Almost 80,000 Miles on a set of tires.
I just put a new set of skins on my dually in preparation for a trip through the mountain passes to Alberta from Vancouver. I just have to say how well pleased I am on the service life of the old t...
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Hybridhunter wrote:Jarlaxle wrote:
I'm surprised they didn't rot off the rims.
Honestly...I wouldn't WANT a tire capable of 80,000 miles the way I use a truck, because it would have to be rock-hard, riding like granite and having little or no grip. My last set of Treadwrights had a bit less than half tread with 25K...which is about right for the others I have run, which generally went 45-50K.
??? What a ridiculous post! I also ran Michelin LTX M/S's on my work 1-ton. I had them for 65000miles and they still had acceptable tread for one more winter. They were definitely not "rock hard" tread. (Do some research and you will find out they had one of the best traction ratings, in the most conditions, when tested independently.) And they showed no signs of drying out in the 4 years I had them.
What they did have was a tall, slightly squirmy tread, that was quite heavily siped. Everything about that tire was exceptional. I only got them because the company was paying, as they are expensive.
Only Michelins I ever owned, but a truly great tire.
Again: those tires WOULD NOT LAST 80,000 MILES on my truck! Not even mentioning that I suspect snowplowing would rip the tread apart, there is no chance anything short of a class 8 tire would go 80K on my F-350. And I will pass on a "slightly squirmy" tread when loaded up and running right at the edge of both axle ratings (or towing), thank you very much!
