ive heard semi trucks run tires that last 100k so i was thinking...semi tires on dually pickup equals 100k tires??tell if any of this is true

 

Sure , it's true . There are several sources for kits to put 19.5 tires on a 3500 . Run a google on one ton 19.5 wheels .

 

Don't forget that the high mileage also is mostly highway miles & slow acceleration & stopping.

 

All I can find are the fancy 3000.00 wheels. I'm too cheap to pay that much for wheels. Anyone know if you can get steel ones with hubcaps? (in 19.5)

 

Don't forget about 4 times the torque and about twice the weight per tire. A typical semi truck drive tire will last around 300,000 miles. They start out with about 30/32nds of tread. That would make for a very squirmy pickup. (they are squirmy on a semi for about 3000 miles because of lug twist, etc.)

There are tires better suited for use on a pickup, with less tread depth, that would still last around 200,000 miles. Remember, a semi truck tire is designed for a semi. You will not be very impressed with the ride quality on a pickup. In my experience a Goodyear tire would ride the best. (That's the reason I never ran them on my semi, too soft and they wear out too quick.)

 

Weight yes, torque no. How many semi's do you hear roasting their tires because they can? and I'm not talking @ the Semi drags either.

 

Actually you'd be suprised. A high hp truck i.e. 550 cat will ruin a set of drive tires in no time with the wrong driver. High torque (>1800 ft lbs) and lots of weight (traction) do far more damage than roasting them off.

 

What driving techniques cause premature wear on drive tires?

 

Well Ive been driving semi's for 9 years off and on, a good high horsepower engine like a 550 cat or cummins will spin the tires on asphalt when loaded, if youslam your foot on the go pedal when you shift. You can see this more if you shift when turning a corner. No your not gonna see smoke but you can feel it.

 

hmmm. I stand corrected. I've just never heard any of them bark the tires when I'm @ the truck stops around here.

 

Those drivers are 'in' the coffee shop....just got fired!!! Thats why you dont see/hear it!

 

those heavy hard compound tires probably don't make too much noise

 

A 550 CAT or a 565 Cummins boast around 1850 to 2050 ft lbs of torque. I guarantee this will affect tire wear. Sure, a semi isn't going to do burnouts. Try doing a burnout with 315 BFG AT's, it isn't that easy. A semi has 8 tires on the ground and is geared for pulling, not burnouts.

Running a big truck engine up past 1500 RPM (max is 2100) in the low gears will affect tire wear more than anything. A semi motor develops max torque around 1200 RPM. Progressive shifting utilizes the torque curve of these motors. The old style, mechanical motors were different. You had to wrap those puppies all the way to 2100 before shifting to keep them rolling. Electronics and newer engine design has changed all that.

Speed and weight are two other contributing factors to excessive tire wear.

 

thanks for the support guys obviosly some people have never drove, rode in or been around a semi, long enough to see or feel the tire spin. And its not like they spin even a whole revolution

 

Until you have 'felt' it, it is a hard concept to understand. Really changes your outlook after the first time though!