Another TreadWright Question

[bajajoaquin]

I've read the comments here and elsewhere on the web about TreadWrights. They seem pretty universally favorable from people who have actually owned them. Before I buy, I have another question:

It seems like everyone who's owned them (that I've read) has bought the mud terrain tires, and comments about wear are always qualified by, "but then, they're mud terrain tires....."

I'm currently about 30,000 miles into my second set of 265-75R 16 BFG Rugged Trails. I bought another set after my OEM set wore out, because I never got stuck, and they lasted 75,000 miles.

Because I'm anticipating more sand driving in my future, I'm looking to move up to 285-75 R 16s on my F-350. Since there's no mild-terrain tire, I'd be going with the AT tread. My brother has run BFG ATs, and he's getting about 60K out of a set.

Anyone have any experience with these tires? Can you comment on the wear life?

 

[bdbecker]

I've had Treadwright 285/75R16 Warden A/T's (BFG A/T KO copy) on my truck for about a month now, so I can't comment about the long term wear. I did do a lot of internet reasearch ahead of time and found a couple people posting about how they got 40-50k miles out of the Warden A/T tread pattern though. I was trying to find the posts back, but I didn't bookmark them...

 

[Buckshot62]

Treadwright Tires

I guess I am the one in a million with bad luck. Three sets of BFG AT copies:
First set developed cracks in sidewalls,upto top of tread.Replaced by treadwright(prorated at 50%) 285/75/16 .Second set is on the wifes truck,and they have started to crack. 245/75/16. The replacement 285/75/16's :One blew out at 75 mph on I25.Second one belts separated . third one exploded on I90 and took out my quarter panel and rear bumper.14,000 miles on these tires.60 p.s.i. in tires,only load has been my FWC camper (700lbs).
Treadwright said they would pay my deductible,but haven't heard from them since I told them I only have liability on the truck.Now I am having the truck fixed out of my pocket.They did send a set of the MTR copies to me no charge.I'm done with them..any body want to buy a set of285/75/16 MTR copies reasonable???

 

[Buckshot62]

Treadwright tire photos

Photo:

 

[chilliwak]

:Wow1:All I can say is OUCH! That must have hurt!

 

[wyattsf150]

how much are you asking for the mtrs? i was thinking treadwright. but those photos scare me a bit... had a similar deal happen with my old 79 f150. but les schwab. wild country mud terrains + 20,000 miles = lost tire on highway and old les never paying for the damage

 

[Regcabguy]

Photo:

After incurring multiple flats and eventually a near catastrophic blowout at 65 which caused $3300 damage to my prior Dodge CTD I only run E-rated tires with the highest load rating possible. The tire was a Bridgestone AT,D-rated with a load capacity of 3305#. Load on tire when it blewout was only 2200#. I was amazed that AAA repaired the truck as it had underated tires on it. I'm a devotee of Toyo products now.

 

[bdbecker]

Yikes Buckshot! Thanks for posting that, I will be keeping a close eye on mine now. You must have bad luck, yours is only the second bad story I've heard related to Treadwright.

I don't carry/pull any significant weight since I only have a 4.6 V8 F150, but I did get the E load rating with the idea being I did not want the tires to be the weak link if I ever needed to haul something.

 

[Terrainist]

Buckshot - what load range were those tires that you were having problems with? thanks.

 

[Buckshot62]

The tires were a load range D.

 

[Terrainist]

Thanks for the info. Not that it mattered, they shouldn't have failed. I still might try a load range E.

 

[Buckshot62]

I don't remember them having a load range E in the wardens when I bought mine.They may have and I just don't remember it.

 

[bdbecker]

One of the posts I read from someone who had spoken to Treadwright said that if you get load range E with BFG core/sidewalls, they're supposed to be the easiest to balance. The balancing instructions said 10oz or less, and I only needed 3oz or less on each wheel/tire.

 

[Redline]

I agree, at 3,300-lb the LR D probably had plenty of capacity and likely had nothing to or with the failure if the tires were adequately inflated and had no prior/hidden damage or other defect.

I'm not defending TreadWrite just commenting on load ranges.
You can find larger tires that will support similar weight at less PSI (5O instead of 65) and are also LR D, and smaller tires that are LR E at higher PSI. There are lots of variables when it comes to load ranges. Another thing to remember regarding load ranges is that LR D is 8-ply "rated" but not 8-ply, and LR E is 10-ply "rated", but not truly 10-ply.

I've had considerable experience testing TreadWright tires, some of it good, some not as good. I need to write an article or series about these experiences when time allows. For now I will share that most of the issues I've had with TW tires were with balancing and mostly with the Warden tread and/or BFG casings.

Thanks for the info. Not that it mattered, they shouldn't have failed. I still might try a load range E.

 

[sjester]

You can get 285 75 16 Load Range E Wardens from Treadwright if you call and ask or at least you could 18 months ago when I called and got mine