One more tire question?

Me Again wrote:

larry barnhart wrote:
Really would not want to drive or tow with any tire that has 70 or 100K miles.

Chevman

Larry, I agree with you!!! Ha! Ha!

I just put new tires on the truck. The Michelin LTX M$S' still had tread left, however they were 6 years old and had 50K on them. They were getting slippery when it was raining, and we are doing a wine trip to Eastern Washington the end of the month to Yakima Indian Nation RV, Desert Aire and other points in your side of the state.

Daddy also taught me to have good tires.

That is why I ran XPS Ribs on the trailer for 6.5 years and 40K+ miles and now have Duravis R250's. The truck got Duravis R500HD commercial grade tires. This R500HD would be a good choice for a poly carcass trailer tire. The LT245/75R16 weighs in at 47 pounds, and probably the most of all the LT245/75R16E's available. The LT265 on the truck weigh 55 pounds. This tires have a nice closed outer rib that would be good for trailer use. Truck is a freeway queen anyway!

You are saying this tire is not a steel tire? I like this tread and would buy it next time if there is a next time for us. New G-614's going on next June on the alpenlite, Age only not tire wear.

Have a good trip.
chevman

larry barnhart wrote:
Really would not want to drive or tow with any tire that has 70 or 100K miles.

Chevman

Larry, I agree with you!!! Ha! Ha!

I just put new tires on the truck. The Michelin LTX M$S' still had tread left, however they were 6 years old and had 50K on them. They were getting slippery when it was raining, and we are doing a wine trip to Eastern Washington the end of the month to Yakima Indian Nation RV, Desert Aire and other points in your side of the state.

Daddy also taught me to have good tires.

That is why I ran XPS Ribs on the trailer for 6.5 years and 40K+ miles and now have Duravis R250's. The truck got Duravis R500HD commercial grade tires. This R500HD would be a good choice for a poly carcass trailer tire. The LT245/75R16 weighs in at 47 pounds, and probably the most of all the poly LT245/75R16E's available. I need to replace the New XPS RIB trailer spare that is 10 years old and now think I will do that with a R500HD.


The LT265's R500HD's on the truck weigh 55 pounds. These tires have a nice closed outer rib that would be good for trailer use, and the truck is a freeway queen! It has more miles towing than BobTail.

Really would not want to drive or tow with any tire that has 70 or 100K miles.

Chevman

You must be a Les Schwab customer. If I only made it to 50K on a set of tires I would never use them again. I am used to twice that with Michelin and BFG's.

Today I have six Michelins on my truck. If I get to 70,000 miles with them I will be happy. 100,000 miles and I will be estatic. The Toyos got to be too expesive; more than the Michelins.

Bamaman1 wrote:
I'm running Toyo Open Country A/T's on my tow vehicle, and they've performed very well--for the amount spent.

I have a set of Bridgestone Duravis R250's ready to go on my new fifth wheel trailer. With a 1"+ thick side wall and bead to bead steel belts, these ribbed tires are in another class vs. the Toyo's. It's hard to believe they're just E rated tires. I paid $195 each @ Costco for R250's--slightly more than the Toyo's.

Go with the R250's, Michelin ribs or G614 Goodyears and you'll see what I mean about heavy duty tires.

Agree on your last comment!

I'm running Toyo Open Country A/T's on my tow vehicle, and they've performed very well--for the amount spent.

I have a set of Bridgestone Duravis R250's ready to go on my new fifth wheel trailer. With a 1"+ thick side wall and bead to bead steel belts, these ribbed tires are in another class vs. the Toyo's. It's hard to believe they're just E rated tires. I paid $195 each @ Costco for R250's--slightly more than the Toyo's.

Go with the R250's, Michelin ribs or G614 Goodyears and you'll see what I mean about heavy duty tires.

jmtandem wrote:
I have had very good luck with Toyo HT tires but not on a trailer. Got over 50,000 miles out of a set. They wear well, are quiet, and have reasonably good traction.

You must be a Les Schwab customer. If I only made it to 50K on a set of tires I would never use them again. I am used to twice that with Michelin and BFG's.

Me Again wrote:
The Firestone Transforce HT is a cheaper LT that gets good reports. Personally I would spend the money for Bridgestone Duravis R250s. Running them for 6-8 years offsets the extra cost. They are cheaper than XPS Ribs, but just as good.

This guy likes the Firestone Transfoce well enough he has 12 of them.

I have had very good luck with Toyo HT tires but not on a trailer. Got over 50,000 miles out of a set. They wear well, are quiet, and have reasonably good traction.

Me Again wrote:
Personally I would spend the money for Bridgestone Duravis R250s.

I have not used the Duravis on a trailer but they were OEM on my 2007 Silverado. I just replaced them last month with 70K miles on them...could have got a few more but now I am towing again. I am very impressed with that tire.