Holy we'll be eating beans for weeks Batman

[Ralph_Cramden]

Wow, the best **** tires I have ever had that came OEM on a new vehicle which finally need replacing after about 40K in 3 years. This one is gonna hurt. Free shipping indeed LOL.

[mosseater]

Im on my 3rd set of Yokohama Geolanders in 245 17 E rated. Got over 60k on both other sets. Great tire for $177 per. $100 more per tire seems out of the park to me.

[Charlie_D_]

Ralph Cramden wrote:
HT is strictly on road tread, AT is on/off road more aggressive tread, and you'll always get less mileage the more aggressive the tread pattern no matter the brand. I assume you're talking the Firestone Transforce which is the commercial rated tire comparable to the Bridgestone Duravis, and also comes OEM on the GM HD's. My 2013 Silverado had the Firestone Transforce HT and from what I remember were still in great shape when I traded it on the GMC 2500 in 2015 @ 26K miles.

My 2018 Chevy 2500 has Wranglers in 20". Transforce HT in 17" on 2013 and the Bridgestones on my 2006 2500 were the worst tires I ever had.

[Charlie_D_]

Ron3rd wrote:
Which model Firestones? The OEM Firestone H/Ts that came on my Ram were the fastest wearing tires I've ever owned. The were shot at 27,000 miles. They might make some decent tires, but the H/Ts are not one of them.

32,000 and treads were done to 1/16" on my OEM HT's on my 2013 Chevy 2500. Coopers that replaced them were not much better. When I traded the dealer said he would have to replace them before selling, No, I did not allow him to reduce the trade in value because of that.

[Grit_dog]

Ralph Cramden wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
I had a couple sets of Michelin’s on my 98 RAM make 120k, 100 with BFG’s. Those were when I was working commuting 100 miles a day.

Must have been commuting to Fantasy Island LOL. I bet you were getting getting 75mpg too?

Ha, I drive like too much of a jackwagon to get good miles out of tires. Keep the right air and rotation on them and after that, it is what it is.
Life's too short to not do burnouts!!

[Grit_dog]

Ralph Cramden wrote:


Anyhow I picked up a set of the Duravis M700's with less than 2K miles which were takeoffs from an 18 Silverado for $100 each, free shipping, on fleabay. That's prorated pretty **** good from the $250 each new price LOL.

That's what I'm talking abooot.
Only bought 1 set of "new" tires in about 10 years now. Rest have been takeoffs OE or otherwise off craigslist.
The new set was Amazon, good deal.
CL is getting harder to find tires other than OE takeoffs around here though.

[Ralph_Cramden]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
I had a couple sets of Michelin’s on my 98 RAM make 120k, 100 with BFG’s. Those were when I was working commuting 100 miles a day.

Must have been commuting to Fantasy Island LOL. I bet you were getting getting 75mpg too?

[Cummins12V98]

I had a couple sets of Michelin’s on my 98 RAM make 120k, 100 with BFG’s. Those were when I was working commuting 100 miles a day.

[time2roll]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
40K :H

Yea really? My OEM Goodyear Wrangler AT/S went just shy of 90,000.

[Ralph_Cramden]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
If I am understanding this 40k is GOOD mileage??? Last set of Michelins on my DRW made it to 40k and they gave me back $106 per tire pro rated. Personally would never be happy getting only 40k.

Its **** good mileage for a 4 wheel drive truck driven mostly on two lane secondary roads here in western/central PA, with our mountains and curving roads. I've had plenty of sets of Michelins BTW over the years on personal and company vehicles, that did not make it past 30K, along with Goodyear, Firestone, you pick.

You are aware that tire wear is dependent on things such as asphalt mix designs, concrete finishes on roads, weather conditions, and a whole host of factors which vary by regions, state to state, even county to county?

Anyhow I picked up a set of the Duravis M700's with less than 2K miles which were takeoffs from an 18 Silverado for $100 each, free shipping, on fleabay. That's prorated pretty **** good from the $250 each new price LOL.

