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I have been looking every where for info on these tires. I could not find much. I did learn that the Goodyear is a 5 ply and the Michelin is a 4 ply. The only chart I found for Goodyear Truck tires said that 55 mph was the limit only when fully loaded. If you have a source on this subject I would love to study it.
I have a Brother in law trucker who has owned and operated more rigs than I can count over the thirty years I have known him, he has hauled everything at one point or another from containers, oversize loads with lowboys,huge concrete pipes and he is currently hauling gasoline out of the Philly area. When I told him about buying the M923, the only word of caution he gave me was to stay away from the Super Singles and stick with the 1100 R20 10 wheels. He feels that the singles are best used for off road and according to his trucker buddies they do not like them for any wet or snowy conditions. Also he mentioned that a blowout with a SS can be a real bad experience vs a blowout with the 1100 R20's that has the other supporting tires. To each there own but I stuck with his advice and purchased the M923 with the 1100 R20's.Don't speed, its just not as cool as some guys think, in fact it is bad for the whole hobby... If you are, and sometimes it sure is hard not to, Hit the brakes hard at a decent clip in a big parking lot, and see what it feels like, So you don;t join the few hundred soldiers that bounced off the road, ABS is supposed to make it more safe, But the Military as a whole feels these trucks are safe at 45 ! Just remember if you or anyone wrecks one over speeding it is 100% driver error period. And foolish. Good luck, awesome truck, i feel bad I got beat to whats a 900 series truckAll the best with her !!
Like said about the tires. You just do not know if any tires were low or empty for a few days, weeks , months damaging a side wall and BANG!
Since the speed limit is a maximum 55 mph on state roads and 60 mph on posted interstate highways for trucks here in michigan , I don't see much reason to exceed the manufacturers 55 mph speed rating.
That's pretty funny.. I understand what you're asking about the loaded thing but I have never heard of two different speed ratings (loaded vs unloaded). That's not to say there isn't, I just haven't seen it. I think a speed rating is a speed rating. I'd sure hate to have a blowout like Triple C did on the front. I believe I'd need new shorts after that, not to mention the person next to me..
You are exactly right, it is bad. I had a few front end blowouts when I was a commercial driver but those tires did not come apart like the one did on my 925. The thing to remember is.... it was at least mostly, if not completely, my fault. I didn't follow basic safety rules. When I picked the truck up, I didn't have a tire pressure gage so I couldn't set the proper tire pressure. I didn't take the time to find and read the tm to know what the tire speed ratings were. I didn't read the speed rating ON the tire and I over drove the tire. Had I taken the time to do those things - follow the guidelines set out by the people that made the tire - it may well NOT have blown. So, drive how you want but remember, that puts you in my camp and you saw what happened. As for me, I learned MY lesson.
