what tires does Anthony run?
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what tires does Anthony run?
Getting close to needing a new set and I thought who better to ask than someone who has the better part of a million miles in the same type vehicle, so I thought I would kick it out here and see if I could find out : Anthony, what is your favorite tire to run and which ones have given the most miles?
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I'm not Anthony, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
I've also managed fleets of these trucks that saw heavy use, and off road duty on a daily basis. (Oil Field)
B.F. Goodrich All-Terrain T/A's
I've also managed fleets of these trucks that saw heavy use, and off road duty on a daily basis. (Oil Field)
B.F. Goodrich All-Terrain T/A's
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Now if you are talking about a full blown f450 and up platform I would say that you would have a hard time comparing tires down to an F250/F350 due to the vehicle weight difference.
Tires are tires! Sidewall plies and weight per tire are the key for our trucks.
You don't want to put a 4 ply tire on a truck that weighs in at almost 9k.
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I won't say what tires I used to sell, but they start with Fire and end in Stone. I'm a huge fan of the transforce tires. AT or HT if you don't off-road. Normal use you should see 60k or more. I got 90 out of them on my 2000 gas excursion, but I didn't tow as much as I'm going to with my 6.0. I just put a set of transforce ht's on the 6.0 and I'll let you know when they wear out, haha
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I won't say what tires I used to sell, but they start with Fire and end in Stone. I'm a huge fan of the transforce tires. AT or HT if you don't off-road. Normal use you should see 60k or more. I got 90 out of them on my 2000 gas excursion, but I didn't tow as much as I'm going to with my 6.0. I just put a set of transforce ht's on the 6.0 and I'll let you know when they wear out, haha
I saw one let go and throw a 250+ lb man 8 feet, break his glasses, and blow the top 4 buttons off his Dickies uniform shirt. The last he remembered he was at 65psi. If I remember right the sidewall had steel wire reinforcement and it would break the belts inside giving no clue that the operator ran it low or flat until someone filled it then boom. We used up the rest and switched to a Goodyear (low bid).
That was over 12 years ago but that was my experience.
Are they still made like that? I don't know.
It's BFG's for me.
And no, my name is not Anthony either.
Maybe give him a call.
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The transforce replaced the steeltex. I never (knock on wood) had a problem with them other than they wore out after about 90k. I expect to get 60k with them on my truck due to trailering more than I did with the Ex, but BFF's are a good all-terrain. If off roaring is what you seek then I wouldn't mind BFG's had them on a bronco (but never had truck tires)
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Lots of folks here that are for the BFG AT KOs -- well I had two sets delaminate (tread separating from carcass). I've run and loved the BFG ATs for years, but something has changed, maybe it's the French ownership, funny if the same thing happens to the Dodge boys... (now owned by FIAT of Italy)
I went with a USA tire: Cooper -- yeah, yeah, USA this and that... Well these tires are ROUND at their rated pressure and when my rig is fully loaded (BFGs could never do that). I've got Goodyear MTRs on the Jeep, not a huge Goodyear fan (for other reasons), but they are the only other USA tire company...
I'll be interested to see how the Coopers work longer term...
Just my $.02
And I ain't even close to an Anthony
I went with a USA tire: Cooper -- yeah, yeah, USA this and that... Well these tires are ROUND at their rated pressure and when my rig is fully loaded (BFGs could never do that). I've got Goodyear MTRs on the Jeep, not a huge Goodyear fan (for other reasons), but they are the only other USA tire company...
I'll be interested to see how the Coopers work longer term...
Just my $.02
And I ain't even close to an Anthony