Toyo Tires

I'm on my second set of Toyo tires. I'm a fan. I have a friend in western Washington that manages a fleet of OTR trucks and logging trucks. He always specified Toyo for their performance and durability. Currently they are an OEM supplier for Toyota.

smlranger wrote:
You might want to check into Hankook AH-12's. I put a set of those on my previous DP in 275/70/22.5 and was really pleased with them. Priced competitively with Toyo.

I was told by a Hankook dealer that they no longer make AH-12's.

We put new tires on our camper several years ago. We looked at RV tires but they were nearly twice the cost of truck tires. We were told that RV tires were designed for the loads an RV puts on the tires and that we should stay with RV tires. We found nothing that supported that allegation. When you think about a box truck it has about the same area on the sides, about the same height and weight, so what is different? One exception, UV protection. RV tires have a compound in them that helps fight off dry rotting when sitting for long periods of time. So if one purchases truck tires, cover them when parked and drive it every other week long enough to heat up the tires; somehow that helps protect from dry rot.

In any case weather my assertions are correct or not we purchased Toyo truck tires. We had a choice of 14 or 16 ply tires. Being from the old school of thought I went with the tougher 16 ply tire. Additionally the dealer added e-balance fluid to the tire. That keeps them balanced at any speed. On a smooth road (few and far between) it's like riding on a carpet of air. There is no vibration from tires, what a ride.

Like any new tire they will handle differently (maybe sticky or something) when new but after about 500 miles everything is normal.

For what it's worth there is a Toyo tire manufacturing plant in the US at Mt. Vernon Illinois. The

farmer_boots wrote:
We put new tires on our camper several years ago. We looked at RV tires but they were nearly twice the cost of truck tires. We were told that RV tires were designed for the loads an RV puts on the tires and that we should stay with RV tires. We found nothing that supported that allegation. When you think about a box truck it has about the same area on the sides, about the same height and weight, so what is different? One exception, UV protection. RV tires have a compound in them that helps fight off dry rotting when sitting for long periods of time. So if one purchases truck tires, cover them when parked and drive it every other week long enough to heat up the tires; somehow that helps protect from dry rot.

In any case weather my assertions are correct or not we purchased Toyo truck tires. We had a choice of 14 or 16 ply tires. Being from the old school of thought I went with the tougher 16 ply tire. Additionally the dealer added e-balance fluid to the tire. That keeps them balanced at any speed. On a smooth road (few and far between) it's like riding on a carpet of air. There is no vibration from tires, what a ride.

Like any new tire they will handle differently (maybe sticky or something) when new but after about 500 miles everything is normal.

For what it's worth there is a Toyo tire manufacturing plant in the US at Mt. Vernon Illinois. The

The UV protection "thingy" is all that matters because of the days an RV tire might be sitting. All the rest is total BS! Go look at load ratings for an "RV tire" VS a "truck tire". Same size with same ply rating....same load carrying capacity.....BUT the RV tire is costing more $$

I will put nothing but Toyos on our rv. This is the second rv I have used them on. They ride smooth and are very quiet.

farmer boots - the 14 ply rating is a load range G tire. The 16 ply rating is load range H.

We replaced the OEM GYs (which were 9 years old!) when we bought the rig. We've been Schwab customers for over 30 years (except when we lived in VA for three!) Ou local store is very good. When I got our set (the rig has 19.5" wheels) three years ago, the full set cost about $2300 and the store manager threw in a set of CRES stems and a front end alignment in the price.

Very satisfied Schwab customer - no axe to grind.

Sorry been down for a few days, computer dieded useing a backup. As I remember the 14 ply at it's max rating would carry the load of the RV and the argument is it would be a better ride. I am old school and don't like to max anything out so I opted for the 16 ply. I don't think one would know the difference in ride quality between 14 and 16 ply.

Executive wrote:
IF I had a TRUCK, I'd buy truck tires....however, I own a motor home so I buy motorhome tires.....just sayin.....Dennis

That aint no Corvette nor Malibu nor HHR your riding in Dennis. Take a close-up look and you will see TRUCK in LG letters.

I find it extremely hard to justify price differentials of a $100 or even $200 per tire just because one tire claims to be RV rated and the other makes no such claim.