Tow Rig Tires
Tow rig is Ford Excursion 7.3. Trailer is 35' long about 9,000 lbs.
I'm interested in the best tire for towing, for example a stiff sidewall to limit flex.
After doing a little research it seemed like Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD would be a good choice. I ordered a pair from Costco but they were already 2 years old, so I refused them. My understanding is that I should require 1 year old or newer. So the first question is am I correct in my one year or newer requirement?
After calling around to local places and emailing one or two online ones it seems like there is no way to ensure that I can get Duravis less than 1 year old. Since these tires are not popular I guess they sit in inventory for a long time. The local Bridgestone dealer said they sell them up to 5 years old - one year past the max warranty period!!!!
Are there some other tires that are held in high regard as a tire for a tow vehicle?
My other Costco choices are:
BFGoodrich - All-Terrain T/A KO2
Michelin - X Radial LT2
Michelin - LTX A/T2
My current tires are Firestone Transforce HT, so I'm hoping to find and improvement from these. I have to run the rear tires at 80 psi for the best behavior. This is with approx 2500 lbs load on each tire.
Can I use the tire weight as a rough gauge to aid in selection? For example the Duravis is 53 lbs while the Transforce is 44 lbs.
I'm happy to go to some other shop if there's some other option that's better than the above choices.
I'm interested in the best tire for towing, for example a stiff sidewall to limit flex.
After doing a little research it seemed like Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD would be a good choice. I ordered a pair from Costco but they were already 2 years old, so I refused them. My understanding is that I should require 1 year old or newer. So the first question is am I correct in my one year or newer requirement?
After calling around to local places and emailing one or two online ones it seems like there is no way to ensure that I can get Duravis less than 1 year old. Since these tires are not popular I guess they sit in inventory for a long time. The local Bridgestone dealer said they sell them up to 5 years old - one year past the max warranty period!!!!
Are there some other tires that are held in high regard as a tire for a tow vehicle?
My other Costco choices are:
BFGoodrich - All-Terrain T/A KO2
Michelin - X Radial LT2
Michelin - LTX A/T2
My current tires are Firestone Transforce HT, so I'm hoping to find and improvement from these. I have to run the rear tires at 80 psi for the best behavior. This is with approx 2500 lbs load on each tire.
Can I use the tire weight as a rough gauge to aid in selection? For example the Duravis is 53 lbs while the Transforce is 44 lbs.
I'm happy to go to some other shop if there's some other option that's better than the above choices.
