Living where I live and doing what I do, mileage out of tires falls behind ability. A tire that can tow heavy and make it to 60K and still be stellar in snow, ice and moderate offroad I am not sure exists. I had one set of EXO Grapplers that hit 55K, close as I have come and no other set of EXO's made it or will make it to 50K, more like 45K. When I do the math, a $1200 set of tires that goes to 60K costs .02 cents a mile. A set that gets 45K out of the same set of $1200 tires costs .026 cents a mile. It simply isnt worth it to me to run a tire that excels in mileage at the cost of performance. I want the most for my money like most people, but "most" for me is excellent Winter traction, and good offroad performance and at least 45K out of a set. I pull heavy trailers, and pull them on marginal logging roads, deep snow and icy snow pack is the rule of the day in the Winter. Saving money on a set of long running tires that gets me hung up in BFE, or sliding sideways down the highway isnt cost savings. If you run in difficult conditions, I think it is important to keep your environment in mind when deciding on what type of tires you need.
