drive tires

Prices vary alot so get as many as you can. Im a Michelin guy so info on others is second hand. know 5-6 guys running Yokahama 577 with really good luck and good pricing. Yokahama has come along way since first introduced in U.S. theyre not junk anymore.

 

I bought a set of General D660's last July, seem to be holding up pretty well. Start out with 30/32" tread, almost too much for me, seems like they had a lot of "squirm" to them when I first put them on. I bought them from a local tire dealer, delivered to our shop, but mounted myself the price was $338. My opinion is do business with the folks that are going to be around to help when you have problems.

 

I would definetly use a local tire shop instead of the truckstop shops for tires. The local guy will usually wheel and deal with ya once you get to know each other and maybe recommend a better tire for your operation than what you are looking for. The truckstop shops won't do any of this...matter of fact even when they are at their best they are just parts changers...they have no idea on rolling resistance or the many other things that factor into tire life and cost. This whole concept also goes for buying parts too.

I have ran the Michelin XDHT with pretty good luck. I currently have a set of Bridgestone M726 that are wearing like iron. I have a little over 292,000 on them and would keep running the tires if winter wasn't approaching. Paule has me really considering the Yokahoma 577, but I need to take a close look at the lug pattern to see if it would work for sled pulling.

 

I wouldn't do that on the road, if you can help it. When you get home grab the phonebook and start shopping. Recently, when I needed new drives. I did it this way, and could NOT believe how much money I saved by shopping around.

 

I ran Yoko drives for a long time. They were good for the $$$. Never heard of Herculies... Just don't go they way of the cap. Great for local work where you puncture more than you wear out but not for the big road.

 

A friend ran a set of Hurcules open shoulder large block tread .had very uneven wear. barely made 100k when he had to pull them. not a good buy for him.

 

local dealer here right now has goodyear 362's for $293 for 22.5 and 302 for 24.5's each thats the cash and carry price the yokahammas are like another 5 bucks a tire

the fet is based on the tire weight thats why the 24's are more than the 22's

if you buy 8 you can usually beat them up and get all 8 mounted for another $50 with new valves

plus they will give you $50 each for your old ones if the casings are good after xray inspection

 

don't buy the cheep chinese junk if you plan on keeping it more then 100k.

Michelin is the only way to go. My truck had brand new good years put on when I bought it and both steers have sidewall bulges in them after 15k miles. I like the drives though