TreadWright Fail

[btfarm]

I suppose the main reason I get such long life is having D rated tires and keeping a near perfect contact patch at 42-45 psi. I'm well aware that E rated would net me less than 75% of what I currently get in total tread life. I wouldn't be running these if I was going to tow alot. For that matter, if you run gravel any distance, BFG ATs are the wrong choice.

 

[THEFERMANATOR]

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Thats for the reduced capacity rating. if you notice it says 7900GVWR instead of 8600 that a 2500 is rated for. There is a seperate sticker in the door jamb for the 8600GVWR tire pressure specs. My reduced sticker is still visible, but the manufacturers label has long since faded out.

 

[Big T]

So finally had this TreadWright failure tire pulled from the rim. My son was getting a set of Cooper AT3s and we were culling the worst tires on our Alcoa rim collection. He took pictures inside and out of the tire. No puncture damage, current or prior, to the tire. The bubble expanded further during storage and finally popped, but the tire never lost air. Despite TreadWright's claims, this was clearly their tread separating from the casing.

The other three TreadWrights are still going and have 15K miles on them. They look like they will be done at 25K max. It was an experiment, but never again.

 

[trouttrooper]

My 2 original treadwrights have about 27000 miles on them and I'll have to replace them before winter. Like you it was an experiment, but won't be buying again from them. I can get brand new tires with full road hazard warranty at discount tire down the street for the same price.

 

[Big T]

Yeah the remaining TreadWirghts look like they will go about 25K miles. My son just put on Cooper AT3s and Gabe me two BFG AT KOs with 75% tread left, so I will be extending the Treadwrights for another 2 years based on my usage.

 

[SnowDrift]

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The "for improved ride" part is what bothers me. I do my best to run the psi required for the weight on the tire instead of what the vehicle manufacturer says about the tire they don't manufacture. I'm not saying a good ride isn't important, but just that I don't see a need to kill off a set or tires prematurely. I use the recommended tire pressure from the Tire and Rim Association. It's supposed to be the best footprint for each size tire, according to the load.

I've called them for charts before and they've sent me specific size information. I use them mostly for 22.5" rims, but they've got information for little tires like ours, too.

http://www.us-tra.org/aboutTRA.html

 

[Big T]

So the TreadWright chapter is finally done. The remaining three tires (first had a casing failure at 10K miles) went 22K miles. Pretty unimpressive.

I just replaced the last two TreadWrights with E rated Cooper AT3s. Still have two BFG ATs on the truck (one at 60% tread and the other at 30%) and another spare BFG AT with 20% tread that I'll burn up in mixed rotation before I get another set of Coopers.