Michelin XPS ribs on fiver and truck?

RAS43 wrote:

bobsallyh wrote:
I have run the XPS Ribs since 2007 on our triple axle 39' five. Excellent service, no implosions yet. I have my first set of Michelins on my Dodge dually. LTX MS2 17". Be the first and last set. Terrible wear! 70,000 mile treadwear guarantee, might make 45,000 if lucky. Michelin now has changed to Premium LTX but the mileage wear guarantee has been lowered, I wonder why.

I agree with your comments about the tow vehicle tires. I went many years on other brands of tires and finally bought Michelin's for my truck. Four years now and they are wearing more then I expected and the sidewalls are beginning to crack. I won't see the 70000 miles that they are supposed to get, especially since they time out first. I don't believe they are worth the premium price. I will say that they are better the the OEM Continentals. They were really bad!
And for the Michelin supporters, I have maintained all my tires to required standards.
And I have Michelin LTX MS2's on my trailer and after 4 years they are doing a lot better.

My experience is different, sorta. The OEM Continentals lasted 18k and I had 2 tread separations a thousand miles apart. They were replaced by Michelin MS2's (all 4). At 63k I replaced the Michelins with another set (heavier rated). They had 45k/5yrs on them and the tread depth was 6-7/32nds. New is 15/32. They had at least another 10-20k left. These are 18" tires which may be different than the 17"s.

On the other foot on our last outing we were looking at a Ram 2500 SRW that belonged to another camper and it had Michelins which were abt 5 yrs old (by date code) and they were so badly weather cracked it was incredible. Lots of tread. They were also 17". ???????