[wnjj]

The Duravis on my 2005 were close to done at a little less than 40k when I had a large cut in the tread from a road hazard. It was still holding 80psi and my heavy truck camper at the time. I got new ones last year. Yes, they were 12 year old too and never even so much as a leaker in all that time. I ran those things hard loaded to their max with the camper on for some of those miles. They were one OEM tire I wouldn’t call cheap garbage.

[Cummins12V98]

If I am understanding this 40k is GOOD mileage??? Last set of Michelins on my DRW made it to 40k and they gave me back $106 per tire pro rated. Personally would never be happy getting only 40k.

[Ralph_Cramden]

minnow wrote:

Ron3rd wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:
I run Firestein's myself. Stop on a dime and then pick it up for ya.

Which model Firestones? The OEM Firestone H/Ts that came on my Ram were the fastest wearing tires I've ever owned. The were shot at 27,000 miles. They might make some decent tires, but the H/Ts are not one of them.

Interesting, I have the HT’s in the 18” on my Ram with 35,000 miles. Based on current wear, I can see getting another 20,000 on them. I’ve not heard good things on the AT’s however.

HT is strictly on road tread, AT is on/off road more aggressive tread, and you'll always get less mileage the more aggressive the tread pattern no matter the brand. I assume you're talking the Firestone Transforce which is the commercial rated tire comparable to the Bridgestone Duravis, and also comes OEM on the GM HD's. My 2013 Silverado had the Firestone Transforce HT and from what I remember were still in great shape when I traded it on the GMC 2500 in 2015 @ 26K miles.

Anyhow I am back to steak, well at least Pork chops. I made an offer on a set of Bridgestone Duravis M700 2000 mile takeoffs @ 125 each. The brother in law has a mounting machine and spin balancer so that's a freebie, and at least upgrades me to center cut chops.

[jerem0621]

RV’s are like boats...break out another thousand.

Except I can’t come up wirth a funny acrostic for RV. Because so many times they are not recreational...especially if you don’t do preventive maintenance. They will ensure that you break down at the most inopportune moment if you don’t maintain them...

OP I’m glad you are doing this now. While no one can guarantee that a break down will not happen, preventive maintenance is a very very good thing and goes a long way to making this hobby actually relaxing.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

[cummins2014]

Grit dog wrote:
IMO, there isn't a LT 265-70-17 tire made that's worth anywhere near that much $. They are dime a dozen for about $100 a pop for takeoffs (if you are near a city) or under $200 for pretty much any other brnad/style unless you get into expensive mudders. Even Toyo ATs can be had for under $200 in load ranger 121.
Food for thought, maybe you can eat steak next week AND ave new tires!

This why I am surprised we don't hear more about the Sailuns. I guess no different then all the skeptics when it came to the Sailun S637's , not anymore.

[cummins2014]

minnow wrote:

Ron3rd wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:
I run Firestein's myself. Stop on a dime and then pick it up for ya.

Which model Firestones? The OEM Firestone H/Ts that came on my Ram were the fastest wearing tires I've ever owned. The were shot at 27,000 miles. They might make some decent tires, but the H/Ts are not one of them.

Interesting, I have the HT’s in the 18” on my Ram with 35,000 miles. Based on current wear, I can see getting another 20,000 on them. I’ve not heard good things on the AT’s however.

My 2014 Ram 3500 OEM's were the Firestone Transforce HT's ( 275/70/18 ) , and were done at 30K, and that was pushing them. Terrible tire, they were no different then another set of firestones that came on a new Superduty . Worse tires for wear that I have ever had, next to the Michelins.

You are one of the rare ones that report any decent mileage out of those OEM Firestone Transforce HT's or AT's.

As said I am surprised thats there is no reports on these Sailun Terramax AT's, not sure how long they have been available. They are very reasonable on price . 50K wear warranty. Same tread pattern as the Toyo's, Coopers , etc.