Is anyone else having problems with wearing the tires out. Looks like I'll only get about 20,000 miles out of the 285-75-16 Kelly A/T's that I'm running now.


I drive this truck hard everyday towing a 4000 lb. trailer for work, but it is my personal ride as well. I need a tire with some grip because of some of the terrain. I have heard good things about the Dayton Timberline M/T holding up extremely well.


Any ideas would be appreciated. This is a great forum.

While I have no first hand experience with them, the local tire shop I favor has a Dayton Timberline (AT, I think) in there that still has legal tread and has "100,000 miles" on it in chalk.

That said, I am buying Toyo Open Countrys for my next set.

My choice for winter driving is BFG All-Terrains; great choice for all year round also. Have a small hum to them.


My summer choice is Michelin LTX M/S; good grip and much quieter for all those summer towing miles.

I run BFGoodrich A/T ( I bought at Sam's) in the summer, and BFGoodrich M/T in the winter ( I bought used with half the tread). The All Terrains are running good. I have not run the Mud Terrains enough to know.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif Edited by: dmaxfan

What did you pay for the A/T that you bought at Sam's? Did not know they sold them there..

Check out this website on 19.5 conversions for 3/4 tons- A friend with a Dodge is coming up on 80k, still has about 30% tread left...
www.ricksontruck.com

What did you pay for the A/T that you bought at Sam's? Did not know they sold them there..


Around $160 a piece in Feb. The price was $150 a week before I went-my luck

I have over 40K on my Michelin LTX MS. They are pretty thin now, but I left a LOT of the rubber on the road 100'+ at a time...

I have found that towing a trailer though mountains takes a tremendious toll on the rear tires. When towing on the interstate roads there is hardly any wear. So it really comes down to tire pressure, weight on the rear tires, and how many curves are in the road and how fast your going.


I have 70,000Km (about 50,000 miles) on the original Firestones of which 32,000Km has been towing, have to replace them this October.


I have always kept a close eye on tire pressure, especially when towing (80 psi).


good luckEdited by: letsgo

Both the Generals and the Firestones are lasting about 60,000 miles for me.

Letsgo, that is the problem I am having. I rotate between 3000 miles and 5000 miles. Every rotation the rear is more worn than the front. So it just goes back and forth.


Can't afford to have Juice. As it stands now I'll have to buy tires every 6 months.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif

I would recommend the Bridgestone Dueller AT Revo's, they are a true 50,000 miles tire. I have a set on my truck and have zero complaints on them - others tires I have used and was "soso" on; BFG A/T, Goodyear AT/S

I run 285 BFG ATs, 26k on 'em, look like they should go another 25 w/o a problem.

With my dually, most of my 41,000 miles has been towing
our 10,000 lbs of trailer. I still have my original Goodyear
Wrangler AT/S on. The back tires probably will go another
5000 miles but the front tires are good to go another
15,000 miles..........

The trailer eats up rear tires much faster.

I have probably run more tire sizes and brands than most, and nothing gives you great mileage on a D/A if you drive it like it was meant to be driven. 19.5 (read my comments elsewhere) will give you better mileage and better tire cost per mile (forgetting rim prices for the moment), but they are not for most people for a lot of reasons. All that said - I do have a set of 32 to 33" tires that will wear less than anything else on the road today - they are solid steel. Lumbar coverage not available.

I have 45K on BFG 285 AT on stock rims. I am hoping for 20k more. A little hum in the rear . I have 40k on revo's on another truck. I'll have to flip a coin to see which I put on the 05. Maybe a whole new brand. Any one having luck with nitto'sEdited by: 2500HD04

My '94 with 214K miles has worn several different sets of tires. By far the longest wearing have been Michelin LTX - MS.....the first set lasted about 70,000 miles. They're good on pavement and ok plonking offroad. But they're not great in the rain and scary on slush, and just horrible on packed snow. A set of Winter Duelers goes on during ski season....they're great in wet and about as good as it gets on packed snow and slush. I'd guess them to be maybe 30,000 mile tires. The 04.5 will get the same dual-set treatment, but it probably won't be with LTX tires.

I read a lot of posts on tires on this and other forums. I first thought that I would buy the Bridgestone Revo's, but couldn't bring myself to buy tires that handled great, but by most accounts were shot at 30K. I finally this week settled on Michelon LT X M/S. Hate to give the French the money, but having owned them before of a previous truck found them to last the longest and give a good ride. I paid $700. for 4 and don't regret the purchase.

I have looked over the tire market several times and noticed that tire prices are slowly creeping up. Many of the retail sites are trying to make more money on the tires that are rated higher with longer wear because they are not seeing return business and I think that something needs to change with this. You use to be able to get BFG's and Bridgestone for reasonable prices and now things are just way out of hand.

The highest mileage ever for me was with a set Mich. LTX M/S 10 ply's on my Express cargo van. I got 96,000 miles! Then replaced them with the same thing, of course. I don't know how they are off road, and dont care. They did great in the rain and ice, also the little snow we get here in the Willamette valley. If you are looking for the high mileage factor with out popping for the 19.5's, I think these would be great for you.


I also have michelins on the bike in my avatar, they only get me about 7-800 miles. They are however slightly stickyer!!http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Rock%20On.gifEdited by: Mav3

I had the Michelin LTX M/S's for 55k miles. Still had some tread left, but came across a set of factory Firestones w/ factory alloy wheels for $500. Gonna run 'um till they bald, 3k mi. and no luck yet.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif


Guess I'll have to up the Predator a notch. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif I really need a more agressive tread for hunting season. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gifhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif


txguppy

Got Juice = Need new tires. Just can't keep my foot out of it.


Bridgestone Revos are excellent tires, but I smoked them the same as the rest.


H2 "Takeoffs" on now and I have to pu$$y it cuz of fender rub. Waiting on "Green Keys"...then we'll seehttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/HiHi.gif

Yesterday, I ran into a fella with a 2000 year dually
and has 100,000 on his Michelin tires on the rear.
I saw the tires...... and they needed replacement.

He said he gets less than 50,000 on his front tires.

He does not rotate his tires because he has Alcoa wheels.

It is interesting that he is able to get so many miles with
his rear tires..... where I wear my rear tires down much
quicker than my front tires. Most of my use is towing
a 10,000 trailer.