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Tire question

So..with all of the talk about replacing tires when they become a certain age..I have a question.  How many miles is the typical 22.5 tire good for, irrespective of the age limitation?
Brian and Jen

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Reply #1 –
Brian,

I don't think you'll find anyone on our forum who has ever worn out the tread on a tire!  Sorry.
Regards,
Brett

'99 42' Foretravel Xtreme
'14 Brown Motorsports Stacker
'05 Chevy SSR
'02 BMW R1150R

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Reply #2 –
I read somewhere on another forum that commercial users of tires our size wear out the tread thru almost constant use whereas our tires/vehicles spend most of their time just sitting. The compounds and construction were designed to be working and not sitting so they break down after a number of years. Again, just something I read on another forum. I definitely am not an expert on tires other than I know they are mostly black, are mostly made of rubber, mostly hold air, mostly cost a bunch to replace, and mostly go to hell at the most inconvenient time most violently, causing mostly expensive damage.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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Quote from: aspenpilot –
So..with all of the talk about replacing tires when they become a certain age..I have a question.  How many miles is the typical 22.5 tire good for, irrespective of the age limitation?

Not entirely the answer, but on Michelin's site for an XZA3 tire Michelin Americas Truck Tires XZA3® Page

7 Year / 700,000 Mile / 3 - Retread Manufacturer's Limited Casing Warranty.

So I guess a very rough estimate is 700,000/4 (original + 3 retreads) or 175,000 miles on a given "treading".

-M
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #4 –
U can see that mileage providing a super good front end setup and on the drive axle, a low power engine.  WIth the higher HP engines, the wear factor goes up some.  Tag axles willhave a higher wear factor due to scrubing on tight turns.  A single axle trailer will always have the best tire wear IF it is straight / correct.
FWIW

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Reply #5 –
Nitehawk,

You are mostly correct
George Stoltz.  Retired from full-time living in a great Foretravel and now are back to living in a traditional sticks and bricks in Florida.

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Reply #6 –
Thank you George. According to the DW I am mostly wrong.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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Reply #7 –
Nitehawk,
Ask her if you can borrow her lipstick.  When she gives it to you, go into the bathroom you use the most and write on the mirror in large letters - "I AM WRONG!"  When she ask you why you did that, tell her it is so you would remember to start the day out right.
1994 U225
build #4514

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Reply #8 –
Nitewhawk was right at least one time. He picked a woman who would guide him in the right paths. (How did a tire question get to this point?)
J D Stevens
1997 U295 CAI 36' Build #5085
2002 Subaru Outback
Motorcade 16869
Bellville, TX

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Quote from: J. D. Stevens –
Nitewhawk was right at least one time. He picked a woman who would guide him in the right paths. (How did a tire question get to this point?)

Easy answer.  1400 minds.
George Stoltz.  Retired from full-time living in a great Foretravel and now are back to living in a traditional sticks and bricks in Florida.