Almost 80,000 Miles on a set of tires.

Lantley wrote:

Jarlaxle wrote:

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!

Jaraxle I'm not trying to force you to buy Michelin, but I agreed with everything your saying until I inherited my first set of Michelins.
My TV is my DD work truck. It is loaded with tools and I do a lot of driving. The Michelin which were already on the truck that I purchased used delivered 80K plus miles. They still had a bit of tread on them when I replaced them. If I did not use my truck to tow I would have left them on a little longer.
Not sure if the Michelin's are good for plowing however there are certainly capable handling the rigors of an F-350. They have no problems with my 3500 dually.
I was as skeptical as you were until I actually used a set of Michelin's. Now I'm sold that they are worth the extra $$$. I have personally never had a tire last as long as the Michelin's on any of my work trucks.

No, you are NOT PAYING ATTENTION! Tires will not last that long on my truck because of the way the truck is used. It's a work truck, it sees gravel roads, it sees tight maneuvering while loaded to maximum axle weights.

Considering their appalling attitude toward anyone with a problem, I will run four different brands of 10-year-old Chinese tires before I run Michelins!