redneckracin
Senior Member
So I am in the market for some 245/70R19.5 truck tires. I'm down to a couple tires after I excluded the Chinese and recapped options. Anybody have any opinions on these tires? Any suggestions for others? I'm deciding between a set of Michelin XDS2's for around $470 a tire; Cooper Roadmaster RM253's for around $270 a tire; or a set of Goodyear G622 RSD's for around $360 a tire. I got to replace all four drives and I'd like to get something I'll be happy with.
The general requirements are a decent lasting tire that does well in the snow/ice (PA winters in the hills) and can also handle a little bit of mud. I don’t have a paved parking area at my barn and I need to be able to get into it and turn around when it gets a little greasy. I do have a tractor there but I'd prefer not to have to pull myself in and out every time during the winter months. My other concern is boogying down the highway at 70mph towing a horse trailer heading out of state. I'm really not concerned with the mileage, mostly the traction. I don’t have a problem spending the extra money on the Michelins if the price is justified, but I'd also like to not have to shell the dough out if I don’t need to.
Any thoughts? Tires are going on a International 4700 LP.
The general requirements are a decent lasting tire that does well in the snow/ice (PA winters in the hills) and can also handle a little bit of mud. I don’t have a paved parking area at my barn and I need to be able to get into it and turn around when it gets a little greasy. I do have a tractor there but I'd prefer not to have to pull myself in and out every time during the winter months. My other concern is boogying down the highway at 70mph towing a horse trailer heading out of state. I'm really not concerned with the mileage, mostly the traction. I don’t have a problem spending the extra money on the Michelins if the price is justified, but I'd also like to not have to shell the dough out if I don’t need to.
Any thoughts? Tires are going on a International 4700 LP.