Tire choice, are Michelins worth the extra cost?

I do very similar stuff. 90 k loads in the PNW, loading on farms. I'm close to 100K, and not close to half way worn.

There are two things that made the choice to go with Michelin for me.

1) fuel economy and traction. It's hard to imagine, but even though I'm getting 5 MPG, it would be worse with higher rolling resistance tires. Plus, playing in the snow is more fun with better tires.

2) casing credit. I've gotten as high as $120 for a Michelin casing with "some" thread left on them. I've never NOT gotten a credit for a Michelin case (in good shape). Off brand tires have been very hit and miss.

So, if the Michelin is $250 higher, and you get $100 more for the casing --- how much money do you have to save on fuel, after the longer tire life? Not very much.

 

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for the uninitiated....why does it matter if its line haul or regional...It's all driven on blacktop anyway.

I hope this tire analysis is not like amsoil vs. the rest of the oils kinda discussion.

If I'm mistaken, then please educate me on why type of "run" is relevant.

 

@Jasonar15 ...ah, I get it now.

 

Almost all my runs are between 600 and 900 miles one way. I guess you could call it something like "super regional".

 

4 years ago I bought a set of Dunlop steer tires.2 weeks later one of them blew off.U called Goodyear claims department,I was told to take that tire to the nearest Goodyear dealer because they needed to analyze if was defective or not.They found out that the tire was defective. Thanks God It didn't blow off
driving in a curve.

 

regonal can make a difference cause you tend to drive more city and in and out of customer locations more so your tires see a lot more scrub even if your all blacktop than a otr truck.

iv been saving up some of my toyo steer casings to get re-capped for one of my trailers i typically pull my steers pretty early and throw them on a trailer run them down to about 3/32 then put them aside iv been meaning to get some re-capped for trailer use but haven't done it yet.

i would certainly be more apt to go to a Michelin or similar if i never did any dirt work, iv done very little this year but hauling dump trailers is absolutly brutal on drive tires. i just cringe at the thought of running $400 each tires and end up working on a highway project.

as far as fuel economy running in about a 5-600 mile radius mostly highway this year first and second 1/4 ifta's were 6.2 -6.3 and that's with gross weights from 96k-100k lbs.

i do really like the toyo tires, i think there quality is on par with michillen but at a bit lower price point.