calling all o/o. let's talk tires!!!

Don't waste your time, put michelin xza3+ for steers and xdn2 for drives. Long life, even wear, no problems. At 80,000 on 5 axles it costs roughly .01 per mile per axle, not figuring in trade in or recap value any of that. Trailers use whatever you like but I am running Dunlop 283(?) And they're working better then the Goodyear fuel max did. For a closed axle wagon at least.

 

I use Michelin X Works XDY for summer, doesn't eat stones on the back roads, fantastic in the mud and a good rolling resistance for on the highway, but no good in the winter on hard pack or ice.
So in the winter I switch to Michelin XDS2, not so good rolling resistance but fabulous in snow and ice and fairly good in the mud.
I haul super b also. Out of farm yards to terminals.

 

I think I had a brain fart.

Op are you still running super b at 140 on the hwy? Not sure why I read the otr part as automatically a 5 axle/80,000 application ...

 

I've been running Yokohama TY517 MC2's for about a year now. They're a closed shoulder, but start at 28/32", so they have quite a bit of bite. My Michelin XZA3+ steers let loose a few times, but the TY517 drives always got me stopped, backed up, and lined up to try that turn again. The low pro 24.5's have a respectable 102 rolling resistance.

 

I am thinking of getting TY 517 super singles, hopefully they will be ok in Midwest winter...

 

So you're staying on paved roads. My primary concern would still be traction instead of fuel economy. I actually spec'd my truck to run your area years ago. Running Canada is different animal than running in the States. In the States, you can be a fair weather driver. In western Canada, fair weather drivers are part of the food chain. Here, they wait for the roads to be cleared. There, it's another day in paradise. Here, they call AAA. There, you fire up the UHF.

If the tires you've been running have never failed to get you in and out, I'd stick with them.

 

If you're going to be running super singles, they might as well be open shoulder. Seems like a fair trade between lower sidewall drag and traction lost from having 4 sidewalls. Doesnt make much difference when the SS delaminates at 50,000 miles, though.

 

i don't have a good suggestion for you. my operation has changed into far more highway miles far less dirt roads as well, im us based so i run 105,500 max

here is what i am running now


this is the style tread pattern i normally shoot for on tires a staggered lug with each lug being fairly small (too big of lugs theirs not a enough give to grip on ice) with a open shoulder if you can get u shaped shoulder lugs even better for winter traction. these current tires (Chinese duraturn dd10) have a bit too soft of a compound for all the highway miles though.

there cheap enough though that even with a softer compound faster wearing there not bad. im going to need 4 soon and was talking to my tire guy and to get into a tire with a similar tread with a better rubber compound was double the cost and they didn't think i would get double the miles out of them, so i might just go with the same thing again.

for hauling gravel they are the tires i like the best so far, but for running 600+ highway miles per day they are a bit fast wearing.

i am considering the toyo m920's for my next drive tires as well