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Anyone seen this Michelin calculator?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Kshaw0960, Oct 28, 2022.

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  1. Oct 28, 2022 #1
    Kshaw0960

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    Fuel & Mileage Calculator | Michelin Truck

    Found this calculator while trying to decide what tires to buy. According to this calculator there is a HUGE difference in price. Basically going from what I have now to Bridgestone m713 will save me the cost of 8 tires in one year. What I think is a little funny is just how bad the Michelin tires are at rolling resistance or fuel efficiency. Xdn2 is almost $5k more a year than the m713 Bridgestones to run.

    Depending on price I might go with energy d or m713. Anyway thought y’all would enjoy this calculator as much as I did.
     
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  3. Oct 28, 2022 #2
    skallagrime

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    POTENTIAL FUEL AND TIRE ANNUAL COST SAVINGS
    $-5,268.91
    Thats moving to super singles


    POTENTIAL FUEL AND TIRE ANNUAL COST SAVINGS
    $-6,445.92
    If i stay on duals


    Yeah, ill pass (in case youre wondering, negative savings means itll cost me MORE to run their proposed best tire)
     
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  4. Oct 29, 2022 #3
    Arctic_fox

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    Yup and it also doesnt account fkr stuff like tire damage and ware. For me recaps make more sense then new just because dump truck. Even being careful i have rocks ruin at least one tire a month.
     
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    abyliks

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    Aren’t the 713s the ones that get stuck on a banana peel though?
     
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  7. Oct 29, 2022 #5
    shatteredsquare

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    but they look way cooler though
     
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  8. Oct 29, 2022 #6
    TallJoe

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    I don't believe these calculators have much to do with reality.
    I ve been using Double Coins on drives and my mpg is the same as it always been. They wear down at the same rate as other brands - so far...at least from my own observations.
    I use Michelines on the steering axle but that's for durability and a good smoother feel not for mpg.
     
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  9. Oct 29, 2022 #7
    Kshaw0960

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    I 100000% believe in rolling resistance and fuel mileage in tires. You learn this very quickly as a kid on a bicycle.
     
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  10. Oct 29, 2022 #8
    TallJoe

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    They are OK in a laboratory settings. In practice, It takes on bolt to f...up that tire and you can kiss goodbye to whatever fuel savings that tire generated with all that extra price you paid for it.
     
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  11. Oct 29, 2022 #9
    skallagrime

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    More to do with inflating to proper psi than anything else.
     
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  12. Oct 29, 2022 #10
    TallJoe

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    Money is not even an issue.
    I'd love to pay even $8,000 for 8 drives, if given guarantee that would save me at least $2 000 in fuel savings per year.
    I'd love to glue 1000 air tabs on my rig if given guarantee that the would save at least $1000 per year.
    Somehow, I don't believe these things.
     
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