What tires are best?

[Midnight Flyer]

I know there are many companies that manufacture truck tires. Is one particular name brand (Michelin, Goodyear, Uniroyal, etc) tire that stands out above the others in respect to longevity, ease of ride, etc? What are some to stay away from? 8)

I'm a fan of Bridgestone.

Your question is like asking someone. "Is pepsi or coke better?"

The way I look at it... the big companies who have thousands and thousands of trucks have done their homework. Crete has about 5500 trucks. I have bridgestone steers, Michelin recaps on the drives.

[mapleleaf_1]

I have Michelins and I think they're great. Never had any problems with them.

Actually maybe someone can help with a question about tires. I'm looking to get myself some new tires. I've seen pics of tires that are doubled. One tire instead of two. What brand are they? Are double wide tires any better? Appreciate any comments. Drive safe everyone.

[yoopr]

Bridgestones for Steers.
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[Jackrabbit379]

Goodyear,or BFG

[Jackrabbit379]

Moving this thread

Maybe some bedbuggers here can help ya. :P

[allan5oh]

I have a set of Michelin XZA3's on my steers right now. They have 352,000 KM's on them. About 220,000 miles. Still have siping left, and the lowest point I could find was 8/32 of an inch. My dad just changed his, and he had 400,000 KMs with a little less wear than I have (his are 11r24.5, mine are lo pro 24.5, so he has more tread)

Excellent tires! VERY wide shoulders so you don't get that funny wear. Keep them at 105 cold, and watch your toe (1/16th is good) and they'll last a long time!

For the drives, XDN2's because I drive in a lot of crappy weather. The way I figure it, if these tires save me even once, they'll pay for the extra fuel I use. Tows can be very expensive!

Don't be afraid of recaps.

Hey everyone should read this article :arrow: http://www.tirereview.com/?type=art&id=80103& it's a good read.

You learn something new every day "Retreads are environmentally friendly. Tires are basically petrochemical products. According to Bandag, it takes 22 gallons of oil to manufacture one new truck tire."

[Slowpoke98908]

Michelin, Goodyear, and Bridgestone are the major brands. But are they better that the others? Guess it depends what you are doing.

[Jackrabbit379]

I'm not afraid of band aids,I just cant stand them. Who ever invented those things should be shot. Them things are worthless. We run re-caps on everything,but steers,and if they didnt have to,they probably would run them on the steers,too. :P In the summer,I swear,I will have 2,or3 fly off a month.

[Slowpoke98908]

I'm not afraid of band aids,I just cant stand them. Who ever invented those things should be shot. Them things are worthless. We run re-caps on everything,but steers,and if they didnt have to,they probably would run them on the steers,too. :P In the summer,I swear,I will have 2,or3 fly off a month.

Actually it is legal to run capps on steers, but it is not recomended for over-the-road applications.

[Jackrabbit379]

Actually it is legal to run capps on steers, but it is not recomended for over-the-road applications.

I always thought that it was illegal to run them on steers. Hmm..Interesting.

We run re-caps on everything,but steers,and if they didnt have to,they probably would run them on the steers,too. :P In the summer,I swear,I will have 2,or3 fly off a month.

Um, so does Crete and I haven't had any problems...

[allan5oh]

Slowpoke how much does that truck weigh that you have for sale?

[Jackrabbit379]

Well,we were using Bridgestone,but now we are going to Goodyears on the steers. I did notice one of the trucks at the warehouse had a set of Goodyears on the drives. Maybe,they wont be going through so many band aids with Goodyear.

Actually maybe someone can help with a question about tires. I'm looking to get myself some new tires. I've seen pics of tires that are doubled. One tire instead of two. What brand are they? Are double wide tires any better? Appreciate any comments. Drive safe everyone.

Michelin X-Ones. I had them on my brand new FL Columbia when I worked at Roehl and they rode really nice. As far as them being better... the jury is still out on that.

Tankers often use them because of the weight loss. Equipping your truck with them will drop aprox 740lbs off the tractor weight which allows them to carry more liquid. Example: diesel weighs 7 pounds per gallon. 470 pounds = an extra 106 gallons of diesel.

http://www.michelintruck.com/micheli.../xone/xOne.jsp

EDIT: Michelin claims they can drop 800-1300lbs :wink:

http://www.michelintruck.com/micheli...RapidAirLossCD

You guys should watch this video. Michelin testers wired a blasting cap with C4 plastic explosives to one of those super singles to test rapid air loss/blowouts on a tanker full of water grossing 78,000 pounds

[/hijack] sorry

[mapleleaf_1]

Thanks Prodigy. I looked at all the info on the Michelin site and watched the vids. The X Ones seem like they'd be really good. I am definitely considering purchasing them. Drive safe everyone.

[Sealord]

Inflated. BOL

[Midnight Flyer]

We were driving Dad to Fort Smith this morning on I-40. Ahead of us I saw rubber flying through the air from a big rig. Yep, you guessed it, a recap was coming apart. He managed to wrestle it to a stop on the side of the highway and I can imagine blue smoke coming out of that driver's mouth!! 8) 8)