Noticed today our rear tires are finally down to the minimum wear indicators. We put them on in 2009, at 8600 miles, today we indicate 73,000 miles.I guess we will replace with another set of Michelins XA2 or 3 before we go one any more long trips.

Obviously you know how to take care of your tires. It makes no sense to switch brands when you have a proven track record with Michelins. I have had similar experience with mine.

I'm just amazed that ten year old tires didn't shred themselves on the highway.

When I worked around fleet vehicles they would "age out" tires when they hit 7 years old even if they still had tread.

twodownzero wrote:I'm just amazed that ten year old tires didn't shred themselves on the highway.Coming up from Texas last week we were running 65 +- MPH in 90- degree heat, no problems.Lots of CYA built into tire warrantees, What I worry about most is road hazard damage.

Someone actually wore out a set of Michelin’s before the sidewall cracks got to big...amazing. I went 10 years on my 6 rear tires and they still look good on the back of my dump truck...15 years old.

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Tom_Barb
Explorer
Jun 09, 2019
In ten years of ownership we have place only 60,000 miles on the coach, I don't believe I need another 150,000 mile tires.
If I do keep the coach for another 10 years before I sell the buyer will believe the tires need to be changed anyway.
js218
Explorer
Jun 09, 2019
11R24.5 mistyped again.
js218
Explorer
Jun 09, 2019
12 year old grand son, fat fingers mistyped again.
js218
Explorer
Jun 09, 2019
It's a class 8 truck I guess I'm used to the ride, air ride seats smooth out the long hours behind the wheel. Just left Delaware taking my 22 year old grand son on a trip to Lake Tahoe then swing up into Canada.
js218
Explorer
Jun 09, 2019
Correct. .... I have 8 XDN2 tires on the drive axels an X line Energy for the steers, a 11R25.5 mounted on Alcoa aluminum wheels.
Tom_Barb
Explorer
Jun 09, 2019
coach tires
Tom_Barb
Explorer
Jun 09, 2019
js218 wrote:
Yep and replaced with the same Michelin tires, all season drives and directional steers, basically semi truck tire, load range H.

The coach tire is a load range "G" the truck tire is a load range "H" can it make that much difference?

research shows that the truck tire has more tread.
but does it ride harder?
js218
Explorer
Jun 09, 2019
Yep and replaced with the same Michelin tires, all season drives and directional steers, basically semi truck tire, load range H.
Tom_Barb
Explorer
Jun 09, 2019
js218 wrote:
Just replaced all 10 of my rigs tires plus 4 on the trailer 2 years and 8 months old with 249,850 miles. Went with Michelins.

Are you saying you got 149.000 miles out of a set of tires ?
js218
Explorer
Jun 09, 2019
149,850 miles fat fingers mistyped. ...

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