Dry Rot Michelin XPS Versus Bridgestone R250

I guess I am the exception...

I have XPS Ribs which are about 2.5 years old. All four have "ozone" cracks on both sides. I have spoken with Discount Tire and they will be replacing them under their road hazzard warranty. They have a little card to compare against the tires to determine warranty coverage.

Before the Ribs, I had BFG Commercial TA tires which did the exact same thing. They were replaced with the Michelin tires under warranty.

The tires are covered and maintained at 80 psi. The trailer does sit six months at a time, which I believe contributes to the issue. We typically use it for a few trips each summer and then it sits stationary for extended periods where we use it on a piece of property. It is also located in in a hot and dry area of Texas...

As far as dry rot, the nod goes to the R250. Have run several sets of both on school buses thru the years. For less than the most demanding conditions I'm really liking the r500hd bridgestone .

big buford wrote:
As far as dry rot, the nod goes to the R250. Have run several sets of both on school buses thru the years. For less than the most demanding conditions I'm really liking the r500hd bridgestone .

R250 is a better tread design for a trailer. Solid shoulders with all straightline directional solid tread blocks. They don't scrub bad while maneuvering also.

tsetsaf wrote:

big buford wrote:
As far as dry rot, the nod goes to the R250. Have run several sets of both on school buses thru the years. For less than the most demanding conditions I'm really liking the r500hd bridgestone .

R250 is a better tread design for a trailer. Solid shoulders with all straightline directional solid tread blocks. They don't scrub bad while maneuvering also.

Walk around a truck stop and look at the tires that are on most OTR semi trailers! They will look a lot like R250's. Bridgestore makes large truck tires with the same tread pattern. Many diesel pusher MH have the large R250's.

Chris

tsetsaf wrote:

big buford wrote:
As far as dry rot, the nod goes to the R250. Have run several sets of both on school buses thru the years. For less than the most demanding conditions I'm really liking the r500hd bridgestone .

R250 is a better tread design for a trailer. Solid shoulders with all straightline directional solid tread blocks. They don't scrub bad while maneuvering also.

Agreed, but not everybody "need" a R250 or xps . I am running the R250 love um. All I was trying to say is next time your at a tire shop compare the 500hd to any other standard lt tire. The 500hd is a very nice tire for a lighter duty tire.

Me Again wrote:

tsetsaf wrote:

big buford wrote:
As far as dry rot, the nod goes to the R250. Have run several sets of both on school buses thru the years. For less than the most demanding conditions I'm really liking the r500hd bridgestone .

R250 is a better tread design for a trailer. Solid shoulders with all straightline directional solid tread blocks. They don't scrub bad while maneuvering also.

Walk around a truck stop and look at the tires that are on most OTR semi trailers! They will look a lot like R250's. Bridgestore makes large truck tires with the same tread pattern. Many diesel pusher MH have the large R250's.

Chris

I do that every morning at work :)

I used to be a big believer in Michelin tires but I believe they have changed something. My truck has 18,5xx miles on it and a week ago the third set of Michelins were installed on it, all due to sidewall cracks. The original set was done at 5,400 miles and then the second set was at 18,500. The originals were the LTX A/T2 as were the first set of replacements. This 3rd set is the LTX M/S2's and the spare was even replaced as it was still an original tire (had never been on the ground) and it was cracked the worst.

R250's here and wouldn't buy XPS Ribs simply because of cost. I can't imagine a better trailer tire in the class honestly.

R250's and hit the road. 245-75R-16

MM49 wrote:
I had great tires on a 1994 Ram that lasted 80K. After that I had six or seven trucks that had the cracking tires. Chrysler then dumped Michelin and went to Firestone. I hope the Michelin fixes their problem.MM49

Chrysler used the LTX A/S tires for years. They are a MUCH cheaper tire than the LTX M/S, M/S2 or A/T. They have the LTX name but are not the same construction. I'll agree that the A/S's are junk besides the fact the tread design on them is horrible for traction on anything other than smooth dry pavement.