Are The New Petes better than Cascadias?

No, that isn't why it blew I dont believe. I ran over something at some point. You can safely inflate steer tires 10 psi above that max pressure on the sidewall. Guys have been doing that for decades to maximize fuel economy and better tire wear. I always aired up steers to the cold max psi on my truck after years of running 10 lbs below resulted in tires not lasting very long. The Michelin's on my out of service FLD have over 150,000 miles on them and look like they could easily go past 300,000 or more. I used to think it was good if I could get 100,000 out of steers.

But to be fair this was my first ever set of Michelin steers. I'm convinced they're worth every penny and better than any tire out there.

 

I have the same steers at 105 psi and they wear badly on shoulders. Only maybe 50k miles on them. Drives I keep at 80 psi. They are 16ply Xdn2 11r24.5 and at 80psi they don’t bulge at all at 34k lbs so if I run any higher the center is only part that contacts ground

 

I understand that and wasn't trying to come across like it was the reason. I have heard bad things about these tires as well but wondered if it might because of hirer PSI on tire causing some kind of issue. On my Michelins on my other truck I ran at 115 PSI but never had much luck on getting more then 100K at best. These have worn a lot better but I am sure it is more from the truck it self and not the tire. Old truck most likely had something going on with it.

 

Yeah really a tire that works well on your truck might not work well on somebody else's. I tried a lot of different tires before finding what works for me. I like Goodyear on the drives, always had good luck with those. Some people don't tho.

 

Goodyear on my other truck sucked for some reason. I like these Bridgeston I have all the way around so far. Will see how many miles I get to see if they are worth it to replace when needed.

 

I've experimented with other brands on my steers and always come back to Michelins for the ride , wear and trade in value when I pull them at about 25% .
I run hankooks or yokes on the drives and when a couple get down to 7/32s they all go away .

 

2 friends of mine which are brothers both have Columbias and run them in the oilfield.Both trucks are in good condition and not falling apart.It all depends on who owns the truck.

 

I run 135 psi in my steers.

 

Yep , it's mostly about who is behind the wheel and who makes the maintenance decisions.