2011 or 2012 F-250 ??

[Diamondpilot]

Most fo mine are towing (usually 12k or 14k) or hauling something in the bed, probably 75% of the miles. I have a car for commutes and running around town. I guess the big difference is the tread. Yall have to run more agressive tread. We don't get much snow along the Gulf coast to worry about that. Anyway, I think I would cry if I was buying $800 or $1000 worth of tires every 30,000 miles.

I wish I could get by on $1000. Its about $1200 or so for my F-350's 4 tires. Part of that is its 17" wheels.

Chris

 

[bullbreaker]

I had to drive last nite in my F250 2011 CC 4X4 to next town north of us. Its a 2 lane hwy 55 mph swamp on both sides hardley anywhere to pull off road. Also not too much traffic not kind of place you want to pull over espeicially alone. Did have heat with me though,cell phone,etc. Going 55 into swamp stretch my low tire pressure light comes on with low tire indicator picture. I said "Oh Boy" not here. Made it to a friends resturant in other town where it was safe to check things out,got out my portable air comp(CH). Left truck running turns out each one of my tires 15 lbs low(my fault) as I was filling last tire light went out. Will keep an eye on it for a while.

Boone

 

[two_bit_score]

Each tire 15 #'s low? All of a sudden?

 

[bullbreaker]

Each tire 15 #'s low? All of a sudden?

Yup there suppose to have 80 psi I doubt( if they came with 80 psi from dealer over year ago) light hadn't never come on just didn't check it.

Boone

 

[dstig1]

The downside to the TPMS systems is in heavy trucks like this. Running 80 psi unloaded is a recipe for premature tire wear. A lot of folks adjust tire pressure based on need. If you are running unloaded a lot, 60-65 is a much better number, and then air them up when you have a big load/tow. The downside of course is your TPMS light will be on a lot...

 

[bullbreaker]

The downside to the TPMS systems is in heavy trucks like this. Running 80 psi unloaded is a recipe for premature tire wear. A lot of folks adjust tire pressure based on need. If you are running unloaded a lot, 60-65 is a much better number, and then air them up when you have a big load/tow. The downside of course is your TPMS light will be on a lot...

Yeah glad airing them up cut warn/low tire/and light off. I had started reading procedure in owners manual while airing up tires to re-set TPMS.

Boone

 

[sparc]

Need an onboard compressor with gauge on the dash and a control switch so you can air up or down as needed.

 

[Soundguy]

quite nice indeed!

 

[two_bit_score]

Yup there suppose to have 80 psi I doubt( if they came with 80 psi from dealer over year ago) light hadn't never come on just didn't check it.

Boone

Mine had a similar drop like that and I thought it may have ben related to a sudden drastic drop in ambient temperature.

 

[sparc]

Mine had a similar drop like that and I thought it may have ben related to a sudden drastic drop in ambient temperature.

On my Hummer which did have on-board compressor and a duplex gauge on the dash so I could read the pressure on the front and rear axles I would see just that. Being able to read the pressure in the tires as you drive and the tires heat up is an eye opener. On a cold day (30s) I could start with 32 PSI all around. After driving a few miles the pressure would be up a few PSI as you might expect. But after driving 60 miles at turnpike speeds (well, as fast as the beast would go...63 MPH) the tire pressure would be over 40. During the summer it would go higher and the tires themselves would get so hot you could not hold your hand on the tread. The stock Goodyear MTs had a sticky rubber compound in the tread area and after 50 or 60 miles at 60+ MPH in the summer the tread would be like chewing gum. Talk about taking miles off your tires. :shocked: Because of the routing of the exhaust the left rear tire always ran hotter than the rest. The exhaust was run through the wheel well and formed a loop seal to keep water out when driving through water over 30" deep. All civilian Hummers are designed to operate in water up to 36" deep, the HUMVEEs have no such limitation and only need the addition of the snorkel kit to run submerged. It's fun driving with water inside your truck up to your waist for a few miles as you travel down a river bed. To be able to do this you pull the drain plugs in the floor to allow water into the truck so it does not lose traction because of buoyancy. Needless to say no fancy carpet in these trucks.