Tires question

[GULFMAN]

Looking at the Michelin XPS RIB 235/85/16 or
BF Goodrich commercial TA 2
Which would be your choice

[specta]

I've never had a set of tires on my truck last much longer than a year so I never worry about old age getting them.

[GTO66]

I had used BFG tires on most of my vehicles, but have had separation problems as of late. My last set of BFG TA commercials had only 23k miles before having problems. Two fronts started to separate at the worst time Saturday night going through Atlanta had to replace with pair of Westlake all I could find on a sunday. The rears didn't last much longer which I replaced with good year wrangers. The BFG were 3.5 years old at the time of problems. The truck is also stored inside unless traveling.

[specta]

JIMNLIN wrote:
The Michelin XPS Rib is a commercial grade all steel ply carcass tire and very expensive.

Out of curiosity I looked them up and they don't make them in my size and they are summer tires. 😞

The all steel ply carcass is why I looked.

[JIMNLIN]

The Michelin XPS Rib is a commercial grade all steel ply carcass tire and very expensive.

The BFG Commercial T/A 2 is a poly carcass tire. I've ran them for years on my heavier trailers.

I would choose the all steel ply carcass tire over the poly tire for carrying weight.

Another all steel ply carcass commercial grade LT class tire is the Bridgestone R-238 which replaces the older R-250. Their priced well under the XPS Ribs.
Check all of them for your size.

[wnjj]

monkey44 wrote:
Been running BFG on my trucks for years (since 1980s) and more years with the KO2 - no issues, plenty of miles - both on and off roads. At the moment, on my Chevy 2500HD, just put a new set of LT 285-17's - ride great, very little road noise. I'd buy them again if I need them again ... They were about half-worn at 28K miles, but I hit a road hazard middle of nowhere and killed one. Don't feel right with only one new and half-tread on others, so bought four new, kept the others as back up in case it happens again.

I had only one MFTR tire issue in all these years, and BFG replaced two so they would be even. Only good things to say about BFG.

I used to run BFG’s but the last sets on my couple of rigs plus my dad’s all had problems with vibrations on at least one tire that balancing didn’t seem to cure. My other issue with them is they seem to pull to one side when they are well worn. They do have superb traction on snow and ice.

[wnjj]

GeoBoy wrote:
B.F.Goodrich is owned by Michelin.

Have they merged design & production or do they simply collect the money the BFG tires bring in, leaving the design to the legacy company?

[monkey44]

Been running BFG on my trucks for years (since 1980s) and more years with the KO2 - no issues, plenty of miles - both on and off roads. At the moment, on my Chevy 2500HD, just put a new set of LT 285-17's - ride great, very little road noise. I'd buy them again if I need them again ... They were about half-worn at 28K miles, but I hit a road hazard middle of nowhere and killed one. Don't feel right with only one new and half-tread on others, so bought four new, kept the others as back up in case it happens again.

I had only one MFTR tire issue in all these years, and BFG replaced two so they would be even. Only good things to say about BFG.

[TxGearhead]

Dennis M M wrote:
Been running that size XPS Ribs on my fiver for 8 years, 5k to 7k miles per year. Just put on eight new ones this summer (2 axle, duals). Never one issue with the tires. Trailer weighs 18,500 ready to to travel and I run the tires at 70 psi based on axle weights.

I heartily endorse the XPS Ribs!

That dually trailer is cool. I saw one in Tennessee a few years ago.

[GeoBoy]

B.F.Goodrich is owned by Michelin.

[Dennis_M_M]

Been running that size XPS Ribs on my fiver for 8 years, 5k to 7k miles per year. Just put on eight new ones this summer (2 axle, duals). Never one issue with the tires. Trailer weighs 18,500 ready to to travel and I run the tires at 70 psi based on axle weights.

I heartily endorse the XPS Ribs!

[ScottG]

Ribs.

[Lwiddis]

The vehicles I’ve had that come with Michelins were in service for many thousands of miles.

[specta]

Michelin.

My friend that I buy my tires from said he sees fewer Michelin tires fail than any other brand.

I have the Agilis CrossClimate and I'm very happy with them.

Agilis CrossClimate info

[NRALIFR]

If Michelin makes an XPS rib in your size, then they should make an XPS traction as well, and I’d chose that. I had a set on a 1995 F350 dually and they were great tires. I didn’t think they were noisy at all. The diesel engine probably drowned out any noise the tires made.

They only make a few sizes of that tire now, which is a shame. It’s a good all-steel carcass tire, which gives them some stiff sidewalls.

:):)

[Kayteg1]

My truck come with Michelin LT.
Have 30k on them and looks like they'll be good for another 20-30k.
Michelins outpriced the tires lately IMHO, so BF might be valid choice.
Depends how much you drive in slippery condition - Michelins might not be the best choice.
They shine on long drives in good weather, but mostly suck on snow.