Tire Review Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD
I am putting this review in the 5th wheel section because I believe that this tire is most likely the best LRE LT poly carcass tire available for trailer service.
Back ground. I ran Michelin XPS Ribs for 6.5 years and around 42-44K miles on my 2005 29WBLX Cardinal and installed Bridgestone Duravis R250 this time. Both are steel ply carcass tires that was more or less bullet proof for trailer service. "Put them on and don't look back" is my motto! I found the R250's to be cheaper than the XPS Ribs by about 50 dollars per tire.
This got me looking at Bridgestone for replacement of my Tow Vehicle tires a couple months ago. The Michelin LTX M&S had around 50K miles on them and were getting slippery on rainy days. They were 6 years old and I want to "save" one as a spare as my spare was 13 years old.
This brought me to the Bridgestome Duravis R500 HD which was also cheaper than new Michelin LTX M&S2's, at $186 per tire.
So I installed LT265/75R16E R500 HD's on the truck. And I can say they are Heavy Duty!!! Maybe to the point that some would like a softer ride. Our truck however is primarily our TV for the trailer, as serves as my daily drive in the Skagit Valley. Road trips are done in wives Buick Rainier SUV.
So this commercial grade tire weighs in at 53 pounds vs 46 pounds for a Michelin LTX M&S2.
We just did a 600 mile loop through Eastern Washington and I am happy with my choice. Mileage pulling the trailer was great at 12.5+ MPG. I drove a little slower than normal because of other couple traveling with us in a class C FL Sprinter Diesel MH. But given the hilly route this was really good mileage.
Now onto the application of this tire for trailer service.
The LT235/85R16E weighs in at 47 pounds or more than just about any other poly carcass tire this size. The LT245/75R16E weighs in at 46 pounds. These are one brute of a tire and should perform very well as trailer tires. Tire Rack list the LT235 at $162 each and the LT245 $180 each.
Tread pattern is ideal for trailer service with closed outer ribs and very little siping. Chris
Back ground. I ran Michelin XPS Ribs for 6.5 years and around 42-44K miles on my 2005 29WBLX Cardinal and installed Bridgestone Duravis R250 this time. Both are steel ply carcass tires that was more or less bullet proof for trailer service. "Put them on and don't look back" is my motto! I found the R250's to be cheaper than the XPS Ribs by about 50 dollars per tire.
This got me looking at Bridgestone for replacement of my Tow Vehicle tires a couple months ago. The Michelin LTX M&S had around 50K miles on them and were getting slippery on rainy days. They were 6 years old and I want to "save" one as a spare as my spare was 13 years old.
This brought me to the Bridgestome Duravis R500 HD which was also cheaper than new Michelin LTX M&S2's, at $186 per tire.
So I installed LT265/75R16E R500 HD's on the truck. And I can say they are Heavy Duty!!! Maybe to the point that some would like a softer ride. Our truck however is primarily our TV for the trailer, as serves as my daily drive in the Skagit Valley. Road trips are done in wives Buick Rainier SUV.
So this commercial grade tire weighs in at 53 pounds vs 46 pounds for a Michelin LTX M&S2.
We just did a 600 mile loop through Eastern Washington and I am happy with my choice. Mileage pulling the trailer was great at 12.5+ MPG. I drove a little slower than normal because of other couple traveling with us in a class C FL Sprinter Diesel MH. But given the hilly route this was really good mileage.
Now onto the application of this tire for trailer service.
The LT235/85R16E weighs in at 47 pounds or more than just about any other poly carcass tire this size. The LT245/75R16E weighs in at 46 pounds. These are one brute of a tire and should perform very well as trailer tires. Tire Rack list the LT235 at $162 each and the LT245 $180 each.
Tread pattern is ideal for trailer service with closed outer ribs and very little siping. Chris
