Sailun AT tires on tow vehicle
I tried a few searches here and there aren't many reviews out there on the world wide web. These would be for our F350 DRW I'm looking at these SAILUN TERRAMAX A/T 245/75R17 (load range E 10ply) ...
Forum Discussion
cummins2014 wrote:SidecarFlip wrote:
10 years on a pickup tells me either he ran very few miles or the rubber compound is awfully hard which would make them dangerous to drive in the rain. With my pickup (1 ton), the most I can get on a set of tires is 45K and they are done.
Yes 45K is acceptable , but my last set of Firestone Transforce HT's got 28K before they needed to be replaced. This was three months ago. Now Michelins granted I haven't run any for a few years , but got similar terrible wear out of them.
I babied these last Firestone's , rotated them every 5K ,they wore down very smooth ,and very fast. I keep hearing both ,how terrible, and how great. I guess I got the terrible set .
I maybe saying the same about the new Toyo AT2's I just put on three months ago. Usually get around 40-45K out of AT's. My last set of Goodrich TA's went over 40K . If the Toyo's don't work out it will be either Cooper AT3's or Mastercraft Courser AXT which are made by Cooper.
These Toyo's will only get one shot if they go less then 40-50K. I'd rather pay less for the Coopers or even less for the Mastercraft, and probably get the same mileage. Toyo's are not cheap.
I keep hearing how great the Toyo's are, that are very quiet, and seem to handle well towing a 38' fifth wheel. Time will tell.
One thing you need to keep in mind is that, with a diesel pickup your tire life is always shorter no matter how careful you are with inflation and rotation because with a diesel pickup, when you go around a corner, the torque is always trying to spin the inside tire (limited slip or not). I can feel the torque shudder in my diesel pickup when taking off from a light and rounding a corner and that torque is wearing the rubber, moreso than a gas motor.
I rotate mine every oil change and I'm a fanatic about inflation pressure as well. My previous set of skins was a set of All Terrain/TA/KOD's and I actually got 50 on them but they howled when they got worn a bit and the tread started chunking (I live on a gravel road). The Michelin's are quiet and I'm not having tread issues.
