Truck tires

[Brantlyj]

What's everyone's go to?

Planning to replace the stock tires. Honestly they have been pretty decent for OEM tires. Good wet/dry traction and very quiet. Even at the last 1/4 of their tread life.

Only bad thing is that the truck pulls the trailer about 75% of the time and I am only at 35,000 miles and they are getting close to minimum tread depth. I will admit I think I've only rotated the tires once so the rear's are considerable worn more than the fronts.

Since I live in Iowa I'd like to have something slightly aggressive for the winter months. But I don't want to give up to much of the quiet. And also something that won't wear as fast with the weight of the trailer.

Suggestions?

[ADQ K9]

I only got 35 K out of my factory Michelin LTX AT2's. I replaced them with the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac's, they now have 20K on them and still look good I think I can get 50 K out of them I have had good expirence with them on work trucks in extreme environments They are suprisingly quiet given the aggressive tread pattern. Wet weather and deep snow are no problem for these tires

[NH_Bulldog]

My OEM Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar tires barely lasted 22,000 miles. I replaced them with BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 and they have been very impressive, with 35,000 miles so far and lots of tread left to comfortably get me through the Northeast winter. I believe that the tire has been updated to KO3 now and reviews continue to be very positive.

[jxnbbl]

I'm about to get new tires after one year on my oem (Firestone). The same thing happened with my previous 3/4 ton and pulling the trailer in the hot south...they don't last. I've gone to the Agilis CrossClimate (Michelin) and found them to be really fantastic.

[notanlines]

We are trading the F450, Continental tires oem, 81,000. Yes, really. But our go-to truck tire has always been Michelin.

[Badbart56]

The last set I had on my 2011 F-350 4X4 Dually were Goodyear TrailRunner AT's. Great handling road tire, mild tread design, quiet, rated at 55,000 miles, I got 65,000 out of them.

However, I needed something with a more aggressive tread for pulling tree stumps and such so I went with Yokohama Geolander M/T's when the goodyears were worn out. They still had serviceable tread left but I was seeing cracks begin on the sidewalls. Granted, they were dated 2016 so I really don't fault the tire for that.

Anyway, I've had the Yokohama's on now for about 7,000 miles and although they are a little noisier, they are much, much quieter than what I was expecting for such an aggressive tire design. They don't have a mileage warranty, only a wear warranty, but that is what I expected with what amounts to be an off-road mud tire. I don't put that many miles on the dually anymore so this works well for me.

But I wouldn't have an issue going back to the Goodyears if I was putting the miles on it again. I got excellent service out of them.

One thing to note however, we had a 2004 Chevy Trailblazer that came from the factory with Goodyear Fortera's and we got 70,000 miles out of the original set. Amazingly, never even rotated the tires. (I credit this to the vehicle, not the tire) So after wearing the first set out, I decided to go with another exact set. Sadly, the replacement set only lasted about 40,000 miles. Obviously, the rubber compound was not the same as the original set. Not sure what the warranty was listed at but we sold the vehicle and I was not planning on using Goodyear's again, but I was very pleased with the TrailRunners.

[Badbart56]

Originally Posted by notanlines

We are trading the F450, Continental tires oem, 81,000. Yes, really. But our go-to truck tire has always been Michelin.

The F-450's (and up) use commercial tires. You can generally expect better mileage from them. On our semi we generally get around 175,000 miles out of the steer tires and easily get 400,000 out of the drive tires.

Some get better mileage on the steers but we only use Michelins and they are a softer compound. And our drive tires (and trailer tires) are Super Singles. So, more expensive, about $1400 a piece. Some truckers like them and some hate them. The down side is, if you blow one out you're stuck on the side of the road until tire service brings you a new one.

We actually blew two out in Atlanta about 4 years ago when another truck lost a driveshaft and blew the front drive and the front trailer tires on the passenger side. The drive tire came completely off so we destroyed that rim also. We have a Michelin account, so they got two tires and a rim to us and had us out of there in about 3 hours. Which is really good for Atlanta.

[notanlines]

“ On our semi we generally get around 175,000 miles out of the steer tires and easily get 400,000 out of the drive tires.”
I grew up in a trucking family in the ‘60’s with my dad having 6 tractors and trailers hauling swinging beef to northern Maine out of Austin, Minnesota. Mostly International Emeryville cabovers with 300 Cummins. If my dad were still alive (died at 90) your tire mileage would boggle his mind!! As would your horsepower and mileage. My how things have changed….

