Review of Interco Trxus MT
01-08-2005, 05:29 PM
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Review of Interco Trxus MT
A couple of weeks ago I swapped out my well worn BFG 315 AT's (30,000 miles) for a set of Trxus MT's. http://www.intercotire.com/html/trxus_mt___sts.htm These are load range E; 35 X 12.50 R17. They are an inch taller than the BFG's and a whole lot heavier.
I was looking for a more aggressive off-road tire particularly with regards to snow and ice. The more prominant siping was a factor in my selection. I wanted a heavier sidewall for puncture resistance. I don't intend these to be great trailer towing tires. My understanding is they have a reputation for separating under a heavy load. I have the original tires and rims for that duty.
-Noise levels are acceptable, I don't really notice any tire noise, mostly diesel racket and wind noise. That's quite a compliment considering how quiet these 3rd Gen Cummins run. I notice no difference in off-road ride comfort as compared to the AT's (referencing the thicker sidewalls).
-Pavement performance is moderate. I'd give a heavy advantage to the BFG AT's in this category. The Trxus MT's give a truck a wandering feeling. Best described as "vague and imprecise." After two weeks I'm almost used to it. Adjusting pressure has not seemed to improve the characteristic. With the BFG AT's I kind of wished I had ordered the truck with 3.73's. I can really feel these taller, heavier Interco's. That, combined with winter-mix fuel, pushed me into ordering a Bully Dog Downloader and being glad I opted for the 4.10's.
-Off-road performance definately goes to the new tires. In the last two weeks I have tested them elk hunting in muddy and rocky conditions, they performed as expected. With the rears inflated to 40 psi (65 max) I loaded two cow elk in the bed (in addition to 70 gal fuel onboard) and they didn't even seem to squat. The past 3 days were spent lion hunting in 8-12 inches of fresh snow on top of nasty mud. I used to get a little twichy on cliff edges with snow when driving with the AT's, they just slipped around too much. With the front-end locked in I can't get these new tires to slip in snow even if I try!
I had previously bought Innovative balance beads in anticipation of running a set of BFG MT's. I only ordered 6 oz per tire. These heavier tires will require 8 oz as I have an annoying vibration now at 65 mph. Innovative Balancing worked with me and I now have the extra 2 oz/tire, just need to deflate, insert and re-inflate.
Overall I'm pleased.
Not a great highway tire.
Fantastic off-road tire.
Just what I anticipated.
I was looking for a more aggressive off-road tire particularly with regards to snow and ice. The more prominant siping was a factor in my selection. I wanted a heavier sidewall for puncture resistance. I don't intend these to be great trailer towing tires. My understanding is they have a reputation for separating under a heavy load. I have the original tires and rims for that duty.
-Noise levels are acceptable, I don't really notice any tire noise, mostly diesel racket and wind noise. That's quite a compliment considering how quiet these 3rd Gen Cummins run. I notice no difference in off-road ride comfort as compared to the AT's (referencing the thicker sidewalls).
-Pavement performance is moderate. I'd give a heavy advantage to the BFG AT's in this category. The Trxus MT's give a truck a wandering feeling. Best described as "vague and imprecise." After two weeks I'm almost used to it. Adjusting pressure has not seemed to improve the characteristic. With the BFG AT's I kind of wished I had ordered the truck with 3.73's. I can really feel these taller, heavier Interco's. That, combined with winter-mix fuel, pushed me into ordering a Bully Dog Downloader and being glad I opted for the 4.10's.
-Off-road performance definately goes to the new tires. In the last two weeks I have tested them elk hunting in muddy and rocky conditions, they performed as expected. With the rears inflated to 40 psi (65 max) I loaded two cow elk in the bed (in addition to 70 gal fuel onboard) and they didn't even seem to squat. The past 3 days were spent lion hunting in 8-12 inches of fresh snow on top of nasty mud. I used to get a little twichy on cliff edges with snow when driving with the AT's, they just slipped around too much. With the front-end locked in I can't get these new tires to slip in snow even if I try!
I had previously bought Innovative balance beads in anticipation of running a set of BFG MT's. I only ordered 6 oz per tire. These heavier tires will require 8 oz as I have an annoying vibration now at 65 mph. Innovative Balancing worked with me and I now have the extra 2 oz/tire, just need to deflate, insert and re-inflate.
Overall I'm pleased.
Not a great highway tire.
Fantastic off-road tire.
Just what I anticipated.
01-08-2005, 06:08 PM
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I ran the 33x12.5x17 on my truck when it was new - We went thru 8 tires to get 4 that balanced without a major amount of wts. Heavy tire ! fairly quit on the hwy wore well, actually good ice traction. The only thing I did not like was every time the truck sat for a day or more - the truck vibrated bad till i drove for awile then they would calm down - Excellent traction.
01-08-2005, 06:50 PM
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I couldnt agree w/ you more the Trxus'. I had a set on my 2000, great (for a diesel) offroad but give the truck some odd handling onroad. And def. not the best highway tire.
Overall I wasnt pleased w/ mine (mainly due to the mileage, or lack thereof) but then again, given the highway miles I put on them Im not sure many other MTs wouldve done better
Glad you like yours
Jeff
Overall I wasnt pleased w/ mine (mainly due to the mileage, or lack thereof) but then again, given the highway miles I put on them Im not sure many other MTs wouldve done better
Glad you like yours
Jeff
01-08-2005, 08:00 PM
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Yah I have had a couple of sets of them in the past they arent made for on road use really soft rubber and a heavy Diesel truck is not a good combo best advice is rotate often you will notice fronts will began to cup from braking all the weight in transfer causes this. When I rotate I would take the fronts left and right swap them around left to right and put them on rear so the cupping would even out so the tire will last longer wearing evenly. I was able to get 30k out of them that in my opinion is alot for a m/t. Tires are extremely durable drove on many construction sites where nails are everywhere never once did I have a flat first tire I have ever owned that didnt end up with a flat.
01-09-2005, 05:44 PM
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i had 285/75/16 trXus on my old truck, streetable for a MT but i would not run them on this truck because of the speeds it sometimes sees. i've found if you need serious offroad performance, a set of TSLs or similar swampers mounted on steel wheels is the way to go, just throw them on when needed. the trXus is a decent compromise for >70mph daily driving, though.
01-09-2005, 05:53 PM
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I like mine. I've had them on the truck for a year and a half and probably 25k miles. They are wearing pretty well for me. I just run a good bit more air in the fronts. If they made them in 37's I'd like them even better.
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