My 2016 F250 has just turned 21000mi, and it looks like the Tire Tread is down 60% or better on the Stock Michelin Tires. My 2011 F250 had a Tread separation at about 35000mi and I replaced all of the Tires with Nitto G2s
Is it just me, or is anyone else noticing rapid wear with the Michelins. I check the pressure often, and keep them aired up to spec.

 

I am on my second set of tires on my 2012 superduty. The current set needs to be replaced which are Michelin. I have about 30k on a 60k tire. I think it the weight of the truck and the amount of towing.

 

On my 2011, the Michelins went 60K, when I replaced them. On my 2016, they look almost new yet with 25K. I'm very happy with them, but for me, the majority of my miles are unloaded on the highway. I also tend to not hammer it from stop either.

What are your driving habits? Heavy footed, truck loaded heavy? Are all 4 wearing fast, or just the rears? I know when I have done jack rabbit starts, I can see tread marks on the road, even though I didn't spin the wheels.

 

My Michelin's on my 2012 were 3/4 cooked at around 18-20k when I replaced them. On my 2017 I had a feeling it would be the same so I traded them to my dealer when my truck landed. They are an OK unloaded highway tire but don't last long loaded heavy. They also are closer to an AS tread pattern than an AT.

 

I went thru 5 sets of Michelins on my 2011 truck. Every 30,000 miles. I kept buying dealer take off. Brand new tires the dealer pulled when they swapped out wheels and MT tires for new buyers. I was paying the dealer $1000 per set for tires and wheels and selling the wheels for $500 and keeping the tire. At that price I didn't care if they only lasted 30,000 miles

On my 2015 truck, I swapped tires the day it landed and put the 295/65R20 Toyo A/T2s on and they ran 54,000 when I removed them with still 5/32 of tread.

My current Patriot MT tires have 14,000 miles and are reading 15/32 of tread left. So I think they will also run close to 50,000 miles. So yes there are tires out there that get better tread life than the OEM Michelins.

 

On my truck, initial wear on my factory Michelins appeared to be very high. I kept them balanced and rotated, kept up with proper pressures, and didn't burn out every time I pulled away from a stop. As fast as it seemed they were losing tread depth, I didn't think I would get more than 35k to 40k miles out of them. I also had issues with the tread "chunking". I was surprised that they actually lasted quite a bit longer than I thought they would. I finally replaced them at 59,500 miles with Toyo Xtreme ATII's in 295/65/20 to give me better traction around the ranch. I prefer the Toyos. They ride well, aren't too noisy and give me the off road traction I needed. I believe they are rated for 4,000 lbs each too.

 

I noticed the same accelerated wear on mine. The diesel tech at my dealer mentioned there is a service bulletin on the michelins, that they do wear fast due to the soft compound. He said the bulletin advises the owner to ease off the go pedal.

 

Wow, that's quite the TSB! So, they're saying we gave you 440 HP and close to 900 TQ but don't use it or you'll wear out the low bid tires we installed...LOL Thanks for the tip Ford...

 

Rodney, how many muscle cars do you think get 50,000 on a set of tires? The horsepower wars ever since the 60's has been a trade off at the sacrifice of the tires. At least these days we aren't leaving rear ends and trannys laying in the street of which I did a few.

 

Mike, there are plenty of AT tires that last a LOT longer than the Michelin's regardless of driving style. The Michelin's are just a poor choice by Ford likely based on a low bid. Let's not make excuses for Ford using them just because we all like Ford. At least for 2017, Ford also rotates in the GY Wrangler AT Adventure that in my experience, lasts a lot longer on a SD than the Michelins.

 

I would have preferred the GYs on my truck as I like a bit more aggressive tread than the Michelins have. I've only seen those on the trucks with 18" wheels though.

 

I only saw one truck with them in 20" Tom. Local dealer had an XLT, Chrome Pkg., FX4 with the 20" GY's. Other than that, you're right. Mostly on the 18" trucks....

 

I had the same chunking issue with my stock Michelins. I sold them at 18k miles when my dealer told me they would do nothing for me since the tires were only covered for the first 12k miles. They told me to take it up with Michelin. I took the easy way out and sold them.

I drive the same exact way with my current Toyo RTs as I did with the Michelins. I have 38k miles on my Toyos and they will easily go 50k. No chunking on the Toyos. In fact the Toyos have been in much more rugged terrain than the Michelins ever saw.

Here is a pic of one of my Toyos next to the stock unused spare tire. The tread depth on the two was almost the same.

 

I did get 50,000 on the ones that came on my 2005. Could have got more but didn't want to push it towing a 31' 5er.

 

Magical.... congratulations.....