hey bobby i just talk to my old man he buys Michelin's for steer tires and he buys them for drives but will only get then capped one time. HE will only run recaps if he supplys the casing. So he knows they only been caped one time. He also said he gets around 40-50k out of the steers :shock: BTW this is on a tri axle that gross 73,000 every load. Runs anywhere from 2loads to 15 a day.
I run them at 105 psi, I find better pressure really helps contribute to long life.
My experience has shown proper tire inflation to be the number 1 solution for extending tire life. I check mine every single day in the morning. I also have a hose reel with enough hose to fill every tire on the truck, just open up the compartment, pull the hose and fill them up.
Hey Allan I don't know if you saw No_worries answer to my question on tire pressure but I know you read papers on this stuff and are up in the cold up there so I'll ask your opinion too.
When in the early morning the tire pressure is low cause of the cold, do you use that as the accurate temp reading? As I mentioned I saw them to be real low but when I got the the next truck stop and let it sit and cool for a couple of hours they never dropped to that early morning pressure as it was now warmer outside. I am nervous of filling them up in the morning like that when it is real cold out and then when it warms up having too much air in the tire. What's your thoughts on that?