[Badbart56]

Originally Posted by notanlines

“ On our semi we generally get around 175,000 miles out of the steer tires and easily get 400,000 out of the drive tires.”
I grew up in a trucking family in the ‘60’s with my dad having 6 tractors and trailers hauling swinging beef to northern Maine out of Austin, Minnesota. Mostly International Emeryville cabovers with 300 Cummins. If my dad were still alive (died at 90) your tire mileage would boggle his mind!! As would your horsepower and mileage. My how things have changed….

I know, right?! My grandfather drove a truck in the 30's, 40's and 50's. I often wonder what he would think of the trucks we drive today. Even in the last 20-30 years things have changed so much. Auto shift transmissions is probably the biggest change, not to mention getting 10-11 mpg.

[locomech]

My F-150 came with Goodyear Wrangler tires that had to be replaced at about 35,000 miles. I replaced the Wrangler's with Yokohama Geolander HT's, a highway tread that was quiet and handled quite well. Because of screws and nails in the sidewall of a couple of tires I replaced all four with Geolander AT's. The AT's have a more aggressive tread that I thought would be good for northern Illinois winters. They are a bit more noisy that the HT's but not that bad for the deep tread they have. I have about 11,000 miles on them now.

I was concerned about the drop in mileage when towing my Passport but it wasn't that much different. I like the AT's but I really can't comment on how they handle in the snow. Since I retired I don't have any reason to get out and drive in adverse weather anymore like I did when I had to drive to my assigned point in the county. With that said I may go back to the Geolander HT's when the time comes again.

[Stircrazy]

I use to have BFG All Terrain TA's, but 3 sets of tires ago I switched to Sailun Terramax AT's hands down the best bang for the buck you can get in a tire in my opinion, better tread life then the BFG's better traction in snow and ice then the BFG's and quiet on the highway compared to them at 1/3 to 1/2 the cost.

I am on my 3rd set now and I have gotten over 50000 miles out of each of the previous sets.

[JackieHWard]

My 2019 Ram 3500 dually crew cab came with Nexen tires made in S. Korea. Changed them out at 80K. Good tire, a bit hard. All season tire. Replaced them with all season Coopers. They are doing good with over 10K miles. I tow a 34' Fifth Wheel. Over half the miles are towing.

[Blackrock]

I swapped out the factory P rated tires for LT Hercules tires and got around 40k out of them. Replaced those with Hankook tires and they are wearing a lot better.

[Mr Mojo]

Originally Posted by NH_Bulldog

My OEM Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure with Kevlar tires barely lasted 22,000 miles. I replaced them with BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 and they have been very impressive, with 35,000 miles so far and lots of tread left to comfortably get me through the Northeast winter. I believe that the tire has been updated to KO3 now and reviews continue to be very positive.

Same here, I will never buy anything but BF Goodrich for my trucks. Over the last 40 years, I have had many brands for one reason or another, and none compare to the BFG's.

[workinonit]

I don't get miles out of GY, BFG or Michelin. Too soft. Don't buy any of them any longer. There are too many other tires out there that are better and cheaper.

[wiredgeorge]

I have had good luck with my Cooper Discoverer All-Terrain LT275/70R18 125S. They were manufactured in a plant in Arkansas. They were also very affordable through Walmart. Ordered online, had them shipped in and mounted/balanced at Walmart Auto.

[Peto]

Originally Posted by workinonit

I don't get miles out of GY, BFG or Michelin. Too soft. Don't buy any of them any longer. There are too many other tires out there that are better and cheaper.

This..... Use to run BFG KO's until they changed the rubber compound a while back. Never again when I could only get 40K out of a set.




I'm a fan of the Falken Wildpeaks these days.

[pawpaw]

On the 3/4 or one ton trucks the Michelin LTX AT2 is a long lasting tire. Not aggressive looking but they get the job done. 50 to 60K miles in normal driving.
I started driving semi trucks in 1972 when they still ran tube type nylon tires. 1980 before we had Michelin radials on Alcoa wheels. W900A KW with a 903T Cummins pulling 8800 gallons of gasoline.

[notanlines]

Many people have had excellent service from the Michelin LTX AT2 tire Paw Paw mentions. We always managed 60k or better. Being in Memphis we didn’t require s very aggressive tire and they are relatively quiet.