Have you tried Nexen Roadian AT tires?

Sounds like a plan. Don't get up in the pucker bush and have an issue. I've heard that Carlisle Tires are a good brand (USA Made) but have never tried them. U-Haul uses them exclusively on their rental trailers and we all know those trailers get abused.

Like I said, TC's and truck tires are a funny couple. I prefer to err on the safe side. Like I said, a blowout on the e-way last year with the camper on. By the time I got it stopped (and I was only doing 60), my undies were soiled. You really know you have a camper in the bed when a tire goes south at speed.

Of course the real bad part was to come. Changing a tire on the berm in 80 degree heat and having to extract the spare (which of course was filthy, from under the truck, what a joy, an exercise in bloody elbows and choice cuss words. I always carry the tools though, Socket to fit, breaker bar, bottle jack and wood block.

Of course the flat was on the traffic side and I was maybe 8" from 70 mph vehicles that were oblivious to me sticking out there.

I learned a valuable lesson. Get farther off the road if possible and I'm carrying my spare on the front of the truck now. Might not be the most stylish place for a spare but it's the safest and easiest to deal with.

SidecarFlip wrote:

work2much wrote:
They came stock on my new truck. So far they have been fine but only 1,000 miles on them. They seem quiet and handle ok. We will be putting on 8-10,000 miles over the next few months in Alaska with a heavy TC. Hopefully they will be up to the task.

If I were you, I would take the spare and mount a Michelin or Firestone on the rim and sell the tire thats on it now if it's the same brand. Alaska can be an issue with a flat.

OEM's tend to put less than stellar tires on new vehicles as a rule. They get them in lots as cheap as possible.

Tires and TC are funny things. I've had a blowout before and it's not fun but my blowout was due to a road hazard (railroad spike in the road) If the tire people made a run flat 10 ply truck tire, I'd have a set in a minute,

Originally I had planned on replacing all the tires with my usual Michelin tires that have treated me well over the years. After looking online though it seemed that people were generally happy with these stock tires. I couldn't really find any horror stories. Time will tell. We are heading to Alaska now and will be there in a few weeks after traveling through Oregon, Washington and Canada. If anything odd happens between now and then I will have them replaced before getting too far away.

SidecarFlip wrote:

work2much wrote:
They came stock on my new truck. So far they have been fine but only 1,000 miles on them. They seem quiet and handle ok. We will be putting on 8-10,000 miles over the next few months in Alaska with a heavy TC. Hopefully they will be up to the task.

If I were you, I would take the spare and mount a Michelin or Firestone on the rim and sell the tire thats on it now if it's the same brand. Alaska can be an issue with a flat.

OEM's tend to put less than stellar tires on new vehicles as a rule. They get them in lots as cheap as possible.

Tires and TC are funny things. I've had a blowout before and it's not fun but my blowout was due to a road hazard (railroad spike in the road) If the tire people made a run flat 10 ply truck tire, I'd have a set in a minute,

Agree about OE tires, in most cases and about having some good rubber if you're going off roading in AK, with a TC, but michceling and Firestone are not the only good tires you can buy.

On a budget, they're probably fine, but likely not the toughest longest lasting tires you'd find.
Craigslist or Amazon have been my go to for tires for the last 10 years.

work2much wrote:
They came stock on my new truck. So far they have been fine but only 1,000 miles on them. They seem quiet and handle ok. We will be putting on 8-10,000 miles over the next few months in Alaska with a heavy TC. Hopefully they will be up to the task.

If I were you, I would take the spare and mount a Michelin or Firestone on the rim and sell the tire thats on it now if it's the same brand. Alaska can be an issue with a flat.

OEM's tend to put less than stellar tires on new vehicles as a rule. They get them in lots as cheap as possible.

Tires and TC are funny things. I've had a blowout before and it's not fun but my blowout was due to a road hazard (railroad spike in the road) If the tire people made a run flat 10 ply truck tire, I'd have a set in a minute,

They came stock on my new truck. So far they have been fine but only 1,000 miles on them. They seem quiet and handle ok. We will be putting on 8-10,000 miles over the next few months in Alaska with a heavy TC. Hopefully they will be up to the task.

If they aren't domestic Firestones or Michelin, I would be leery. I put a set of Kuhmo's on my tandem gooseneck and they lasted a year and came apart.

They come in a 123 load rating, which is over 3400lbs for a 265, for example.

Not too much of a selection and according to their website limited weight carrying capabilities in a SRW application for hauling TC's.