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SDM
Explorer
Explorer
New tires in the spring. Pull 15,000# fiver. Goodyear and Michelin have not lasted over 30,000 miles. Has anyone had better luck with another brand.
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JIMNLIN
Explorer
Explorer
Michelin and Goodyear have dozens of lines of LT/P tires for trucks/SUVs/etc. It makes a difference in tread type/compound your using so across the board they all don't wear the same.
What line of those brands are you using.

And of course driving style is the biggest hit. My last OEM Michelin LT265/70-17 E LTX on my current 2500 Dodge/Cummins NV5600 tranny 3.73 gears ran for 115k miles before the tread bars showed, pulling various trailers up to 16k lbs.

City driving is hard on front axle tires vs rural driving where I live.

Using tire pressure for the load when empty is another player.

And of course like wizard says size also can make a difference.
"good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" ............ Will Rogers

'03 2500 QC Dodge/Cummins HO 3.73 6 speed manual Jacobs Westach
'97 Park Avanue 28' 5er 11200 two slides

theoldwizard1
Explorer
Explorer
What truck ? What size tire ?

2oldman
Explorer II
Explorer II
tires
"If I'm wearing long pants, I'm too far north" - 2oldman

jerem0621
Explorer II
Explorer II
Firestone Transforce Tireโ€™s on my old dually served me well...Boring to look at but they performed well.

Thanks!

Jeremiah
TV-2022 Silverado 2WD
TT - Zinger 270BH
WD Hitch- HaulMaster 1,000 lb Round Bar
Dual Friction bar sway control

Itโ€™s Kind of Fun to do the Impossible
~Walt Disney~

SDM
Explorer
Explorer
Need tires on truck not fiver.

fj12ryder
Explorer III
Explorer III
I have Sailun S637 "G" rated 16" tires on my 15,000 lb. triple axle toyhauler. They have over 20,000 miles and still look great.
Howard and Peggy

"Don't Panic"

donn0128
Explorer II
Explorer II
Loading heavy your never going to get great mileage out of tires.