didn't like.

In heavy rain they felt a bit slippery one time but the road wasn't all that good.

I was driving on rt75 FL, there is a 2-3" lip or edge on the right lane to the shoulder I went off for a sec and I had a heck of a time getting back over the edge.

Someone said the front tire has too square an edge and I should change them for steer tires...............