Replacing Hankook with Michelin LTX A/T2 LT245/75 R16

Not all A/T tires are noisier on the highway. That's why I recommended the Goodyear Adventure with Kevlar.
They are a brand new tire with better A/T traction, and stiffer side walls than the Michelins, and are almost as quiet as a highway tire.
I think Michelins are a good tires, just think the Goodyear Adventure is a better fit for what the OP is looking for.
I will point out that we have had Michelins on other trucks, and they performed well, so I have experience with both.
Fastpaddler, you might find the review I posted of interest.

I agree with AsheGuy re Michelins. I have never had a problem of any kind with Michelins on my last three RVs. Current one has Michelin LTX M/S2 which replaced the recalled ones recently. I dont find them too soft on sidewalls but i guess if you are off road and really hard driving then off-road tires are the ones to get. If not using rv for offroad--I mean the rough stuff--then the offroad tires might be a bit noisier and not worth using whereas the tires i have are quiet on the road.
(replace tires with tyres if there is any confusion).
AL

We also had our Michelin tires in the recall...over 34,000 miles on them. Replaced a few weeks ago at no cost. Very satisfied with there customer service.

I am kind of surprised by the reports of dissatisfaction with Michelin LTX tires. Our LTV came with Michelin LTX A/S tires and I have continued to use Michelins with none of the problems others have reported. Our LTV does have Firestone Ride-Rite air bags that stiffen up the rear suspension. Our experience:

• In 2008, replaced original tires at 54K miles with LTX A/S tires, actually bought three and used spare as fourth tire.
  
• In 2011, replaced 3+1 set at 87K miles, not because they were near needing replacement but because I was driving the LTV to Alaska with two grandsons and didn't want to take any chances (especially since the spare was at that point at least six years old). The new ones were LTX M/S tires.
  
• This year, Michelin recalled the tires I bought in 2011 as part of their recall of those tires. The replacement tires are LTX M/S2 tires. The replaced tires had over 30K miles on them including the Alaska trip but had lots of miles left. Michelin's recall was "at no cost to the customer" no matter how many miles they had on them so they were free.
  

I had been happy with my Michelin's before, but now I am really happy.:)

Michelin's recall was due to a piece of manufacturing equipment that had been out of spec and shaved the sidewalls too much during one period of manufacture.

Mud and snow performance are probably not features of these tires, although in the few times I have been in snow in the LTV I didn 't experience any problem.

The only flat tire I have had in 120K miles was from a screw I picked up on the highway somewhere and it resulted in a slow leak.

Thanks for the many ideas. Looking forward to additional input, if you do please keep in mind I am looking for
1. safety (strong side walls),
2. off road traction for sand and mud,
3. minimum lose to gas mileage,
4. low road noise

Thanks again for the input
Mark and Linda 2013 PW Excel

A tire nobody mentions is BF Goodrich T/A KO. I have owned these on a number of vehicles, and when I replace the Michelins on my van it will be with those tires. Same weight rating, stiffer, tougher side wall. I probably have 200,000 miles on different vehicles with those tires and they all have performed exactly the same.. Quiet, absolutely round, traction is amazing, and less cost than Michelins. I put them on, have them balanced, and have never balanced them again, no flats, had 70k miles on a 3/4 ton Dodge 4x4 and they still had 1/8 tread when I sold the truck. That truck weighed 7k lbs empty. I've run them on 1994 s-10 2wd Blazer, 1/2t pickup trucks, for years and many miles.
The tread wear is astounding, traction: I have never stuck even empty pickups in 10" of snow, on the highway as smooth and quiet as a tire can be. And they are snow rated with the little snowflake, even though called an all season tire.

Wayne, would these Michelins be the older LTX, or the newer LTX2?

BYW, if they're the older LTX, Michelin _may_ replace them free, depending on size and mfg dates. You can search "Michelin recall" in the C forum and read some details.

Jim, "Mo' coffee!"

The Hankooks on my 05 Excel had tread separation and were replaced with Coopers. The Coopers lasted until last year when I replaced them with Michelins because of age. The Michelins definitely do not ride as well as the Hancooks or Coopers. I have more sway which is probably due to softer sidewalls. I wish now that I had gone with another brand.
Wayne

Our '08 PW Lexor came with Bridgestones. When it was time to replace them, we chose Michelin XPS Ribs. A mite spendy, but, wow, what a difference.

In ice or snow, I don't think they'd be worth a darn, but we never take our "B" out in those conditions.

YMMV.

Cheers.

My experience with the old Michelin was not good and I believe the dealers when they say that the sidewalls are softer than Bridgestone which replaced the Michelins. I recently replaced another set of Bridgestones with Goodyear Wrangler SRA M+S LT245/75/R16 E which were rated the same but quieter. They are somewhat quieter, definitely smoother, but have only 19000+ kms (12000 miles) on them. They still look new enough (at the 19000 km mark) for the Canadian Border Services to question whether they were purchased in the USA. The existing TPMS were replaced with Schrader 33000 Sensors.