Tires

I run recaps on my drives. I don't run the southern tier of states during the summer. I don't like the weather above 90 degrees.

 

FYI, when a recap peels off and hits the vehicle down in the belly of the trailer, you'll wish you put new tires on your drives.

 

I have as much confidence in recaps as I do in new tires. I've seen new tires peel also.

 

Check the rolling resistance with the cheap tires before you buy them. The fuel mileage you could loose will pay for the good tires in less than a year in many cases. America moves by truck.com has a rolling resistance chart or use Michelins tool box calculator to compare what you have vs what you plan to get. Full retail on the Michelin are about $600 but if you find a discount program they are much less. My steers XZA2 Energy 295/60R22.5 were only $350 installed at my company shop.

 

To each his own. It's your dime for the damage claim when a cap peels. General rule of thumb...New Steer and Drive Tires, worn ones to the recapper for the Trailer.

 

The speed rating did change but I found a spec sheet some time ago from Michelin that showed a sliding speed rating. It was still70- 75 at roughly 14,000lbs. I couldn't find that spec sheet when I just now looked, it did show 65 currently. Those Continental tires are supposedly good tires. USAL uses them all the way around their rigs.